Covid-19 could wipe out many endangered languages that are spoken only by a few old people, most often poor.

The Acting King of Salafi Arabia announced that it will no longer sentence minors to death.

Whether unofficial dismemberment will be limited to adults is not clear.

The UK said it would releases some prisoners so they would be less exposed to coronavirus. And it did release some — 33 of them.

Even if the people deciding a country's response to Covid-19 are smart and of good will, they are vulnerable to groupthink.

This presents an interesting comparison for today's Republicans: those of the 1970s.

Even if you are willing to be tracked by online sales, you can help the world by boycotting Amazon in particular.