This Slate article makes the point that there’s a lot we don’t know, and need to know, about Erdely’s article and the “research” behind it, as well as the decisions made by editors at the publication Rolling Stone. Another issue … Continue reading →
Here’s an update for those who are still interested in the continuing subsequent unraveling of the UVA rape story. It has now been revealed that the emails supposedly sent from Jackie’s attacker to Jackie’s buddy Randall/Ryan after the rape were … Continue reading →
You have to hand it to “Jackie” of the Rolling Stone UVA story—she dedicated an awful lot of creative energy to her hoax. Although I suspect that on first telling her main motivation was to earn the attention, sympathy, and … Continue reading →
…with the gunman dead in an early-morning police raid. Unfortunately, two of the hostages are reported to have been killed in the rescue, although there’s a lack of information as yet on how it happened. The gunman was an Islamic … Continue reading →
If there is no objective reality in our brave new post-modernist world, then rape is whatever women say it is. At least, that’s the current PC line. If a woman has sex with a man and regrets it, that’s rape. … Continue reading →
After reading this article in the WaPo, we can safely say that it now appears likely that UVA’s Jackie didn’t just lie about whether she was raped at a fraternity. She appears to have lied about almost everything connected with … Continue reading →
I have a new article up at PJ entitled “Bearing False Witness in Rape.” In it, I discuss the repercussions of false rape accusations, as well as how common or uncommon they might be, based on research that purports to … Continue reading →
This changer article by Danusha V. Goska is very hard-hitting and well worth reading. And here’s a companion piece of sorts: As the political project that exists to vindicate the axiom that all sorts of government program X’s can solve … Continue reading →
It is the utter lack of critical thinking displayed by articles such as this one by Julia Horowitz, assistant managing editor of the UVA student newspaper.
Continue reading →The WaPo has some words on the UVA rape story’s unraveling and the lessons we should take from it: As the doubts and discrepancies are sorted out, here are some truths that must not get lost: Sexual assault, often associated … Continue reading →
There have been quite a few new developments on the UVA rape story I wrote about yesterday, and they all point to the strong likelihood that the sordid and shocking tale told by “Jackie” was, to put it bluntly, a … Continue reading →
[UPDATE 12/5 at 4 PM: The UVA rape story appears to have unraveled. See this.] Rolling Stone has gotten a lot of publicity recently with a sensational article about a rape in 2012 at the University of Virginia, written by … Continue reading →