Obama may be operating under fear of threats from the CIA.

The appointment of Dulles to the Warren Commission is extremely suspect because there is no other plausible reason for it except to enable him to cover things up.

Australia has approved a coal mine that will destroy a wildlife reserve, replacing it with "offsets" that are just an excuse to proceed.

Pardoning Alan Turing and him alone is not enough: 75,000 Britons were convicted of homosexuality, and they all deserve the same apology.

If the UK wants to deserve a pardon, it needs to go further.

Supporters of Israel's occupation of Palestine are pressuring US universities to boycott the American Studies Association. Meanwhile, members of the association are receiving hate mail.

This demonstrates the courage required in the US today to oppose that pressure group.

I am sure the ASA will not yield to this pressure, but what happens to the ASA will influence others. Thus, it is important to urge universities not to cease their support for the ASA.

Snowden says that Obama's NSA review panel proposed "cosmetic" changes.

I think they might be slightly more than cosmetic, but they are far from sufficient. In this interview, Snowden explains what he thinks is needed.

What I think is needed is to redesign digital systems so that they don't amass data about users in general.