Obama has limited who can be put in solitary confinement in federal prisons.

This is a change for the better but probably not enough. More than a short period of solitary confinement is dangerous to mental health.

Pentagon Asks Psychologists to Reconsider Torture Ban, Argues 'You Never Know …'

Yes, we know. Just because enemies are vicious and cruel is no reason we should imitate them. Torture is never justified.

Some students in London have started a rent strike for their dorm rooms, which have become intolerably expensive.

Ted Cruz says he puts his church above the United States. That makes him totally unqualified to be president (or any sort of official).

When John F. Kennedy ran for president, some Protestant Americans claimed that he would put his church above the United States and take orders from the Pope. He promised that the US and its Constitution would be his first loyalty, and people accepted this.

A US-wide system of recording license plate recognition cameras, called "Vigilant", records a million car spottings every day. Every car that drives past a camera is recorded. These records could be kept for years.

Such a system should be outright illegal. License plate recognition cameras should be required to record only invalid license plates or cars sought by court order.