All Posts Tagged With: "airlines"
A TSA Myth in the Making
The “Muslim exemption” is a dangerous myth because it strengthens the TSA by making its critics appear to be foolish conspiracy theorists.
23Nov2010 | Wendy McElroy | 19 comments | ContinuedThoughts of Miracles on the Plane
William Zieburtz is a dad, economist, and frequent traveler residing in Atlanta, Georgia. I am right now flying through the air. It is just me, just regular old me, just my mother’s son, and yet I am flying 37,000 feet above the ground. It seems miraculous, and miracles give rise to questions. The first being—what [...]
1Dec2003 | William B. Zieburtz Jr. | 1 comment | ContinuedA Mad Scramble at 30,000 Feet
Edward Lopez is an assistant professor of economics at the University of North Texas (elopez@econ.unt.edu, www.econ.unt.edu/elopez). Airlines have been taking it on the chin lately. Travelers are busier, delays are likelier and longer, airports are bursting at the seams, and FAA complaints have doubled. Last summer Andy Rooney stood up for all travelers on his [...]
1Feb2000 | Edward J. López | 3 comments | ContinuedDeregulating Freight Transportation
Deregulating Freight Transportation is a thoughtful and timely book written by Paul Teske, Samuel Best, and Michael Mintrom. The authors describe how the movement to deregulate transportation finally succeeded and how it is saving the U.S. economy billions of dollars each year. Much of this book is the story of the ICC (Interstate Commerce Commission) [...]
1Aug1996 | Burton W. Folsom Jr. | 0 comments | Continued-
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