China is looking at an insane measure: paying people to have more children.

Yes, this would assuage a temporary economic problem — but it would make all the long-term environmental problems worse. There are other ways to take care of the old people. Those that are healthy could continue working. Meanwhile, automation could leave many working-age people without jobs; jobs taking care of the old and infirm would be welcome. The state could give money to people that take care of their aged parents.

Shell Oil published a film in 1991 warning about climate mayhem.

However, Shell continued doing the things that have brought climate mayhem on us.

More recently, Shell lobbied successfully to keep disaster on track by weakening Europe's greenhouse gas reduction targets.

Each time the planet roasters succeeded in one country or region, that had the effect of discouraging climate protectors elsewhere around the world.

The loser's latest absurd accusation is that Obama is organizing the nationwide protests against the troll.

The accusation is absurd, since Obama would have every right to organize protests against the troll. But it's also nothing like Obama. If Obama had had such a vigorous commitment to the progressive cause, we would have a progressive president now.

The UK is facing lawsuits about torturing Kenyan rebels to death in the 1950s.

Australia has allowed investigating some journalists' phone records without even a court order.