Security Theater
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After-effects of an incident on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks
A rare reversal of the security-theater ratchet
Would more guns make us safer? Maybe not.
What the governments of the world's two leading powers are on the lookout for.
A picture meant to show something admirable about America shows something less flattering as well.
Does the American public care about the excesses of 'security theater'? Maybe not.
Good news in airport management and airport security, from venues other than our own.
If you're in or around Washington DC, go outside, now!
In the name of "security," the U.S. closes itself to the world
'Or are you just glad to see me?'
Why a microwave oven and a Wi-Fi router don't mix
Dancing through the TSA queue: it doesn't happen here
A vulnerability even the most fearful had barely begun to contemplate
The fault is not in our screeners but in ourselves
In an airport security video, a U.S. Senator looks calmer than police accounts suggest
Some officials working to make the process tolerable for travelers
The United States as one giant TSA screening line
Airport screeners ask why some travelers are avoiding the new scanning machines
A U.S. Senator known for "extreme" views makes some reasonable comments about the airport security morass
A photo editor dozes, but security staffers are extra-alert