Rape is regularly used as a tool of cruelty in Syria.

Of all the loathsome acts described in this article, the second worst is that of the man who rejected his wife because she was raped. The worst of all is that of her father. Their attitude also inspires the rapes.

Dick Cheney Feared Assassination by Shock to Implanted Heart Defibrillator.

Cheney's worries were entirely justified.

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The witch-hunt for "pedophiles" has inspired overeager vigilantes to try to catch some — and if they don't find real ones, they make false accusations.

If an adult and a real 15-year-old agree to meet in a cafe, and if they later have sex, that doesn't mean anyone did anything wrong. That 15-year-old is clearly not being coerced or pressured. People should let them alone.

Remember the British school girl who ran away to France with her teacher, and later said, when he was on trial for "abducting" her, that she had asked him to run away with her so they could have some last time together?

That prosecution represented an attempt to impose a prejudice on reality. These vigilantes are motivated by the same prejudice.

Companies say they will make some food products with less saturated fat, but the real danger may be from the sugar in them.

Why AT&T shouldn't be allowed to end telephone regulation.