The partial ban on Muslims is a test for the US Supreme Court.

With the troll mostly hated, and Sanders the best-liked politician in the US, Democrats have a clear path to victory: follow Sanders. Strange that few Democratic politicians actually do that.

Most teenagers don't have basic financial literacy, and it's worse for those who have a bank payment card.

This confirms that paying cash makes people more aware of how much money they are spending. So there are two reasons to pay cash: to resist tracking and to understand your budget and spending better.

US right-wingers now understand the danger of the Deep State. Will they recognize that Snowden's fight to diminish it is heroic, and help do so?

The US and its allies in Syria have agreed to cover up the civilian casualties they cause. These casualties are increasing.

Keep in mind that PISSI conscripts local men, often as soldiers. As soldiers, they are legitimate targets in war, but their relatives should not be. In any case, making war on civilians is terrorism, and the US must not engage in terrorism.

The PISSI-controlled area of Syria, including Raqqa, is a battle zone. There is no way assure safety for civilians in a battle zone. But the US has an obligation, morally and by treaty, to make strong efforts to avoid civilian casualties. Covering them up is reprehensible.

If Congress were doing its job, it would require honesty and protection of civilians as a condition for authprizing the war.