The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Did I Ever Mention …

. . . that I live about a mile from the Appalachian Trail? And that my teenage sons have a pretty serious gun collection? The reason I mention this is because Professor Glenn Reynolds linked to an article on a survivalist site about the “Redoubt of the East,” which the author describes as the mountains […]

Naked Scarlett Johansson: ‘It Would Be Irresponsible’ Not to Support Obama

A story I missed: Somebody hacked her cell phone and got hold of naked photos Johansson had taken of herself and sent to her (now ex-)husband Ryan Reynolds. I only learned about this yesterday because I glanced at a headline linked on the sidebar of an article and (the mind plays funny tricks) got the idea […]

Herman Cain ‘Re-Assessing’ Campaign

Suggestion for Mr. Cain: Fire whoever it was on your staff who left me off the conference call to which Robert Costa was invited: “Over the next several days, we are going to continue with the schedule as usual,” he said. “I’ve got a major speech tonight at Hillsdale College on national security and foreign […]

Another Under-Bus-Toss For The DOD?

by Smitty Apparently the ACLU is feeling stretched by the Defense Authorization Bill, emphasis original: The Defense Authorization bill is now on the Senate floor with troubling provisions that would give the President — and all future presidents — the authority to indefinitely imprison people, without charge or trial, both abroad and inside the United […]

‘Here We Go Again’

So said Mrs. Herman Cain, when told of the allegations made by Ginger White. That quote was from Herman Cain’s appearance on Wolf Blitzer’s show, in which he made a flat denial: “I have nothing to hide,” he said. “I did nothing wrong.” Asked directly by Mr. Blitzer, “Was this an affair?” Mr. Cain responded, […]

Exploring ‘Explaining Postmodernism’ By Stephen Hicks 3: Reason Is Over-rated

by Smitty‘Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar who could think you under the table.’ The Enlightenment triggered vast improvement in the human condition, but also triggered reactions on the European continent. If Kant laid a left full rudder on philosophy, and Hegel brought philosophy’s engineering plant to ahead full, then Heidegger steadied the philosophy on […]

Bob Belvedere: Mega-Hitter

The Camp of the Saints has crossed The Threshold of Blogospheric Glory, by faithful application of The Rules. In the celebratory spirit of this auspicious occasion, we’ll try to forget about the time Bob tried to foist a Canadian “social activist” on us as Rule 5 material.

LIVE AT FIVE – 11.29.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Cain Accuser Has History Of Money Problems Another day, another accuser, this time with an extremely checkered past Egypt’s Elections Go Smoothly Turnout large, expected violence largely absent Barney Frank Won’t Seek Re-Election Lacks stomach for campaigning in a new district, or so he says POLITICS LAPD Chief: Occupier […]

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