Let’s get the unimportant things out of the way right away. Several people had affairs. That to me has zero news value. And for all the “Why do powerful men cheat more?” headline writers, I suggest taking my Bayesian probability class on Skillshare when I teach it next. But there are at least two important lessons here: First, we badly, badly need to update the Electronic Communications Privacy act from 1986. This was Senator Leahy’s bill and thankfully he has introduced a sensible update ear...

Let’s get the unimportant things out of the way right away. Several people had affairs. That to me has zero news value. And for all the “Why do powerful men cheat more?” headline writers, I suggest taking my Bayesian probability class on Skillshare when I teach it next. But there are at least two important lessons here: First, we badly, badly need to update the Electronic Communications Privacy act from 1986. This was Senator Leahy’s bill and thankfully he has introduced a sensible update ear...