The author of The Star Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key, was an ardent champion of slavery. What does that imply about his lyrics?

In my opinion, nothing at all. When one person does something good and something else bad, which ironically conflict, let's reproach the bad and respect the good. Let's reproach Key for his support for slavery, while admiring what his lyrics say.

UK thugs show a pattern of mauling blacks before searching them, which they don't do to whites. A witness made a video of one example, and the department at least says it is investigating the way the thugs acted.

To get a US thug department to go that far would require a week of protests.

The numskull and Republicans have surrendered the US to coronavirus. We may have to suffer its effects forever. The rest of the world is shocked.

Modeling predicts another 85,000 Covid-19 deaths in the US by October 1.

At this rate, it will take us till October 2021 to reach herd immunity, and then the disease might mostly disappear.

Federal Attorney Berman resigned in favor of another tough prosecutor, so that the conman gets no benefit.

The UK recognized after 5 years that Anthony Williams was a British citizen all along. But it has delayed two years in paying him any compensation.

Racism may well contribute to this mistreatment, but it's also part of the general right-wing and contempt stinginess towards the poor. Whenever there is uncertainty, they prefer to err in the direction of shafting people.