The Other McCain

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

I’m Against ‘Revenge Porn,’ But . . .

. . . proposals to create laws against it strike me as troubling: Revenge porn sites feature explicit photos posted by ex-boyfriends, ex-husbands and ex-lovers, often accompanied by disparaging descriptions and identifying details, like where the women live and work, as well as links to their Facebook pages. The sites, which are proliferating, are largely […]

‘The Dissemination of Hate Speech’

Arkansas Tech University Professor Wayne Helmer wrote a letter to Prism, the magazine of the American Society for Engineering Education, criticizing the inclusion of sexual orientation in “diversity” programs, calling homosexuality a “detrimental, negative lifestyle,” and using scripture to invoke the authority of Jesus Christ. All hell broke loose, of course: The letter prompted the association’s president (Kenneth F. […]

Terrorist ‘White Widow’ Killed in Kenya?

Yesterday, I reported that American, Canadian and British terrorists were said to be among the gunmen who perpetrated the massacre at the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Donald Douglas last night linked several reports that Britain’s notorious “White Widow” had been killed by Kenyan security forces when they stormed the mall yesterday. Now there are still […]

A Rare Disagreement With Thomas Sowell

by Smitty But, for the same reason that it makes no sense to impeach either President Obama or Chief Justice Roberts, it makes no sense to attempt to defund ObamaCare. That reason is that it cannot be done. The world is full of things that ought to be done but cannot in fact be done. […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.24.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Kenyan Army Says Most Hostages Rescued, Mall Mostly Secure President Kenyatta: “Let me make it clear. We shall hunt down the perpetrators wherever they run to. We shall get them. We shall punish them for this heinous crime.” Senator Cruz Vows To Use “All Means Available” To Block Obamacare […]

Bill Schmalfeldt Axed by Examiner (Again) Vows Retaliation on His Enemies

Bill Schmalfeldt ranting, 2011. (Image via Thomas Anderson at Vimeo) “Bill Schmalfeldt doesn’t have principles. Bill Schmalfeldt doesn’t have values. Bill Schmalfeldt doesn’t have beliefs. Bill Schmalfeldt has enemies, and then nothing, a black and dank and empty void of sullenness.” — Ken White, Popehat, Aug. 6 Sunday, I reported that Bill Schmalfeldt was bragging […]

Women’s Empowerment

“Trying not to over-think it, I raised the gun, located the target, and pulled the trigger of the .22. The gun barked, kicking in my hands. I hadn’t hit the black square in the center, but I wasn’t far from it. Roe kept coaching me, I kept firing, and 45 minutes later, when we switched […]

Pennsylvania School Officials Resign After Bizarre Racist Text-Message Scandal

Superintendent Richard Como has retired and Director of Athletics and Activities Jim Donato has resigned after the school officials in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, were caught exchanging grossly obscene and racist text-messages on their school-provided cell phones. Transcripts of the exchanges between Como and Donato obtained by the local newspaper are shocking beyond description. Honestly, you don’t […]

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