Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds

VIRGINIA POSTREL: Why the Anti-Promethean Backlash? I suspect it has more to do with the betrayal of ordinary people by tech elites over the past couple of decades. When tech leaders are talking about the moral necessity of infecting people with ticks that will give them meat allergies to “save the planet,” it’s hard to be optimistic.

THE “HAVE YOU NO DECENCY?” CROWD CAN FO:

OPEN THREAD: Some people stop at nothing.

RULING CLASS HATE HAS WRECKED AMERICA:

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE: Doctors “Astounded”: Long-Held Belief About Coffee and Heart Rhythm Was Wrong. “Although people with heart conditions such as A-Fib are often told to avoid caffeine because it might worsen symptoms, new research suggests the opposite may be true. . . . The research team titled their project DECAF, short for Does Eliminating Coffee Avoid Fibrillation? It is the first randomized clinical trial designed to examine the relationship between caffeinated coffee and A-Fib. The study received support from the National Institutes of Health.”

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO LIE ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT: NY DoorDash driver arrested after sharing video of naked customer passed out in his own home. “She had been the one to contact cops, claiming she had been deliberately lured by the man, even though he appeared to be passed out in his own home. . . . However, Ring camera footage appears to show Henderson let herself into the man’s house, and police have said there is no indication she was encouraged to go in, let alone film.”