The news that the authorities want all manner of information from us so they can prevent the next billionaire run away or bring back black money into the system or prevent terrorism or build a wall on the Mexican border or something is the most welcome we have had since we invented the aircraft centuries ago.
I am touched that the authorities should take such interest in my travel arrangements. They want to know every single detail, and happily, every single detail is exactly what I have always wanted to share with nameless, faceless workers sitting in nameless, faceless towns and cities. After all, who doesn’t want to give out details of his bank account and credit card and names of travelling companions to random people?
Some of the information I can provide right now although I am not travelling any time soon.
