It is a mistake for the government to support uterus transplants with public funds.

Likewise it is counterproductive for the government to support in-vitro fertilization, or anything else to help people make babies. The world does not have a shortage of young humans.

Having children is not a necessity of life. It is a desire that some people have. We should not treat a lack of children as tragic, any more than we treat the lack of some cheaper luxury, such as a Humv or a yacht, as tragic.

Will the world react more swiftly to the next epidemic than it did to Ebola?

Right-wing domination of US media is crucial to their imposition of a long series of unjust policies.

A poll finds that Palestinians have mostly given up hope on negotiating an independent Palestinian state, and are ready for an armed uprising.

Armed rebellion against a military occupation is not in itself terrorism, but they will face the temptation to engage in terrorism as well.

Nidal Abu Aker, imprisoned by Israel without trial in solitary confinement, has stepped up his hunger strike by refusing to drink water.

A human cannot live long without drinking. Perhaps he is willing to die rather than spend years in solitary confinement under an occupying regime.