In ancient times, the judicial system was especially harsh. Back then, they did not use facts and evidence to prove the innocence of the accused the way we do today. Instead, they used the method of trial by ordeal in which the accused had to do something life-threatening. If the person survived, then his innocence […]
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Born a conservative idea, maturing as a bipartisan one, then tagged a Democratic invention, it survived many attacks but fell victim to the G.O.P. tax plan.

Although it’s been controversial since its debut, Playboy magazine has long been an icon of American pop culture. Sure, it features sexist “pictorials” of beautiful nude women, including many celebrities, but the monthly periodical also publishes short stories, articles, and cartoons by some of the world’s leading writers and artists. Playboy runs interviews of well-known, […]
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Keeping up with the news is hard. So hard, in fact, that we’ve decided to save you the hassle by rounding up the most significant, unusual, or just plain old mind-blowing stories each week. The last week before Christmas was dominated in the US by the Trump administration’s first major legislative victory. More on the […]
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Night showers may be leisurely and relaxing, but our writer was surprised to learn that morning showers — or even two showers a day — may be better.

President Trump signed the GOP tax plan into law this morning, and naturally there was a great disturbance in The Resistance in the U.S.

Pres Trump said he was going to delay tax cut bill signing til January, but changed his mind when he saw TV news coverage this morning saying he wouldn't meet his pledge to sign tax cut by Christmas – so he did it today. pic.twitter.com/vZXbkgFOqq
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 22, 2017

But worries about the tax plan aren’t limited to Nancy “this is Armageddon” Pelosi or other Dems in America:

Australia’s Treasurer: “The Trump tax cuts are coming…

As Twitchy told you earlier, Rosie O’Donnell doubled down on her weird sexual fixation on Ben Shapiro.

I was eager to see how this love story ended. https://t.co/Uo4yknGrko
— Federalist Musket (@Patriot_Musket) December 22, 2017

We regret to inform you that it did not end with a joint ride into the sunset. Rosie rode off all by her lonesome:

Welp pic.twitter.com/GqZ4jQk8xm
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 22, 2017

Now that’s a damn shame…

As Twitchy told you yesterday, 128 countries at the U.N. General Assembly voted to condemn the United States for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Many lefties seem to think that “stinging rebuke” is supposed to make us feel bad, because, as Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif put it, we’re guilty of “thuggish intimidation.”
But are all the countries who are so disgusted by our support for Israel really in any position to pass moral judgment? Jake Tapper doesn’t seem to think so — and yesterday on “The Lead,” he took them to task for their flaming hypocrisy:

Among the 128 countries that voted in favor of the UN resolution condemning the US decision to move the Israeli embassy to Jerusalem were "some countries with some rather questionable records of their own," says CNN's @jaketapper https://t…

From health to the paranormal, we all have an opinion on many things. Maybe you’re convinced that aliens are real. Perhaps you’re not into quinoa. And maybe, just maybe, you liked The Dark Tower this summer. Whatever your opinions, they’re probably based on knowledge. Well, here is a list of things you may or may […]
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President Trump signing the GOP tax bill into law earlier today triggered many on the Left, including Debbie Wasserman Schultz:

Republicans just passed a bill that, within the decade, raises taxes on millions of middle class families and still adds $1.5 trillion to the deficit.
— D Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) December 22, 2017

Her dubious figures aside, worrying about the debt and deficits is cool again!

@DWStweets 1…