Commentary: Am I on the TSA's secret list?
by Jim Bovard, Los Angeles Times
May 30, 2018
3 minutes
"I need a witness!" exclaimed the security screener at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Because I had forgotten to remove my belt before going through a scanner, he explained, I must undergo an "enhanced patdown." I told him that if he jammed his hand into my groin, I'd file a formal complaint. So he summoned his supervisor to keep an eye on the proceedings.
I thought of this exchange when the New York Times revealed that the Transportation Security
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