December 22, 2008 10:33AM 

# TSA Screening as ‘Security Theater’ 

By [Tim Lynch](https://www.cato.org/people/tim-lynch) 

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Yesterday, *60 Minutes* interviewed Security Expert Bruce Schneier about Transportation Security Administration (TSA) [screening practices at airports](http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/18/60minutes/main4675524.shtml). A timely report as the travel crush gets underway.

Bruce Schneier will be speaking at [Cato’s Counterterrorism conference](https://www.cato.org/events/counterterrorism/index.html) next month. Also, check out today’s [podcast](https://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/podcast-archive.php?podcast_id=801) with another conference speaker, former FBI agent, Mike German. The conference is part of a three-year Cato initiative on counterterrorism and civil liberties.

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