I’m still in the San Juan islands (or back in the San Juans if you thought I was still in Fairbanks). But my lovely bride had to fly back East last week and just returned here yesterday. She makes a point I haven’t seen made much in all the chatter about the new anti liquids, creams and unguents crackdown by the TSA. While these regulations are an enormous hassle for businessmen travelling overnight since they can’t pack a carry-on overnight bag with toothpaste, shampoo and other toiletries in it. For a woman, however, the inconvenience is that much greater because so many of them “need” to carry various (outrageously expensive) balms, emolients and the like which cannot be carried on the plane.

This disparate impact is an outrage! Where is NOW!?