But Israel is a theocratic, ethnically exclusive police state — hardly a model to follow. And I don’t like being interrogated by some fool in a uniform, either.

On the bright side, this gross violation of people’s rights by the TSA is so personal, it could be the thing that actually pushes the U.S. over a psychological tipping point, and gets Americans to act like Americans, and say, "I’m not going to take anymore!" At some point even a cowering dog will stop cowering and bite.