The UK's surveillance bill threatens to punish companies world-wide if they do not obey UK surveillance orders. And it requires some web sites to track their users.

Do e-cigarettes lead people away from smoking, or are they a new way to get teenagers hooked?

Perhaps they should be available only by prescription, to smokers who want to quit.

WikiLeaks has shown us that western democracies are now ruled by market forces that debase the very notion of freedom.

US citizens: call on the US government to firmly oppose whaling.

US citizens: Support the bill to authorize Clean Energy Victory Bonds.

Raising taxes on the rich would be better than borrowing money, but either one is a lot better than failing to promote clean energy.