A new canal through Nicaragua could cause tremendous ecological damage and is likely to be of no benefit to most Nicaraguans.

Container shipping has no need for a canal. The containers can be offloaded at one coast, then shipped by rail to the other coast. This would require a little more work, but (with a fast train line) could even reduce shipping time.

Ukraine's parliament removed President Yanukovych, but the country may be in the process of splitting up anyway.

Accusations that Germany and the US are paying protesters in Ukraine.

The Committee for Public Safety — oops, Department of Homeland Security — has not canceled its plans for systematic tracking of drivers via license plate recognition.

It should be illegal for companies to systematically accumulate records of license plates unless they are (1) invalid or (2) subject to specific surveillance orders issued by a court.

US citizens: tell the FDA to ban the practice of feeding antibiotics to livestock even when they are not sick.

US citizens: call on Senator Leahy to change the practice that enables a solitary Republican senator to veto a judge nominee.