Throw the book at hate-hoaxer Jussie Smollett

The story of Jussie Smollett and the implausible hate crime attack against him is now familiar to nearly everyone.

Smollett, a little-known actor on a long-running Fox television show, claimed to have been walking down the street minding his own business at 2 a.m. in downtown Chicago when he was attacked by two white Trump supporters wearing red "Make America Great Again" hats who made reference to his race (he is black), his sexual orientation (he is gay), and the obscure television show on which he appeared. The attackers allegedly...