The greatest nothingburger: Rolling Stone's hilarious Alito 'scoop'

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and his wife, Martha-Ann, are as controversial as the Pledge of Allegiance, or the phrase printed on all U.S. currency, "In God we Trust." Which is to say, they are not controversial at all. 

You would think otherwise from following Rolling Stone’s publication this week of surreptitiously recorded audio of the Alitos. Don’t be fooled: The “scoops” themselves are unremarkable. What is remarkable, however, is the enthusiasm with which Rolling Stone’s...