Dear Reader (Including the creepy dude in the raincoat who keeps asking people to inspect his suspicious package),

Last year I went through an IRS audit. I got through it okay. But it was exactly as much fun as you'd expect. Then last week, I came home from a grueling trek on the road to discover I was being audited again, this time for two different years' tax returns — one of them for the year I had just been audited for! In case the IRS is reading this, let me say I am overjoyed to once again work with the fine and upstanding patriots of the Internal Revenue Service to ensure that I am paying my fair share.

It's also a wonderful opportunity. At the risk of being charged with over-sharing with you, my dear readers, I am also in need of a colonoscopy. I am going to try to schedule it around the same time so that I can test the accuracy of a commonly used metaphor regarding these fiscal inspections.

Anyway, I bring this up because I keep getting asked, usually half-jokingly, "Do you think it's because you criticized Trump?" My short answer: "No."

Causation and Correlation

It's a very human ...

October 26 2018

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The Tribal Appeal of Conspiracy Theories Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (Including the creepy dude in the raincoat who keeps asking people to inspect his suspicious package), Last year I went through an IRS audit. I got through it okay. But it was exactly as much fun as you'd expect. Then last week, I came home from a grueling trek on the road to discover I was being audited again, this time for two different years' tax returns — one of them for the year I had just been audited for! In case the IRS is reading this, let me say I am overjoyed to once again work with the fine and upstanding patriots of the Internal Revenue Service to ensure that I am paying my fair share. It's also a wonderful opportunity. At the risk of being charged with over-sharing with you, my dear readers, I am also in need of a colonoscopy. I am going to try to schedule it around the same time so that I can test the accuracy of a commonly used metaphor regarding these fiscal inspections. Anyway, I bring this up because I keep getting asked, usually half-jokingly, "Do you think it's because you criticized Trump?" My short answer: "No." Causation and Correlation It's a very human ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories University Warns that 'Sexualized' Costumes Are 'Dangerous' Katherine Timpf It should be college students' personal choice to decide if they want to display their bodies with sexualized Halloween costumes, and using ridiculous words like "dangerous" to describe doing so is insane. The Pipe Bomber The Editors The responsibility for Sayoc's bombing campaign rests with him alone. Facebook Purges Iranian Accounts Posing as Americans to Stir Left-Wing Outrage Jack Crowe Facebook on Friday deleted 82 accounts, groups, and pages associated with an Iranian propaganda campaign designed to exacerbate American partisan outrage. ADVERTISEMENT The Caravan Exposes the Democrats Michael Brendan Dougherty Their ability to kid themselves about their commitment to border enforcement is one of the reasons America's debate about immigration is so deranged. Claire McCaskill Is Just Another Partisan Democrat Kyle Smith Claire McCaskill only placates the radical fringe of activists and donors that rules the Democratic party. In Praise of Divided Government Jay Cost Divided government is the normal state of affairs in American government, and it's not such a bad thing. 'Medicare for All' Would Be Terrible for Seniors Chris Pope Democrats' enthusiasm for 'Medicare for All' ignores the needs of America's seniors. European Human-Rights Court: Defaming Muhammad Not Protected Speech Jack Crowe Defamatory statements about the prophet Muhammad are not covered by free-speech protections, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 40% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: October 25, 2018 Cartoons of the Day: October 24, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.