"Have we reached zero tolerance for sexual misconduct?"

Since the term "misconduct" extends so far, zero tolerance of that would mean a oppression by prudery. The worst you can say about what Franken did is that it was not nice and he shouldn't have done it.

If the president of the US orders a nuclear attack, generals cannot block the attack by calling the order illegal, since the order goes straight to launch crews.

A Lesson from Syria: It's Crucial Not to Fuel Far-Right Conspiracy Theories.

The US crushed animal rights protests by labeling them as "terrorism" and imprisoning the protesters as "terrorists". No wonder Republicans are now trying to apply similar repression to other kinds of protests.

Many states and cities subsidize film production. It's a racket that benefits businesses at the expense of the public.

It's basically the same issue as public subsidies for sports teams or factories.