Kidnapping of children is so rare in the US that parents who worry about it are giving themselves pointless grief.

The article compares that risk with other risks children face.

Biden negotiated changes in NAFTA, weakening business power in the area of international digital business.

A court in Peru decided that the River Marañón has "intrinsic rights".

In philosophical terms, that is absurd, because exercising rights requires volition, and the river is not capable of that.

The practical content of the decision is good. To preserve the river's existence, ensure it continues to flow, restore damage, reduce pollution in it, and protect it's ecosystems are legitimate and important responsibilities — of humans, including the state.

However, to call those goals "rights" of the river itself is absurd, because the river cannot think, want, or decide anything. It is not in fact capable of exercising rights.

There is no need to base policies to protect nature on an incoherent philosophical foundation. We can establish a responsibility to protect rivers without asserting that they have rights.

Canada will halt arms sales to Israel, based on reproach in the legislature for Israel's disregard for the likes of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

Some districts in the UK are experimenting with an unofficial primary election which helps the voters figure out which opposition party they support has the best chance of defeating the incumbent party.

This is not part of the official electoral system, but helps voters determine how to vote tactically in the official election.