Why do I say he’s lucky? Well, he could have inherited father Woody’s looks, but instead he strongly takes after mother Farrow. In addition, his original first name was Satchel, but when his parents parted ways, that was dropped in … Continue reading →
It’s not perfect. But Paul Farhi offers a relatively fair narration of the events in question—you know, the ones I’ve been writing about (here and here) concerning the rumors that have been spreading for many years to the effect that … Continue reading →
Surely there’s enough truth with which to attack Gingrich without resorting to lies. But apparently not, just as I predicted (don’t mean to blow my own horn, but…). First on TNR’s list of terrible things Gingrich has done and said … Continue reading →
In response to some speculation in the comments section of this post, here are a few facts about how the sexual abuse of children usually works, especially when the perp (like Sandusky) is a serial abuser of unrelated children: (1) … Continue reading →
…what’s “a spokeswoman in the office of the Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax administration“? Because that’s what Karen Kraushaar does these days. Seems a rather odd job description. But remind me never to send Kraushaar any of those silly … Continue reading →
I’ve long had a special interest in the topic of false accusations—or rather, how to tell false from true, when the only evidence is the word of one party against another. Whether the charge be date rape, recovered memories of … Continue reading →
…to publish this story. But not Politico. [ADDENDUM: Actually, it seems the story first appeared in the Washington Examiner, a fairly conservative rag.]
Continue reading →…who’s fortunate enough (or unfortunate enough, depending on the results) to have a possibly-exonerating DNA test to fall back on. In the case of a false accusation of fathering a baby, it’s a simple way to prove the truth or … Continue reading →
…Gloria Allred digs up another Cain accuser, Sharon Bialek, who ups the ante and accuses him of genital groping in a car in July of 1997. In another enormous surprise, the accuser failed to report the offense to the NRA … Continue reading →
Hmmm, very interesting. What does it mean? It could certainly mean, as Ace suspects, that it was a bogus accusation in the first place. Or it could mean that the accuser knows her name would be dragged through the mud, … Continue reading →
The most interesting thing about Herman Cain’s predicament may be the spotlight it throws on the state of sexual harassment laws: awful. Sexual harassment is one of those causes of action, initially designed to tackle a real problem, that fast … Continue reading →
I am heartily sick of the story and it’s hardly begun. Just take a look at the amount of coverage on memeorandum today, for example, and you’ll see what I mean. All those articles for something that shouldn’t have seen … Continue reading →