A second round of U.S. and British attacks against Houthi targets last night, a major radar installation in Yemen the principal target. Members of both parties unhappy with Joe Biden s unilateral decision, if indeed it was his decision, to proceed with attacks with only one Gulf state in alliance with the United States and the UK, and that is Bahrain. Taiwan elects a new president, the progressive Democrat William Lai. Beijing campaigns vigorously against him, calling the presidential election a choice between war and peace. President Biden has promised to defend Taiwan, but it's hard to take him at his word on that issue and a number of others.