The Coming Herman Cain Culture War

It's only a matter of time before the Herman Cain sexual harassment settlement is unsealed. The exact nature of the charges against Cain will be revealed. They will most likely turn out to be very ambiguous: banter, innuendo, etc. At that point, here's what will happen: People on the …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday November 1, 2011

He's Back! Arnie's Austrian Comeback

His triumphant homecoming has led some to speculate whether Austria's most famous export since strudel might return to his birthplace to extend his political career. He’s back! After having fallen from grace back in the US due to revelations he fathered an out-of-wedlock child with a household …

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Written by Robin Tim Weis on Friday June 24, 2011

Weiner's Digital Flashing

Who finds fulfillment, sexual or otherwise, from a three-year series of sexually explicit electronic-only relationships that never lead to physical intimacy? A quick thought about Rep. Anthony Weiner: if his account is true, it seems pretty obvious that he is an exhibitionist who gets off on …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Tuesday June 7, 2011

Weinergate: It's None Of Our Business

Do any of us really “win” when a public official is disgraced and humiliated? It seems to me that all of us are losers in this sad and sordid affair. They got him, and they are exulting. “Best. Press. Conference. EVAH!” tweeted a jubilant Robert Stacy McCain after Rep. Anthony Weiner’s …

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Written by John Guardiano on Tuesday June 7, 2011

The Other French Sexual Double-Standard

Many in the French elite have sympathy for Dominique Strauss-Kahn. They weren't nearly so forgiving toward Paul Wolfowitz. Many in the French and European elite have expressed surprising sympathy for IMF president Dominique Strauss-Kahn, now under arrest for attempted rape. They were not nearly …

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Written by Tessa Berenson on Tuesday May 17, 2011