Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property DUP_PRO_Global_Entity::$notices is deprecated in /home2/imszdrmy/public_html/wp-content/plugins/duplicator-pro/classes/entities/class.json.entity.base.php on line 244
security Archives - Occasional Planet
Skip to content

Occasional Planet

Progressive Voices Speaking Out

  • Home
  • About
  • Contributors
  • Contact
  • FAQ
  • Click Quotes
  • Who am I?
  • Infographics

Tag: security

TSA misses guns and knives, but nails me for my cardiac device

May 10, 2016 Glenn Koenen Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Government, Public safety, Transportation One comment

My wife and I, along with friends, spent a wonderful week in Arizona.  We admired the Grand Canyon on a perfect April Day.   We

Continue reading

Operation Dark Heart joins the censorship “Hall of Futility”

October 4, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights 2 comments

In a novel approach to censorship, the US Department of Defense [DOD] recently bought up the entire 10,000-copy first run of Operation Dark Heart,

Continue reading

Protecting rail passengers, with lessons from airport security

July 28, 2010 Arthur Lieber Infrastructure, International, Transportation 2 comments

Many Americans have looked to fixed-rail modes of transportation such as intercity trains, subways, and light rail systems as key to addressing America’s transportation

Continue reading

In case you missed it

  • Starship Troopers and the Degeneration of Parody
  • The Fairness Party
  • “Secular Humanists with Jewish Last Names”
  • An (Updated) Honest Preview of the 2022 Midterms
  • Rescuing Susan Collins – Make Judicial Nominees Speak the Truth
  • Doing the world a world of good

A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

Gloria Shur Bilchik’s new book, Election Insiders: Behind the scenes with the people who make your vote count. Kindle edition now available at Amazon.

Follow Occasional Planet on social media

Newsletter
Twitter
RSS
Facebook

Top posts

  • Why you should consider waking up at 4 am on Nov. 6
    Why you should consider waking up at 4 am on Nov. 6
  • Best and worst of times for St. Louis City parents of school kids
    Best and worst of times for St. Louis City parents of school kids
  • The benefit corporation: Start a business, make money, do good
    The benefit corporation: Start a business, make money, do good
  • Illinois is behind on its bills, and citizens are paying the price
    Illinois is behind on its bills, and citizens are paying the price
  • Awed by the public library
    Awed by the public library
  • Ghosts in the windows of Old North St. Louis
    Ghosts in the windows of Old North St. Louis