Rants —

Work on an $800 million reservoir designed to help restore the Everglades in Florida has halted after an environmental group launched a lawsuit against the project.

A furniture salesman in New Orleans has pled guilty to charges that he spied for the Chinese government.

RAVES —

One positive aspect of last week’s earthquake in China has been a flowering of free speech via text and instant messaging in China.

Queen Elizabeth II’s oldest grandson was married this past weekend in a small ceremony at Windsor Castle.