How the future of journalism depends on Julian Assange's freedom.

Texans from minority communities are campaigning against highway expansion that would push us closer to the end of civilization.

I expect that planet-roaster lobbyists played a big role in adopting the policy of spending state money only on cars.

Ukraine is assembling evidence of war crimes and identifying their perpetrators. Nine Putin forces soldiers who are prisoners have been charged for specific crimes.

And this is without torturing anyone.

I am disappointed — though I shouldn't be surprised — that some Ukrainian soldiers vent their anger on Putin forces who are surrendering. The Ukrainians must heed their consciences and treat prisoners as human beings.

To fail to do this is stupid as well as wrong. It is important to show Putin forces soldiers that surrendering is the wisest thing they can do.

Russia and Ukraine will be neighbors for centuries, if civilization survives this century. Hatred between them will only make things worse.

US trade sanctions have caused harm to the innocent in many countries.

In many of these cases there was no valid reason for the US to take any action against the other country. In the case of Russia, there are reasons to take action, but I wonder whether the sanctions are an effective contribution to the goal. Since they don't make Putin change policies, are they pointless harm? Would arming Ukraine be enough by itself?

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