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 →
So, Politico has dug up some dirt on Herman Cain. And it’s dirt of a sort so common in our modern PC world: allegations of sexual misconduct of an unspecified nature that ended with a payout (from the National Restaurant … Continue reading →
…Syrian-born Abdulfattah “John” Jandali, because his father had bragged that he’d met Jobs in his restaurant, and that Jobs was a good tipper. This things were apparently not untrue, mind you: the two men apparently had met briefly in the … Continue reading →
(1) At a religious retreat. (2) In law school. (3) Working on a kibbutz. (4) Campaigning for Jimmy Carter. And the answer is…found at slide 4. A few more fun facts about spouses and ex-spouses of this year’s GOP presidential … Continue reading →
…this reality show was inevitable. See this for an earlier discussion of related issues (boy, is that a pun!—and a double pun at that). [Hat tip: Althouse.]
Continue reading →James and Daniel Kelly are fraternal twins, two handsome young men who live in England. Unlike identical twins, fraternal twins are genetically no more similar than any two siblings of the same parents; they just happen to be the result … Continue reading →
Sex comes cheap these days. Literally. I don’t know about you, but I feel sad when I read things like this. And it’s not a women vs. men thing for me; I think both sexes are losing a lot in … Continue reading →
For all of humankind’s history, men have been rivals for the favors of women, and a huge part of that competition (at least in the biological sense) has been to foster the birth and survival of their own offspring. If … Continue reading →
Now here’s a wedding: This Sunday, David Lauren, son of legendary designer Ralph Lauren, and Lauren Bush, granddaughter of President George H.W. and niece of President George W., will join forces in holy matrimony. One of the burning questions that … Continue reading →
One of the things I love about blogging are the discoveries that can result from late-night meandering down paths that lead to the unexpected. That’s what happened the other evening when, after doing some research on Keynes and Hayek, I … Continue reading →