Ladd Ehlinger Jr. Finds Necrophiliacs ‘Round the Corpse of Wienergate

The only remaining mystery of the first great Twitter Scandal concerns the identity of the person, “Dan Wolfe,” who spotted the original WeinerPics and sent them round to the media. Certain people seem desperate to discover this mystery. I can’t see why; what would it change? Weiner still sent pictures of his wiener to nubile… Read More Ladd Ehlinger Jr. Finds Necrophiliacs ‘Round the Corpse of Wienergate

Elizabeth Warren: Daughter of the Confederacy

So apparently Elizabeth Warren, who to all appearances is whiter than Denis Leary doing an impression of Bryant Gumbel, can actually conjure up a single drop of exotic non-honky blood, in the person of a Cherokee great-great-great-grandmother. To which I can think of no better response than a hearty “whoop-de-do.” No doubt every thirty-second corpuscle… Read More Elizabeth Warren: Daughter of the Confederacy

Twitter: Where Dissent is Punished.

The Progressive celebration of free speech continues. As our late-night-owl readers know, after Twitter reinstated conservative activist Chris Loesch’s account in the wee hours of Sunday night/Monday morning, the progressive flag-spam lynch mob — a vicious group of free speech-squelching Twitter users who trigger automatic suspensions by falsely “mass reporting” conservatives as “spammers” — took… Read More Twitter: Where Dissent is Punished.

Joe Nocera: You’re Too Stupid to Handle Your Money

At least, I think that’s the stealth argument he’s making: (h/t: Memeorandum) That data starkly backs up Ghilarducci’s contention. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, for instance, only 22 percent of workers 55 or older have more than $250,000 put away for retirement. Stunningly, 60 percent of workers in that same age bracket have… Read More Joe Nocera: You’re Too Stupid to Handle Your Money