A dozen US thugs have been prosecuted this year, yet the proportion of deaths leading to charges remains small.

Few of the thugs that are prosecuted are convicted.

The UK seems to make a much firmer line towards thugs that commit crimes.

US citizens: call for an terrorism investigation into the series of attacks against Planned Parenthood facilities.

Curbing global heating provides a way to make lots of jobs — economic growth focused on the non-rich.

Southeast Asia could lose 16% of its labour productivity in 30 years due to the effects of global heating.

I am not sure if this really applies to Singapore, because people live and work in air conditioned areas there.

Arguing that it is a mistake to try to help Eritreans to remain in Eritria, because the state is too oppressive.

What should we do in such situations? There is the obvious option of invading, but how can we tell if that would make things worse?