Juliette Kayyem is faculty of chair of the homeland security program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. In her recent piece at The Atlantic she argues that unvaccinated people should not be allowed on domestic flights. A taste: Polls suggest...
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Why I Will Not be Getting on a Plane Anytime Soon
I hate flying. Hate it. I’ve written about this before. But after reading McKay Coppins’s piece at The Atlantic, it’s going to take a lot to get me back on a plane. Here is a taste: The cabin was restless. It was...
On Reclining Airline Seats
Watch: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hlzKN8Hlng&w=560&h=315] First, the guy in the viral video responded the wrong way. You never hit someone’s seat this way. It is inappropriate behavior. Second, I understand why this guy was upset. When someone reclines it becomes nearly impossible to...
Out of the Zoo: Conversation Starters
Annie Thorn is a sophomore history major from Kalamazoo, Michigan and our intern here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home. As part of her internship she is writing a weekly column titled “Out of the Zoo.” It focuses on life as...
Rules for Flying
Rule #1: If you are under six feet and two inches tall, please do not select an exit row seat. People who are 6’8″ have a really hard time fitting into a regular seat, especially when the person in the...
This Political Gridlock Has Now Gone TOO FAR!!
In case you have not heard, the Senate just rejected Senator Chuck Schumer’s amendment requiring airlines to stop shrinking the size of seats on planes. (We did a post on this back in February). Schumer’s amendment was defeated by a...