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A tragedy that left its mark on all of us

Lower Manhattan with The World Trade Center as seen from outside the Hoboken, NJ train station in 1995. Photo by Irene North.

Take the train from Middletown, New York, to Hoboken, New Jersey. Transfer to the PATH train and get off at the World Trade Center. The World Trade Center. That was always my starting point to any trip into New York City.

Providing social media accounts doesn’t make anyone safer

The Transportation Security Administration has never been more than security theater.

Ever since the TSA was created, it has had problems. Whether employees were stealing from luggage or getting arrested for a variety of crimes, including child pornography, it has always been more about security theater than catching terrorists.

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