Archives: August/September 2026

Politics Excerpts from Reason's vaults Reason Staff | From the August/September 2026 issue (Photo: Man on Wire; J.L. Blondeau/Polaris, August/September 2011 issue of Reason) 5 years ago Aug/Sept 2021 "In the two decades since the September 11 attacks, the absence of REAL ID enforcement has not made domestic flights more vulnerable to terrorism. Meanwhile, the federal government and the states have not been able to implement REAL ID at scale, and the general public does not seem to see a need for it. The next time Congress debates the future of REAL ID, it should repeal the requirement for good." Scott Shackford "Even COVID-19 Couldn't Kill REAL ID" 15 years ago Aug/Sept 2011 "After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, it became fashionable on the right, and among some hawkish liber