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This article seeks to give a relatively comprehensive guide to airport security. It discusses privacy vs security, conflict of interest, and examines other countries approach to airport security.

The article starts by gives a very brief history of airport security in the US. It then discusses various tools used in ensuring airport security such as body scanners, removing shoes, and passenger profiling.

This is not exactly an article filled with facts, but rather seven different opinions on the issues. The page starts off by saying that the Obama Administration "will subject citizens of 14 countries to intensive screening", and then lists the opinions of seven people who all differ in thoughts on the matter.

This is an article that has a general list of 10 personal freedoms we no longer have in America. I found it very interesting because it includes "not typical" issues such as; in a school in Chicago, students are not allowed to bring their own lunch, and many states are "seizing unclaimed safe deposits". The article touches a few common issues such as airport security but also has some very unconventional issues.

This article breaks down the executive order signed by President Trump on banning refugees from middle eastern countries. It also talks about what we haven't found out about the order itself like if airports are complying with the order.

Immigration is a very sensitive topic in the current political climate. There are many benefits to this executive order, and many consequences. National Security is something that out-scopes us all in my opinion, but staying as close to the information power curve as possible with sound sources is a great place to start. I would however question the validity of the NYT (New York Times), only on the grounds of ill reporting. Following the presidential election, the NYT issued an apology for misreporting the polls during the election. I am of the opinion that when dealing with such an emotionally fueled topic, Primary Sources are the only sources that yield direct information. Perhaps you could have sited an administration member or even an analytical specialist assessing the direct executive order. In the end however, I am not the instructor. Great topic!