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When Skepticism Becomes Cruelty: Megyn Kelly and the Cornell Jane Doe

There is a legitimate conversation to be had about the Cornell Seven case. There are disputed facts. There are questions about consent, intoxication, changing accounts, investigative decisions, due process and how institutions responded. Seven men have been publicly accused of serious conduct, and those allegations have not yet resulted in criminal convictions. Those questions deserve scrutiny. What they do not require is cruelty. And that is where Megyn Kelly crossed a line. In discussing Jane Doe, the woman who alleges she was drugged and sexually assaulted by members of Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity, Kelly did not limit herself to …

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The Cornell 7: Allegations, Power and Impunity

Content notice: This article discusses allegations of sexual assault, violence, and drugs. In September 2026, a former Cornell University student identified publicly as Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit concerning events she alleges occurred at Cornell’s Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024. The seven men named as defendants are: They have since become known online as the “Cornell 7.” That label, however, should not obscure an important legal point: the lawsuit attributes different conduct to different defendants. Being named in a civil lawsuit is not the same as being found liable or guilty of a crime. As of this …

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Blog Post 6 - Gaza

Calling Gaza a Genocide Is Not Antisemitism

Let me begin without dressing this up in diplomatic language: I believe Israel has committed and continues to commit a genocide in Gaza. That is not a statement against Jewish people. It is not approval of Hamas. It does not excuse, minimize or justify the atrocities committed in Israel on October 7, 2023. It is a conclusion about the conduct of a government and its military—the killing of civilians, the destruction of homes and hospitals, mass displacement, deprivation of food and essential supplies, and the conditions imposed upon an entire civilian population. Those distinctions should not be difficult. Yet throughout …

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Blog Post 5 - Press Banned

Trump Barred Press. What Does That Actually Mean?

President Donald Trump has barred reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico from entering the White House grounds, accusing the organizations of publishing “fiction and lies.” Their press passes were reportedly confiscated, and Trump has suggested that other outlets could face the same treatment. The three organizations have now gone to court, arguing that the ban violates the First Amendment. In response, television networks that ordinarily compete fiercely with one another—including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox News—suspended their participation in the White House television press pool. Predictably, that has created some confusion. Does this mean nobody is covering the …

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When Jurors Speak: Evidence, Sympathy and the Law

Since the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, several jurors have spoken publicly about what happened inside the jury room. Their comments have been emotional, revealing and, in some ways, deeply troubling. A note about names: Judge William Sullivan has indefinitely impounded the jury list because of safety and privacy concerns. This post does not identify or speculate about any juror who has not voluntarily come forward. The jurors named here are limited to those who publicly identified themselves, or were identified in reputable media coverage connected to their own interviews: Roni Carlson, Kellie Farina, Paula Devlin and Nick Dargie. …

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