The Chicago commuter train agency, Metra, wants to install face recognition cameras capable of seeing everyone inside the train.

The article does not say whether these cameras can be viewed remotely. If they record locally, and physical access to the car is required to see each recording, the system is not a surveillance threat.

If they want to count passengers in the car, they should do that with a different camera, one that can transmit the data but is not adequate for recognizing individuals.

Citizens of Chicago, you can win this if you organize to demand it. And demand it for the CTA trains as well.

George Soros: the EU could be broken up if its citizens don't prevent that.

Soros points out that the EU lacks the strength to protect democracy and human rights in its member countries. I add that it lacks the strength of democracy to change the euro-zone rules that force poverty on many countries.

A law has been proposed in Tennessee to require judges to inform juries about jury nullification.

US state taxes are (for the most part) regressive: poor people pay a bigger fraction of their income than rich people.

It is reassuring that Mueller was able to complete his investigation.