Civilians in conquered cities in Ukraine are courageously holding unarmed protests, telling the Putin forces to get out.

South Korea has been trying to triangulate between ties to the US and commercial interests in China. But the people are wisely rejecting China.

It has been 70 years since China invaded South Korea. During much of the intervening time, China was not a potential immediate enemy. Peace must have seemed possible. But with the new, aggressive China, peace is at most temporary.

Tourism nowadays no longer brings people into deep contact with foreign cultures. Is it good for the world, or is it merely a deeply unsustainable form of entertainment?

A Russian journalist talks about Putin's imposition on Russia of Soviet-style mandatory lies that change from day to day. Russians can now understand what life was like for their great-grandparents.

Americans, this is what Trumputin sought (and still seeks) to impose on the US.

Brain scans show that even mild Covid-19 infections damaged brain tissue and reduced some mental abilities. The damage was measured months later.

This data is from infections before Delta and Omicron.