Matt Taibbi thinks so, and he thinks the media coverage of the Mueller report will have been instrumental in fostering that lack of trust: News audiences were betrayed, and sooner or later, even the most virulently Trump-despising demographics will realize … Continue reading →
I don’t think Bernie Sanders did himself any political favors when he said that even the Boston marathon bomber should have the right to vote. What constituency is he appealing to, besides hardcore libertarians? It’s not that his argument lacks … Continue reading →
The consequences of the sexual revolution (remember that?) crossed with #MeToo can be rather ironic: Handshakes could be banned under new workplace rules to avoid expensive sexual harassment claims, an expert has said. Kate Palmer, an associate director of advisory … Continue reading →
For some diseases, not as long as one might think. For other diseases, a really long time. And in addition, it’s not easy to ascertain how long they last, particularly for diseases that have mostly been wiped out and for … Continue reading →
SCOTUS will be ruling on whether a question about citizenship can be included on the next census: [It is a question] which critics say would undermine its accuracy by discouraging both legal and unauthorized immigrants from filling out the forms. … Continue reading →
…to measure Cher for her MAGA hat?
Continue reading →Seems to me that New Hampshire would be well within its rights to require that students vote by absentee ballot in their states of origin rather than their temporary home of NH, unless they’ve established residency in New Hampshire. But … Continue reading →
This makes sense to me, because although I’m not a cat fancier I hear they often like to hide in drawers. Case in point: Question is, how does the cat close the drawer? And in other cat-related news, one of … Continue reading →
Indeed he does and indeed he is. One would think objectivity would be a requirement for success as a legal analyst, but anyone who thinks that would be very wrong because “success” isn’t defined as getting it right and certainly … Continue reading →
The long skirts (and the corsets) couldn’t have made it easy: The sound was added later. As one YouTube commenter said: “Sexy. I think I saw some ankle.”
Continue reading →“Useful?” you might ask. “What do you mean, useful? It makes them look crazy and desperate.” I don’t think they’re crazy, and I think they only look that way to the right and maybe to some moderates/independents but far from … Continue reading →
Any specific news that actually exists regarding the perpetrators of the deadly Easter Day bombings in Sri Lanka points here: The government has blamed a little-known local jihadist group, National Thowheed Jamath, although no-one has yet admitted carrying out the … Continue reading →