Miniature, polite gestures of memorialization serve neither as insurance against future catastrophes nor as tributes to the victims. So should we stop to acknowledge them?

Do not give up on institutions 鈥� but do not disengage from the responsibility to hold them accountable.

At a moment when California faces soaring costs, housing shortages, energy challenges, water insecurity and mounting technological competition from China, Ro Khanna chose to travel halfway around the world in pursuit of yet another public confrontation with America鈥檚 closest and best ally in the Middle East.

鈥淐itizen Vigilante鈥� serves as a warning to governments that if they don鈥檛 secure their borders, enforce laws, and protect their most vulnerable, ordinary people will resort to self-help.