Chinese are commemorating the anniversary of Tank Man, who blocked for a while the tanks that were sent to slaughter protesting students in Beijing.

Some of the evacuated areas near Fukushima are now safe, but most people are afraid to return.

If a nuclear power plant accident does not pollute the surrounding area with radiation, it is a disaster anyway, simply because of the loss of a plant that cost billions of dollars to build.

Can a criminal president pardon perself?

I think we need to amend the US Constitution to make it clear that the president cannot pardon crimes that were committed in connection with that president's own actions or orders.

The US ambassador to Germany tried to meddle in German internal politics.

The Germans have been too gentle in response. The bully is likely to think of this as ineffectual resistance which means he should continue along the same lines.

I urge Germany to expel that ambassador.

What will happen when the carbon bubble bursts?