America is finally moving past its post-9/11 security theater
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JULY 12, 2025
Kent Nishimura/Stringer via Getty Images On Tuesday, the TSA — a federal agency not known for its generosity — gave American travelers a gift: They will no longer have to take off their shoes when going through airport security. “I Beyond airport screening, the massive holes in US security that existed before 9/11 have largely been closed.
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