Memo to politicians: not a good idea to send naked photos of self to an online acquaintance. Memo to people in general: not a good idea to take naked photos of self in the mirror while holding camera, standing in … Continue reading →
…but I know I want to say something. This is about the marriage between 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison and 16-year-old Courtney Stodden, about which a lot of people are up in arms. Her parents are not among them, however; they … Continue reading →
Although gay marriage was approved by the legislature on New York, opponents are vowing to fight on. They propose a state amendment to ban gay marriage, although my sense is that passage would be an uphill battle—especially since there is … Continue reading →
The Strauss-Kahn case has not only spawned other lawsuits in France, it’s spawned a new one here as well, as Strauss-Kahn’s accuser sues the Post for defamation when it reported she is a prostitute. It is impossible at this point … Continue reading →
Of all the hard-to-believe scenarios involved in the DSK case (and that includes all of them), this one reported by the NY Post might just be the most implausible so far: Before she ever walked into Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s dazzling suite … Continue reading →
Strauss-Kahn’s accuser appears to be quite a piece of work. She’s a serial liar and an operator, at least as far as her immigration story goes. She said she was gang-raped in Guinea, and apparently this was not the case. … Continue reading →
The case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK) is in grave jeopardy due to huge problems with the general credibility of the alleged victim. She’s lied repeatedly—mostly about drug and immigration-related matters, but also about how soon after the alleged attack she … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a reprint of an old post of mine. I thought that it would be an interesting one to revisit, in the light of the spotlight shed on the institution of marriage lately.] Dean Esmay wrote a … Continue reading →
While Americans mull over the passage of a gay marriage law in New York, the decline of the American family and the institution of marriage among heterosexuals—especially less-educated ones—continues, as chronicled in this recent Weekly Standard article by Mitch Pearlstein. … Continue reading →
…the nation? New York has legalized gay marriage in the best way possible: at the state level, by legislation, and with exemptions for “religious organizations to refuse to perform services or lend space for same-sex weddings.” This is far better … Continue reading →
Today’s WSJ featured an op-ed by the president of The Catholic University of America, John Garvey, who writes that the school is fed up with the problems of coed dorms, and is about to go back to the old tried-and-true … Continue reading →
In defending Anthony Weiner, actress Janeane Garofalo is quoted as saying, “Everyone lies about sex.” Leaving aside both Weiner and Garofalo (I trust you’ll thank me for that), is it true—or sorta true, or kinda true—that everyone lies about sex? … Continue reading →