Threats by Billionaire Polluters intimidated the EU out of passing laws to curb pollution and greenhouse gases. The company threatened to move production out of the EU.

The right response would have been to tell them, "Get lost — Good riddance!"

It is true that sometimes pollution control laws can encourage companies to move the pollution to another country. That doesn't mean the laws are ineffective, though. Once some countries reduce pollution, it becomes easier to convince other countries to do likewise.

Thug representatives testifying to Congress want to add government censorship to the private censorship of corporate "app stores", as a way to ban encryption applications.

Thailand asks foreign residents to state their social media accounts, bank accounts, and the places where they buy things.

Don't go to Thailand — the state is effectively mad.

Chinese censorship systems actively look for Tor nodes so as to block them.

India Drought 'Affecting 330 Million People' after Two Weak Monsoons.

The unparalleled heat is adding to the drought.