The US military is so powerful that no rival can defeat it, but when used, instead of a victory it achieves devastation.

US universities impose broad and intolerable surveillance on students and staff.

The trail of horsemeat in discount "beef" burgers in the UK is quite complex.

The same complex business arrangements lead to contaminated food in the UK, and factory fires in Bangladesh. For public safety, we must not allow supply chains to be so complex. We must require registration of these details such that business can't shift around so easily. It might also be wise not to allow chopped meat to be shipped internationally.

I wonder if the reason such complex supply chains are frequent is because they provide opportunities to hide abuses. Otherwise, each level would tend to increase costs.

An EU Parliament committee voted to stop exempting US data processing companies from EU data protection laws.

This is one step in a long process, but it is a good one.

Endorsement of fructose in food is based on mistaken science.