America is finally moving past its post-9/11 security theater

The North Transportation Security Administration security checkpoint at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is seen on July 8, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. | Kent Nishimura/Stringer via Getty Images On Tuesday, the TSA — a federal agency not known for its generosity — gave American travelers a gift: They will no longer have to take off their shoes when going through airport security. “I think most Americans will be very excited to see they will be able to keep their shoes on,” said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The statement was, somewhat unusually for Noem, absolutel