TSA News
Item 1: Kip Hawley says that the TSA may reduce size restrictions on liquids. You’ll still have to take them out of your bag, but they can be larger than three ounces. The reasons—so he states—are that technologies are getting better, not that the threat is reduced.
I’m skeptical, of course. But read his post; it’s interesting.
Item 2: Hawley responded to my response to his blog post about an article about me in The Atlantic.
Item 3: The Atlantic is holding a contest, based on Hawley’s comment that the TSA is basically there to catch stupid terrorists:
And so, a contest: How would the Hawley Principle of Federally-Endorsed Mediocrity apply to other government endeavors?
Not the same as my movie-plot threat contest, but fun all the same.
Item 4: What would the TSA make of this?
RH • October 29, 2008 3:00 PM
They say they’ll be able to detect threat from non-threat liquids with their “Advanced Technology XT” xray machine? Yes, it can tell densities. Are you telling me the terrorists aren’t smart enough to figure out an explosive with the desnsity of water?
Maybe its just an effort to keep the illicit liquors out of the concourse so we have to pay their high dollar for our whiskey!