Just as the US couldn't defeat the Vietnamese with deadly bombardment, Salafi Arabia and the US are unlikely to ever defeat the Houthis in Yemen. They should pull out.

After North Vietnam conquered South Vietnam, it made all of Vietnam into an abject, corrupt dictatorship — which it still is. Nonetheless, I have to agree that that was better than having an unending war between one dictatorship and another.

(satire) Senate Republicans Promise There Will Be Plenty Of Time To Review Kavanaugh Writings When They Become Law Of Land.

Peter Beinart, a US Jew, went to Israel with his family for relatives' religious ceremony. What he encountered was a wandering interrogation that desperately sought some reason to bar him entry.

Palestinian writer Lama Khater is being interrogated every day, chained to her chair.

Israel seized Palestinians' land "for military use", then promptly handed it over to Israeli civilians to build a colony.

[Florida Governor] Scott defunded the state agencies responsible for dealing with toxic algae blooms. Presto, a giant toxic algae bloom has arrived.