Ask the pilot: Flying isn't much fun, but for now people keep doing it anyway. What can the …

On June 14, an Op-Ed of mine ran in the Washington Post. The content was mostly a rehash of points I've been emphasizing on Salon over the past few months, basically summarizing how and why people take flying for granted.

The editors called the piece "Don't Hate the Airlines," a choice that was equivalent to affixing a big paper target to my head. I had it coming, I guess. And it came. Allow… » Full Story on Salon.com