The Fox Fear Factory 0
Thom looks back on Fox News’s greatest greatest hits and how Fox lies got us to where we are. Pulled together in one summary, it’s an impressive resume of serial dishonesty in pursuit of political gain.
The Court Is in Session 0
Elie Mystal suggests–well, to be precise, states outright–that Attorney-General Jeff Sessions is a “zealous theocrat.”
Brazile Nuts? 0
Josh Marshall tries to figure out just what Donna Brazile is hoping to accomplish with her recent revelations, which are not, in fact, revelations, that Hillary Clinton’s campaign has a fund-raising agreement with the DNC, as too did the Sanders campaign.
Here’s a nugget:
A Question of Honor 0
Badtux has the answer.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
From time to time, politeness may require empty gestures.
Kenny Payne, the police chief in Plaquemine, Louisiana, told news outlets that the shooting appears to be accidental.
Tax Cheats 0
Jay Bookman considers Republican justifications for tax “reform” and finds them questionable.
Art Sieves 0
The most significant loss is a painting by Swiss-French artist and architect Le Corbusier, dating from 1927, which has an estimated value of 1.5 million francs.
The story does not go on to report that Inspector Clouseau may be called out of retirement for the case, but there is, as always, more at the link.
How Stuff Works, Dominance and Desire Dept. 0
I must say that, in none of the places I’ve worked–and by that I mean my own little corner of the company, not the company as a whole–have I heard of, let along witnessed, predatory sexual behavior such as that recently in the news.
Nonetheless, the recent news stories in no way surprise me.
I know that such conduct went on in parts of at least one company I worked for. It was early in my career, which started just as the Mad Men days were coming to a close. As one of my co-workers told me at the time, “No woman wants to be in the elevator with [Vice President X]. He thinks every woman in [Department Y] is a member of his harem.” I also recall that, when an accomplished and diligent woman in my department received a promotion, it was accompanied by a whispering campaign that she had “slept her way” into it (she didn’t).
Historiann argues that there much more going on workplaces which tolerate such behavior than sexual hanky-panky. Here’s a bit of her piece; follow the link for the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Now, about those “responsible gun owners . . . .?
