Suing CNN is a good idea: “CNN was probably more vicious in its direct attacks on Nicholas than The Washington Post. And CNN goes into millions of individuals’ homes,” attorney L. Lin Wood said this weekend on Fox News. “They … Continue reading →
There’s something intensely satisfying about reading this, even though I know that letters don’t change a thing, and even in a case of such egregious wrongdoing by the WaPo it isn’t all that likely that Sandmann will win his case … Continue reading →
…was the longed-for silver bullet to kill the monster Trump. I think it must be very frustrating for the left and the NeverTrumpers. If they truly believe the man is corrupt and an idiot (and I think that most of … Continue reading →
This is exactly why due process matters. It’s not just an altruistic abstraction. The crocodile may eat you and your loved ones last, but the crocodile will eat you because it’s insatiably hungry: A few days ago, Lisa Borders, the … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch it, because (a) I’ve been very busy today (b) I’m not an auditory person and prefer reading to hours of listening, and (c) Michael Cohen is an untrustworthy witness. As for (c), it doesn’t mean that everything … Continue reading →
This was a nearly-inevitable and certainly predictable result of the gender equality trend: A federal judge has ruled that a men-only draft is unconstitutional, but he stopped short of ordering the Selective Service System to register women for military service. … Continue reading →
Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson was arrested last Friday: A Coast Guard lieutenant and self-proclaimed white nationalist was arrested on charges of illegal drug and weapons possession on Friday. But authorities say the charges are just the “proverbial tip of the … Continue reading →
When it finally came it was a move that should surprise no one who’s been following the news at all: “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett faces a felony charge of disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false report claiming two men … Continue reading →
Here’s the text of the complaint. Paul Mirengoff has a pretty good analysis of this particular suit’s prospects: It’s worth noting, however, that much of the alleged defamation by the Post consists of quotations from Nathan Phillips, the jerk who … Continue reading →
No, this is not the Onion. Al Sharpton, race hoaxer extraordinaire, who was successfully sued for defamation by the lawyer Sharpton coaxed Tawana Brawley to defame and name as a perp, has said the following regarding the Jussie Smollett case: … Continue reading →
…or is it only the right that’s outraged? That’s a rhetorical question; I’m pretty sure of the answer, and it’s door #2. That in and of itself is disturbing, because it’s evidence of the fact that way too many people … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “huxley.”] Nancy Pelosi reacts: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday issued a warning to Republicans poised to support President Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency at the southern border: the next Democratic president, she said, could … Continue reading →