Organized record-keeping is beyond the government's abilities.

Nobody should be permitted unaccountable power.

Confidently seeing good and evil for what they are - and fighting for the side of right.

Reformers have tried to civilize Islam - and failed.

What happens when two corrupt political machines fight over a city?

Competition between China, India - and maybe Russia.

Government fixes generally make things worse.

The big media mystery that's no mystery at all.

How do you share intelligence without it escaping?

Why must we pay for features we don't want?