I agree about dress codes loosely but also acknowledge that if I go into a place of worship (even as a None who is a total heathen), I do respect the dress code out of respect for the place. That does not mean I go to religious places a lot.  But if a friend is getting married in a Muslim ceremony and everyone will be…

A prosecutor makes a basically secret, informal agreement with a powerful man to help the powerful man in a civil trial regarding the same conduct, and that secret, informal agreement then forms the basis for overturning a jury verdict finding him guilty.

That’s not how binding agreements work.

See I am technically correct and you are morally correct. But your statement in no way contradicts mine. I was giving an example of a common use. But cosbys situation is technically identical from a law perspective. If you want these agreements to have oversight, no argument here. But we don’t make post facto laws…

It was not a benefit to Cosby- it was a benefit to his accuser. Without the promise of no prosecution, Cosby could have plead the fifth on all questions asked, and his accuser wouldn’t have won her civil suit. By removing threat of prosecution, it removed his ability to plead the fifth.

He is. And fuck Cosby. However, predominantly fuck the prosecutor that created this constitutional issue.

There’s two places for anger to go here: Bill Cosby, obviously, because of his sexual assault, and the DA who lied and said he wasn’t going to bring a suit against him. This is not the PA Supreme Court’s fault. No matter how obviously guilty someone is, you can’t set a precedent that it’s ok to revoke someone’s fifth…

Unless it was the the other CDC, the Center for Demented Creeps.

Let's not jump to conclusions.

Apparently, people that didn’t find Cats disturbing enough.

Restock you edibles supply, people. We goin’ for a ride.

It would only be fair. Quid pro quo, those fuckers should understand Latin.

Cool, pull their tax exemptions.

It would be nice if one person who talked about the lab leak theory would talk about the actual viral lab leak that happened here, in the US, on purpose, with anthrax in 2001. I have yet to see anyone direct a finger to us as an example of an actual, factual lab leak. But obviously the conspiracy is more about…

The problem is not the lab leak theory, it is the unspoken assumptions that have been attached to the theory. Specifically, they are not talking about a lab that was studying and trying to cure or prevent the spread of naturally occurring types of coronavirus. They are talking about it as though it was a genetically…

I think you make an important distinction that’s missing from the conversation about the lab leak theory. The lunatic Trump supporters are pushing the theory that Covid-19 was manufactured by the Chinese and released to the public on purpose. That’s not what Stewart and anyone I know on the left is suggesting, so…

Anyone who has been watching A Late Show for the last 15 months can tell you that it has not been filming since March 2020 from the storage closet, but only the last few months. The bulk of the time, it was broadcasting from Stephen's house, which is why his family became his crew.

John Oliver talks about Vincent Chin some this week, including outrageous quotes from the judge who oversaw the murder trial.

“I live in Oakland, you fucking asshole! You’re a loser!”