Some US Christians are as vicious as ISIS.

China has excluded some Apple computers from the list approved for government purchases, on grounds of insecurity.

This is very wise. Apple computers have no security against Apple itself.

When Obama talks about "banning" torture, which is illegal, and fails to prosecute torturers, the effect is to undermine the law against torture and make torture a mere matter of policy.

What the world needs now is secularism, and urgently.

Temple University distanced itself from the bogus study that found false "savings" from private prisons. That's not enough — universities must not allow their professors to do false research for pay.