Tunisia's state of emergency threatens the human rights won by the revolution.

I can't see why finding underground terrorist networks requires limiting journalism or public gatherings, so it seems like a suspicious excuse.

The state of emergency is supposed to last only 30 days. If it really ends on schedule, Tunisia will survive it. But will it end?

Berlusconi has been convicted of bribing a senator to change political alignment.

Baltimore has fired its thug chief, who is accused of telling thugs not to arrest some rioters, and perhaps through similar policies conniving at the increased murder rate of the past few months.

I wonder what change has caused that murder rate. It is not likely that the mentality of many people inexplicably and lastingly changed in such a short time. Some practical action must be responsible, but what? Perhaps orders from the thug chief?

An email proves that Exxon's management was aware of the danger of global heating in 1981.

Its response was to fund denial for 27 years.

Remember to pronounce the "xx" in "Exxon" correctly. It is not pronounced like a single "x".

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation developed a drug that treats that disease, then sold the patent rights for 3 billion dollars. The new owner will surely insist on extracting a much larger sum from the patent, which will make the drug so expensive that many people with cystic fibrosis can't afford it.

The option to do this in effect sets research charities against the sick people they raised money to serve. And it probably violates the expectations of those who donated to these charities.