Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 2231

Cannes Greeted Quentin Tarantino With Kid Gloves

“Shame on the critic who gave it a bad review!” cried one journalist.

Amazon Encourages Police to Use Untested Facial Recognition Technology

Amazon’s facial recognition technology is being used to track down potential suspects, even if it’s not fully accurate.

Trump Reportedly Keeps Pushing GOP Donor’s Construction Firm for Billion-Dollar Contract to Build Border Wall

President Trump doesn’t like rules, or laws for that matter. Codes and procedures aren’t great either. Neither are norms really.

17 New Counts of Violating the Espionage Act Ratchet Up Stakes in Case Against Julian Assange

The counts carrying a potential sentence of 10 years apiece, ratcheting up the severity of the government’s case and the First Amendment implications.

In A New Documentary, Survivors of the Parkland Shooting Want Action, Not Pity.

Tori Gonzalez lost her boyfriend in the shooting, and participated in the March for Our Lives rally weeks later.

I Get Super Turned On by Something That Mortifies Most Men. How Do I Ask for It in Bed?

It’s almost become a kink.

I, for One, Am Displeased About Having to Pay for Trump’s New $16 Billion Farmer Bailout

This is on top of the $12 billion we paid farmers last year to sell nothing.

One of Trump’s Attorneys Also Represents the Accused War Criminal He Might Pardon

The situation seems ripe for abuse but doesn't appear to be technically forbidden by any rule or law.

Congress Needs to Take Responsibility for America’s Wars

But it’s a lot easier to let the president take the heat.

The Angle: Is Josh Hawley the New Ted Cruz?

Meet the senator vying for Cruz’s title as “the most disingenuous person in Congress.”