Tuesday Links

US military ran a secret campaign to undermine Chinese Covid vaccines, even though they were effective.

The Brennan Center has identified 135 statutory powers that accrue to the president when he declares a national emergency. Over 40 emergencies are currently in force. Some of them are more than a decade old.

The Australian state of Victoria has been rocked by arson, fire bombings and gang warfare – resembling the American era of Prohibition – and it’s all over tobacco.