It’s hard not to bear in mind that hundreds, probably more, were jailed in Teheran merely for protesting. In Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi is still jailed. In North Korea, two American journalists were tried and convicted for trying to obtain information about the reclusive country. The list of people in prison, house arrest or…

The economic crisis is affecting prisons and as a result several are cutting back, including on the number of meals served inmates, from 3 to 2 several days a week, which among other unpleasant things means time lags between meals long enough to invite hunger. And this despite the fact that studies show a correlation…

Affairs are wrong; and so is the policy of health insurance companies of cutting off medical coverage; but all wrongs are not equal—Rescission is the practice by health insurance companies to cancel—rescind—a policy for certain illnesses. It is legal and the three largest companies have told federal policymakers they have no intention of changing it.…