James declares the end of one absurd post-9/11 ritual—taking off your shoes at airport security—as a symbolic turning point. Reflecting on 20+ years of security theater, he dismantles the myth of government protection—and asks whether we’ve learned anything, or if we’re just waiting for the next performance. His thesis: the government cannot keep you safe. It can only annoy you.

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