"Consumerism's petty liberties have made us inhumanly passive. We've forgotten what freedom is, and how easily it is lost."

My not having a TV or a DVD player and not doing internet shopping protects me from the deepest level of that strange trap.

The Pakistani Taliban fatally attacked a Pakistani TV team, and it's not the first time.

US citizens: support Senator Reid in blocking the impetus for war with Iran.

Everyone: answer the European Union's copyright survey. You can answer even if you are not European.

Here are explanations of what's behind the questions, and suggestions for answering.

Here's more advice.

Today's face recognition technology can't recognize you as you walk on the street, but the US government is setting out to develop that.