Governor DeMentis went to enormous lengths to eliminate the state's one black congressional representative, by gerrymandering and intimidation of voters at many levels.

Los Angeles released information to journalist Ben Camacho for a public records request. Now the city is suing him for publishing it.

Israelis are coming to regard Prime Minister Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition as a security threat.

Imagine how horrible it would be if we treated fire-fighting like ambulances, making people pay for fire-fighting service.

Then turn this around to see the arguments for handling ambulances like firefighting — a public service provided at little or no charge.

Sea-level rise in the southern US has accelerated. Since 2010 it is rising more than a centimeter per year.

*A home purchased today in Pensacola will be underwater before the mortgage is paid off. This is so scary.*

This augments the damage done by hurricanes, but I think the sea-level rise itself will do more damage, because it is cumulative. Your locality may go 50 years without a hurricane, but it won't go 50 years magically skipped by sea-level rise.