The Other McCain

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

‘Superior Male Mathematical Ability’

  Does anyone else remember the “Teen Talk Barbie” controversy? In July 1992, Mattel issued a talking Barbie doll which said various phrases that a teenager might say. One of these phrases was “math class is tough” and, to judge from the reaction by feminists, Barbie might as well have said, “All girls are stupid”: A […]

Generally Speaking, @AmandaMarcotte Is Insane, and Feminism Is Always Wrong

So now, reacting to the firing of Jill Abramson discussed previously, we encounter this commentary from Amanda Marcotte: Women, particularly ambitious women, often feel like they’re in a no-win situation when it comes to climbing the career ladder. They’re told to “lean in” and stop being afraid to ask for what we want. They’re told […]

The Science Is Settled?

Definition of intellectual: Someone who presumes to judge, outside the field of their own expertise, who qualifies as an “expert”: Florida’s Sen. Marco Rubio came under attack this week for refusing to submit to scientific authority. “I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists […]

Can the #Benghazi Spinners Win?

If you’re going to win a spin war, you’re going to need some better answers than “I don’t know.” Lanny Davis, who spent years spinning for the Clinton administration, certainly knows this. I remember Davis’s role in helping shape the administration’s media message on the Lewinsky scandal, and so when Davis was brought in to […]

Was She Too … Bossy?

Gossip swirls after New York Times publisher Pinch Sulzberger fires the paper’s top editor Jill Abramson: Sulzberger and Abramson had a fraught relationship almost from the start of her tenure as executive editor, nearly three years ago. He saw her as difficult, high-handed, and lacking in finesse in her management of people at the paper. […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 05.16.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS It Is Modi All The Way BJP headed for historic victory, Congress for catastrophic failure Judge Strikes All Bans On Gay Marriage In Arkansas Loophole closed that temporarily halted gay marriages At Least 21 Dead In Vietnam From Anti-PRC Protests Rioters protesting against PRC oil rig in disputed area […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 05.15.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Death Toll Nears 285 In Turkish Mine Explosion Hope fading for the remaining 150 trapped Black Pastors Join Legal Fight Against Gay Marriage In Michigan Ministers criticize gay marriage/civil rights parallel Iran Nuke Talks Resume In Vienna Emerging deal unlikely to satisfy Congressmen wanting harder line against Iranian nuclear […]

The Kook Caucus and the Pervert Lobby

The earlier post about @Belle_Knox (Miriam Weeks) elicited an e-mail response from my old college buddy Bert the Samoan Lawyer, who suggests that Ms. Weeks is in need of prayer. Be that as it may, however, Ms. Weeks has quite emphatically rejected any suggestion that she is a “rescue project” in need of assistance. Furthermore, […]

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