Maltese reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered, apparently by the mafias that she reported on.

Rajoy says he will take direct control over government in Catalonia. This will really make people there hate him.

People that support democracy and equality hate him already -- for his laws that criminalize protests, criminalize posting photos of thugs committing violence against protesters, criminalize occupying abandoned buildings, and drive people into penury.

It's easy to lose any amount of money to fraud if you send it through the insecure system of bank transfers.

I draw a different lesson: don't use bank transfers except for repeating small payments. (Once it works the first time, you'll know you have the right destination.) Otherwise, mail a check instead; it is safer.

US prisoners work for a pittance, even in dangerous jobs such as fighting wild fires.

This is unfair to everyone, since prison labor pushes down wages for free workers.

Cub scout Ames Mayfield asked probing political questions of a visiting Republican elected official, and was punished by expulsion from his troop.