May 26, 2009 2:01PM 

# Transportation Security Follies 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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[Here’s a scene](http://www.creators.com/editorialcartoons/steve-kelley/8396.html) we’d like to see.

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##### Related Tags 

[Defense and Foreign Policy](https://www.cato.org/defense-foreign-policy), [Technology and Privacy](https://www.cato.org/technology-privacy) 

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