Between the TSA’s 2010 holiday gropefest (brought to you by Michael Chertoff and Rapiscan) and Cleveland’s misguided efforts to confiscate/ban anti-LeBron apparel for their December 2 matchup with LeBron’s tepid Heat (brought to you by a misguided city who thinks it still has an image to protect and/or David Stern), what do you think – can we safely call the time of death on freedom in America?**

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** Cause of death: a lethal mix of money, fear, and a dash of media-induced idiocy.