The IMF is imposing hardship on non-rich Jordanians.

At least the state is increasing taxes more for businesses than for individuals. It could be worse, if it acted like the US.

Only in prison did Mohammed Khalid find friends and therapists to help him escape the spell of the jihadi cult he had fallen into. Before that, the jihadis were his only friends.

Why did FBI agents slam an unarmed person against a wall? There was no need for that.

The Irish Republic's constitution has a clause about preserving women's role "in the home", which is now recognized as sexist.

I think it is better to make the clause gender-neutral than to repeal it. Repealing it would tend to lead to less state aid to parents; making it gender-neutral would lead to more.

Hundreds of thousands of seabirds used to nest in the Shetland Islands. Only a few thousand remain. The cause is global heating.

Some common "alternative" cancer treatments are worse than useless — they undermine the effectiveness of drugs and radiation.