To Catch a Non-Predator, Try Entrapment. The US government has agents that present themselves on the net as adult women interested in dates, hoping to pressure men to agreeing their younger sisters can come along on a date, to get an excuse to imprison them.

Some Muslims still think their religion is entitled to immunity from ridicule.

"Don't ridicule our views, or I will attack you" is an explicit threat of violence. "Don't ridicule our views, or some of us might go crazy and attack you" is a slightly veiled threat of violence.

Slavoj Žižek: Murderous extremists kill because they are insecure about the beliefs they insist on; they have incorporated into their minds some of the secular attitudes they say they oppose.

The beginning is a great explanation of why "You shouldn't say such provocative things about Muslims" is comparable to "You shouldn't wear such provocative clothing."

US citizens: call on Obama to veto any bill to construct the Keystone XL planet-roaster pipeline.

Obama took a stand against state laws that ban municipal broadband networks.

Satellite photos demonstrate that Boko Haram destroyed thousands of buildings in an attempt to kill as many civilians as possible.