The Other McCain

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

Loren Burke Is a Great American!

Earlier today, talking about the California surfer dudes who hit the beach in hope of riding the tsunami, I said: There is something distinctly American about guys who are willing to risk their lives for a super-gnarly wave. The surge wasn’t as overwhelming as the surfers hoped — probably a good thing, too — but […]

‘A Vagina . . . and a Brain’

Contrary to feminist myth, many of us guys actually prefer women who have both a vagina and a brain, especially when a woman knows which organ to think with: I have a mind of my own, and I don’t need to be told I’m a victim. Or that society must change utterly for my convenience. […]

A Tsunami of Posturing

Few things are more predictable in modern discourse than the instinctive opportunism of those who, as soon as tragic news makes headlines, seek to turn it to some narrow political advantage. The as-yet-unnumbered innocent Japanese who have lost their lives can speak on behalf of no agenda, and the distraught survivors of the devastation want nothing […]

‘Stacy’s Insult Against Governor Palin’?

Well, it’s come to this. Not content to accuse me of arguing by means of ”oversimplified fiddle faddle,” now Little Miss Attila comes into the comments and accuses one of my defenders of “trying to slide away from Stacy’s insult against Governor Palin — and me — by simply throwing away the word that is […]

‘Looking Presidential’

On a Friday, when the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan is monopolizing news coverage, the White House calls a press conference for the Healer-in-Chief. For those who appreciate raw cynicism, this is a thing of beauty. UPDATE: Darleen Click: [J]ust heard the One say we shouldn’t believe what we are seeing or reading … […]

Paco: You Want Some Of This?
Us: Yeah, We’ll Take Two Terms

by Smitty Paco announces. Best news I’ve heard all flippin’ day. You know what to do.

Cowboy Poetry Of The Day

by Smitty (via Theo)

The Feminist Omerta

Permit me to offer a simple analogy: Feminism is to women as Mafia is to Sicilians. Students of organized crime know that what we call “mafia” was, during its heyday, actually known to its members as La Cosa Nostra — roughly translated, “this thing of ours.” That wild thought occurred to me as I contemplated […]

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