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A smarter bureaucracy would value common sense. And a smarter approach to anti-terrorism would shift resources from what is aptly called the airport security theatre, with its attendant affronts and absurdities, to better intelligence-gathering and pre-clearing of passengers. But these innovations require a public that does not insist on new theatrics whenever a terrorist atrocity occurs, and that can accept the tiny yet non-zero risk of attack. Something to think about while standing in line.
