Hong Kong human rights NGOs plan a rally in favor of Edward Snowden.

I a glad they support him, but I am not sure if this is a wise strategy for influencing Hong Kong's government.

Bloomberg proposes a megaproject to protect New York from the effects of global heating, for a few decades.

However, by the end of this century it may need to be surrounded by levees, as New Orleans is today. And so will Newark, Boston, DC, and many other US coastal cities. And you'd be crazy to live in them if you had any choice.

It would be cheaper to launch a national crash program for renewable energy and then lead the rest of the world. Shanghai will be in the same boat and likewise in danger of being swamped; when the Chinese rulers realize that, they will do whatever it takes, if the US is with them.

Without privacy, there is no democracy.

Those web site terms that she talks about signing, you don't have to sign. I almost never sign — I won't use most such services. For those that I do consider using, mainly WiFi portals, I check the terms before agreeing to them. And in any case I don't identify myself to them.

Israel has demonstrated contempt for peace and Kerry by accelerating the construction of its colonies in Palestine.

Kerry calls on American Jews to tell Israel that it needs to make peace; that continuing the occupation of Palestine will lead it to disaster.

Israel imprisoned, without charges, the Palestinian minister for prisoners. He was just released after two years.