It is good that the UK has ceased to put children 10 or 11 years old in prison in the past 13 years, but calling them "very young children", as this article does, will do them harm in many ways.

Children that age are old enough to do many things on their own, but society has a tendency to treat them as helpless make them effectively prisoners of adults. This leads them to grow up without learning how to organize activities for themselves. The Free Range Kids campaign pushes to change this.

Humans of age 10 and 11 are children, but "very young children" they are not.

I've read that several European countries have set the age of criminal responsibility at 14. I think that is a reasonable policy.

Israel has filled the West Bank with checkpoints that block Palestinians from traveling around. In Huwara, Israel turned the main street into an Israelis-only road. For Palestinians to cross it, they must go through a checkpoint.

Going through a checkpoint is usually harassment, but it can be fatal.

Meanwhile, the army has closed all the stores in the main street.

US citizens: call on Congress to investigate DeJoy's disregard for government rules designed to protect employees from the danger of higher temperatures.

If you phone, please spread the word! Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121

US citizens: call on Congress to investigate DeJoy's denial of safety training to postal staff.

If you phone, please spread the word! Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121

Michigan's supreme court ruled that the insurrectionist can stay on the Republican primary ballot, on the grounds that the 14th amendment prohibition on his running for office does not apply to primary elections.

I can see a kind of logic in this, but it is fairer to resolve such issues early so that a party can make sure to choose a candidate who will be eligible for the office.