Godwin's law (or Godwin's rule of Hitler analogies) is an Internet adage that asserts that "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler approaches 1."‍—‌that is, if an online discussion (regardless of topic or scope) goes on long ...read more

What does a post by Robert Reich and a meme placing a well known Republican's 7-year-old daughter's face in a gas chamber have in common? A very real fear of political violence at the hands of Trump's dangerously unstable supporters. Robert Reich posted the following ...read more

I had no idea that Jews and CO2 had anything in common, so thanks to Princeton University Professor William Happer who, on CNBC today, cleared it up for me. Responding to a question from Andrew Ross Sorkin, Happer reiterated a 2009 comment that the greenhouse gas CO2 is just ...read more

North Carolina State Senator Bob Rucho (R-District 39) not only invoked Godwin's Law by comparing something to Nazis, but he ran over Godwin's Law with a tanker-truck full of crazy, stopped, backed up, ran over it again, then got out of the truck to unzip and whiz all over its ...read more