From Popular Mechanics, Joe Hasler on the truth about TSA airport scanning; an article on airport security vs personal privacy: 3 things no one wants to talk about; Valerie Ross fact-checks the pilots' letter; how animal behavior scientist Temple Grandin would fix airport security; and an interview with Bruce Schneier: TSA scans "won't catch anybody". Here is a five-step plan to a sane airport security system. Against the odds, "Don’t touch my junk" has become a clarion call for frustrated air travelers. Don’t Scan Me, Bro! Why it’s men leading the TSA backlash. Why body-scanner fury is unhinging America: 5 theories. Why we are angry at the TSA: As long as it's just Muslims being tortured rather than Grandma being strip-searched, the price of liberty seems all too abstract (and more). Don't tread on my junk: How Republicans learned to hate the TSA all over again. Republicans in a post-post-9/11 era: National security is no longer a higher priority than undermining Obama. Deadly terrorism existed before 9/11: We've been dealing with the same threats for decades, but we used to be a lot calmer about it, less self-defeating. Mark Greenberg on why the much-maligned earmark is good for America. Why anyone claiming to be a fiscal conservative is probably wrong. If the bipartisan deficit commission doesn't work, how about a partisan one? Dean Baker on the Deficit Commission’s parallel universe. Would you be willing to accept these hard choices, all offered by the President’s commission? 7,000 ways to fix the deficit: A puzzle gave readers a chance to post their own solutions — together, they show that compromise won’t be all that easy (and more at The Economist). In a letter to President Obama, members of the group Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength argue that it is time to tax the rich. Warren Buffett says rich Americans should be paying "a lot" more in taxes. This time, Senator Ron Wyden says, his tax reform plan really has a chance. What America needs is more tax brackets, not fewer.
