The US tolerates problems that cause many avoidable deaths, partly due to distrust of science. Covid-19 has been one of them, and is likely to be tolerated on a permanent basis.

The false confessions of the Birmingham Six — beaten out of them by thugs — show that Britain shares the pattern of injustice which in the US is typically applied to blacks. In the US, 100 years ago, it was applied to the Italians Sacco and Vanzetti.

*Taliban reversal on girls’ education derails US plan for diplomatic recognition.*

I think this is the right sort of way to exert suasion on Afghanistan about women's rights. It can potentially influence the outcome but won't backfire by arousing resistance. It is not certain to succeed, but no other method would be either.

US citizens: Tell your representative, senators and president not to declare a no-fly zone, and to avoid war between the US and Russia.

Arizona legislators from the Repressive Party passed a law against making videos of what uniformed thugs do.

We used to have confidence that the Supreme Court would stand by the right to do this. I feel less confidence nowadays.