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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2011 27 Comments

The woman who accused Herman Cain of something and got a check from the National Restaurant Association is refusing to provide any details of her complaint even though the NRA released her from her confidentiality agreement. I repeat.  The woman will not provide any facts or...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2011 24 Comments

That's the word I'm hearing.  Even though the National Restaurant Association was willing to waive the confidentiality agreement. Updates:  CNN reports: Joel Bennett, the attorney for one the women who has accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment, said Friday that his client "made a complaint in good...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2011 21 Comments

So many are calling Cain a liar or worse for not remembering a second settlement with a woman whom he allegedly "sexually harassed."  How could he not know of a settlement? Details are dribbling out which support the conclusion that Cain was not involved and would...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 04, 2011 15 Comments

My friend Zach linked to this amazing article this morning: The Shadow Superpower. In many countries -- particularly in the developing world -- System D [the black market] is growing faster than any other part of the economy, and it is an increasing force in world trade. But...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2011 19 Comments

One of the accusers against Herman Cain apparently has requested that she be relieved of the confidentiality agreement she entered into with the National Restaurant Association to the extent of releasing a statement setting forth her version of what happened over a decade ago, but not...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2011 13 Comments

From an op-ed in The Washington Times by Wesley Pruden, Herman Cain and innuendos: This was once a serious country with serious newspapers, back in the day when they were edited by serious editors and a man had the right to confront an accuser before she...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2011 27 Comments

It's 8:10 a.m. Eastern, November 4, 2011, five days into the Herman Cain Scandal, and finally we have facts.Steve Deace, an anti-Cain Iowa talk show host, has made headlines which seem to corroborate that Herman Cain is a cad, as dutifully reported by ABC News,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2011 16 Comments

Eric Cantor has been a focus of verbal attacks from Democrats and the Obama administration, and has been singled out to be demonized as part of 2012 campaign strategy: NY Times: Eric Cantor Is the Democrats’ New Bogeyman Democratic Daily: Eric Cantor Becomes New Target For American Dream...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2011 6 Comments

Donald Douglas recounts his tale of being sued by copyright-lawsuit factory Righthaven, Beating Righthaven. I was aware that Donald had been sued along with dozens of others for running the infamous photo of the TSA worker checking the junk of a passenger.  I didn't blog about it because...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 03, 2011 5 Comments

I'm proud to announce the birth of a new website, libertarianism.org, a project of the Cato Institute. The site is a one-stop shop for the ideology. I've been combing through it all morning and there's really nothing quite as comprehensive in terms of scope. It spans...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2011 6 Comments

The Ithaca "Can Man" no longer can make a living, as reported by The Cornell Sun: Joel Harlan — whose assistant calls him the “Can Man” — has collected empty cans and bottles from Cornell’s fraternities, as well as other locations in Ithaca and around Central...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2011 49 Comments

which prove that George W. Bush lied about his military service. History No. 1:  Dan cannot let you see the documents which he obtained from an anonymous source he cannot reveal.  But the documents, in Dan's estimation, reflect "inappropriate" conduct the exact nature of which cannot...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2011 16 Comments

From reader Don, who writes: Saw this scrawled (spray-painted) on the underside of a bridge over the Trinity River, maybe 1.5 miles from the Occupy Dallas location. I stopped to safely take a picture. Star of David with "Zionist Occupied USA" … I suspect (but can't be...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 02, 2011 44 Comments

by the behavior of numerous "conservatives" and "libertarians" on Twitter dancing on Herman Cain's (presumed) political grave. Let's sum up the "facts" as they are known right now.  Mostly unnamed people accused Herman Cain of unspecified conduct which some people who will not specify the people or...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 02, 2011 34 Comments

I've been struggling to put my finger on just what it is about how Politico handled the Herman Cain allegations that I find so offensive. Michael Walsh has a good explanation, Return of the Whipsaw, which starts and ends as such: First, posit the existence of a...

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