END THE SECURITY THEATER.

I could have flagged the following Robby Soave column for another edition of Friday short Takes.

The message, though, is trenchant enough to merit immediate circulation.

Whenever I tweet that post-vaccination outdoor masking is unnecessary, I am inundated with hostile feedback from liberals who stridently assert that the performance is important because it sends the right message and puts other people at ease. Well, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) probably puts some people at ease, too—but it shouldn't, because removing our shoes and belts before we get on a plane doesn't make us any safer at all. The TSA is a massive waste of time, money, and energy, and the American people have put up with it for more than 20 years. If we don't want pandemic restrictions to become the new airport security, there needs to be pushback: Get vaccinated, and then get back to normal.

Exactly. Beer garden season approaches. Enjoy the sunlight which disinfects the outside, and the lager that disinfects the inside.