It does depend on the name. I have a very white friend with a common John Smith type name. He gets secondary screening every time. Presumably because there is a high likelihood of somebody being named “John Smith” on the no fly list. I had to tell that dude to get a traveler redress number. Worked like a charm when…

People were so insulted by the 700 number. Which sounds ridiculous, but that puts Serena in something like the top 99.992% of male tennis players in the US alone. That is a huge achievement if you’re a man. He even went on to say that if he was still playing he would be top 1300. Ergo, at the moment, she would…