*Bullshit is a greater enemy of truth than lies are.*

A lie denies specific truths. Bullshit attacks the very idea of truth.

*The battle to keep LGBTQ+ books in Louisiana libraries.*

*Sixty years on from the Cuban missile crisis, the US has learned its lessons — but Putin has not.*

The challenge is to give Putin an exit that isn't either a victory for him or a disaster for everyone. I can't offer an answer, but the start of an answer is to stop pushing to oust or prosecute Putin. Desirable and just they would be, but not wise.

*Experts Welcome New Biden Policy to Facilitate Humanitarian Aid in Sanctioned Nations.*

It is clearly established that US trade sanctions harm poor people in those countries, by interfering with imports of food and medicine. This was the case in Iraq in the 1990s and until the Bush forces conquered that country. People have been clamoring for changes to avoid that result ever since then.

Biden privately sees the non-nuclear deal with Iran as impossible to resurrect. However, he is still open to diplomacy on the matter.