I didn’t watch the Acosta press conference, but here’s a summary of what he said about his role in the Epstein case: Labor Secretary Alex Acosta,…who served as a U.S attorney in Florida, said in a news conference that his … Continue reading →
I was just reading an email from a reader who mentioned that the real target of the SDNY action against Epstein is Trump. Just as occurred with many of the prosecutions related to the Mueller investigation, the idea is to … Continue reading →
As it stands now, the story of Jeffrey Epstein is sordid, troubling, and full of rumor. If you’d like to get up to speed on it, see this, this, and this. From the latter article: On Saturday, billionaire financier and … Continue reading →
No, I haven’t watched the debate. But I hear tell about it, and this sounds like one of the high points: “I don’t believe only in reproductive freedom. I believe in reproductive justice,” Castro declared. “Just because a woman, or … Continue reading →
…sounds balmy. I’m not going to cover this one in any depth, but fortunately others have, and I direct any interested parties to Ace’s. What’s most interesting about this story is that a NeverTrumper such as David French, who is … Continue reading →
To anyone with an ounce of sense (which certainly isn’t everyone),
Continue reading →Here we have another example of a phenomenon that’s become more common lately [emphasis mine]: A transgender woman who competed as a man as recently as last year won an NCAA women’s track national championship on Saturday. Franklin Pierce University … Continue reading →
It came to general public notice quite some time ago that the revered civil rights leader of the mid-20th Century, Martin Luther King, had many flaws as a person. He was a womanizer who was serially unfaithful to his wife. … Continue reading →
By now you’re probably read about the the dismissal of Ronald Sullivan and his wife from their posts at Harvard College’s Winthrop House: The story begins last January when the African American Law School Professor Ronald Sullivan joined Harvey Weinstein’s … Continue reading →
Another terrible school shooting in Colorado ended yesterday with a toll of one student dead and eight students wounded. This particular shooting was one of a subtype in which there were two perpetrators (I don’t know yet whether it fits … Continue reading →
Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg has been accused of sexual assault. Is the accusation true? I have zero idea. But those who consider all such claims true must consider this one to be true. I’m not someone who considers all such … 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 →