Boxcutters are soooo 2001.

Speaking of safety, did you see that television docudrana about Flight 93, the one with the brave passengers and crew who thwarted one 9/11 hijacking at the cost of their own lives? The movie reminded us that box-cutters were the weapon of choice of the 9/11 hijackers.

The morning after the movie, I woke up to a story in The Washington Times about the TSA's decision to allow scissors up to four inches in length and screwdrivers up to seven inches. The TSA defended the decision with this explanation: "We believe that today's greatest risk is explosives." Since the 9/11 hijackers used box-cutters and not explosives, I find this explanation less than convincing. So, by the way, does the Association of Flight Attendants, which is fighting to restore the ban on scissors and screwdrivers.