Opinion
It was supposed to cost $33 billion when voters approved the train in 2008. It will now cost at least $126 billion.
The case of a Harvard chemist defecting to China indicates a need for tougher laws.
Neither leader can afford to look weak in the face of an escalating war in which Beijing is already deeply committed to Iran.
Evil’s most reliable allies are not hatred or malice, but weakness, fear, and conformity—the silent forces authorities use to marshal obedience.