The Other McCain

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

You May Be Right. I May Be Crazy.

But it just may be a lunatic you’re looking for. James Fallon, an emeritus professor of neuroscience at the University of California-Irvine, accidentally discovered that his brain scan shows traits associated with psychopaths. This led him to examine his own personal history and write a book called The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist’s Personal Journey into […]

ObamaCare Is Doomed

Megan McArdle recounts the basic case: In a nutshell, Obamacare has so far fallen dramatically short of what was expected — technically, and in almost every other way. Enrollment is below expectations: According to the data we have so far, more than half of the much-touted Medicaid expansion came from people who were already eligible […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 01.22.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell Denies Wrongdoing After Indictment Accuses Federal prosecutors of “unjust overreach” No End In Sight To Ukraine Protests One dead as police storm Kiev barricades “Anarchist” Kejiriwal Cancels Street Protest After Clashes Chief Minister calls off anti-police protest POLITICS David Vitter To Run For Governor […]

Florida Boys Gone Wild?

Dianna Deeley said it best in a comment: I keep waiting to be told this story is a hoax. Instead, it’s a horror show. True, but it’s also an interesting insight into the weird priorities of modern liberalism. Instead of being enraged about a teenage boy being sexually exploited for the viewing pleasure of perverts, […]

Does Christie Add Desirable Gravitas To The Republican Governor’s Association?

by Smitty It sure is the case that outgoing disgrace Bob McDonnell did not. The surprise $1B transportation bill a year ago still hasn’t been clearly explained, but it led into the ominous ethics cloud over McDonnell. That cloud was among the minor factors that hampered Ken Cuccinelli’s efforts last November. So Ken is an […]

Good News, Good News, Bad News

First, the good news: Ezra Klein failed to hustle a multimillion-dollar deal with the Washington Post and will instead go do his own independent site. This is good because (a) Ezra won’t be getting any more of Jeff Bezos’ money and (b) some other chump will therefore pay money for Ezra to compete with the […]

Warner’s Political Scalp Won’t Cover Much, But VA Should Take It Anyway

by Smitty This new ad from Ed Gillespie shows he’s as serious as lung cancer about November:After five years of Obama’s running cluster-frack (you pick the issue, ObamaCare looming largest) it really is time for the voters to say ENOUGH to all of this Progressivism. A rant: The Democrats have weaponized the IRS to go […]

Gay Teen Porn Star Robert Marucci’s Mom Endorses the Florida Way of Life™ UPDATE: Brevard Lifts School Suspension

To creepy old perverts who watch gay teen porn videos on the Internet, he was previously known only as “Noel,” but now the media have decided to make Robert Marucci and his mother famous: Robert Marucci makes no apologies for performing in porn and considers his work like any other job. . . . His […]

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