Trump Praises Pompeo for Cursing Out Female Reporter: “You Did a Good Job on Her”
Gripas Yuri/ZUMA Halfway into his remarks at the White House unveiling the administration’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan, President Donald Trump on Tuesday found a moment to lavish praise on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who in recent days has been accused of bullying a female NPR reporter. “That’s impressive Mike,” Trump said. “That reporter…
Kobe Bryant’s Obits Treated His Rape Allegation as a Matter of Image Not Substance
Fans gather at a memorial for Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles.Apu Gomes/Getty A horrifying helicopter crash that killed retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other people on Sunday generated a global outpouring of grief, tributes, and memorials. But for many observers and fans, Bryant’s death has raised conflicting feelings about…
Revenge: It’s Not Just For TV Shows Anymore
A few days ago, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unloaded on an NPR reporter for having the gall to ask him—the Secretary of State—about Ukraine. The reporter then made Pompeo’s temper tantrum public, and Pompeo retaliated by telling a slew of obvious lies about their interview. But in Trumpland that’s not enough. Pompeo has now…
Let Us Now Psychoanalyze Beards
Stefani Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA Over at Vox, Luke Winkie talks about facial hair: Clearly, there is something within men, particularly men who are often in front of cameras, that urges them to radically change the way their face looks during the epilogue of existential upheaval. The cultural instinct is to chalk this trend up to…
Hear the Bern: Why Bernie Sanders Strikes a Chord With Musicians
Evan Vucci/AP Evan Weiss was surprised when he got a text message asking if his band could perform at a rally for Bernie Sanders in Coralville, Iowa, in November. The text came from an old friend of Weiss who works for Sanders’ campaign as an event coordinator and has a hand in booking the music…
How Corporate Lawyers Made It Harder to Punish Companies That Destroy Electronic Evidence
A ProPublica analysis shows the rate at which judges issue penalties for destroying evidence has fallen by more than half.absolut_100/Getty This story was published originally by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica‘s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they…