Lots of iThing users are complaining that they did not want the U2 album "gift" that Apple stuck them with — and that it was hard to delete.

These complaints focus on a superficial problem, which reflects the shallow thinking that Apple instills in its users. Ironically, though, this superficial problem reflects a much deeper problem that the complainers have failed to notice: the unjust power that Apple has imposed on whoever uses an iThing or iTunes.

Ukraine's government has adopted partial autonomy for the Eastern region where the rebellion is occurring.

This limited autonomy seems natural to me, given that every part of the United States has it. Did Ukraine offer this limited autonomy at the beginning?

Texas is trying to rewrite textbooks to deny global heating.

Professor Ilham Tohti, who wrote in favor of Uighurs' rights, is being tortured as preparation for his show trial.

August 2014 was the hottest August ever recorded, just like May and June.