UK thugs arrested a press photographer for taking pictures of city hall. This is a small illustration of the danger of giving thugs too much discretionary power: some of them, inevitably, will be overeager.

Thugs around the US used to do this sort of thing in the early 2000s. I have not seen reports of it recently.

A few developers are changing Michigan tax laws to get a big payoff for developing a small part of Detroit.

The common theme in the troll's actions is gratuitous cruelty.

Oklahoma has made sit-in protests a felony, and some other kinds of trespassing or minor mischief if it is part of a protest. Any organization that helps organize the protest can also be prosecuted. Those who provide legal aid to those who are arrested or prosecuted might also be prosecuted.

The Republican Party is the enemy of what America says it stands for. I wonder what they would dare say about the Boston Tea Party.

Boko Haram released 50 or 60 kidnaped girls after negotiation with the Nigerian government.