The Other McCain

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

Arkansas Teacher, 57, Gets Probation After Lesbian Molestation of Girl, 16

Helen Banks molested teenage girl. Monticello, Arkansas: A 57-year-old school teacher that resigned after being arrested, accepted a plea bargain [Aug. 6], in Drew County Circuit Court. Helen Banks, a former Drew Central High School teacher, agreed to a term of 8 years probation and will be required to register as a sex offender. It had […]

“Mokita”

by Smitty In the Kivila language of the Trobriand Islands…“mokita”…means “truth we all know but agree not to talk about”. http://t.co/PvWCDemEXq — ‘Teahadist’ h/t@DMat (@smitty_one_each) August 18, 2014 Mokita is the antonym of Political Correctness, that falsehood we all know but can’t seem to get the Progressive to quit humping like a sexbot. I guess […]

When All Else Fails, Paul Ryan, Try Liberty

by Smitty there is an alternative: the Founders’ vision, which puts individuals, their families and their communities—not government—at the center of American life. What does this vision look like in action? For starters, it favors choice and competition over government-run solutions. It would make health care a true market with transparent prices and more choices. […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 08.18.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Ukraine Claims Control Of Lugansk City Center Rebel discipline inside the city breaking down Red Cross waits for guarantees as Ukraine truce discussed Germany: Some progress in “difficult” Ukraine/Russia talks Pope Francis Calls For “Fraternal Dialogue” With PRC, Norks Pope gets rock-star treatment at Asian Youth Day Curfew Reimposed […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Dirty Denim

— compiled by Wombat-socho Can’t remember where I first heard the Donnas; probably in 2002 when they were having their 15 minutes of fame from “Take It Off”. Anyway, for reasons only a psychiatrist would be able to unravel, I’ve always liked the band and its songs, and both seem to fit what we do […]

Kimberlin Trial: The ‘Yuck’ Factor

“Brett Kimberlin is a pedophile.” — Ali A. Akbar, Aug. 11, 2014 Aaron Walker is transcribing (Part I, Part II, Part III) this past week’s trial in the Maryland case Kimberlin v. Walker, et al., in which John Hoge, Ali Akbar and myself were co-defendants. Of all that he alleged in his original complaint — stalking, […]

Feminism as Rationalization

One thing you notice if you pay close attention to the autobiographical details that feminists let slip as they’re telling their narratives (because “the personal is political,” y’know, and feminism enthrones extreme subjectivity as “the authority of experience”) is that many of these women have psychological damage they channel into political belief because they can’t […]

Texas Democrats vs. the Rule of Law

Even a liberal like Jonathan Chait can see it: They say a prosecutor could get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich, and this always seemed like hyperbole, until Friday night a Texas grand jury announced an indictment of governor Rick Perry. The “crime” for which Perry faces a sentence of 5 to 99 […]

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