The Other McCain

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

Malaysia Mystery Deepens

Honestly, I expected this missing jet thing to be resolved quickly, but now it’s taken a decidedly weird turn: Malaysian authorities said Sunday that the number of countries involved in the search for the missing jetliner has increased from 14 to 25, as the investigation shifted its focus toward the actions of the flight crew. […]

His Daughter’s Ex-Boyfriend

Or, How to Get Shot Dead in Texas: The Houston father who police say fatally shot a 17-year-old boy who was inside his daughter’s bedroom early Thursday morning will likely not be charged, an area prosecutor told MyFoxHouston.com. Although a grand jury will review the case, prosecutor Warren Diepraam said it is unlikely that the […]

The U.N. And $5 Are Worth A Beverage At A Coffee Shop

by Smitty Via Hot Air: Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that declared a planned referendum on the status of Ukraine’s Crimea region “can have no validity” and urged nations and international organisations not to recognise it. “This is a sad and remarkable moment,” Samantha Power, the American ambassador to the United […]

‘Snools Rule’: Mary Daly and the Radical Feminist School of Atrocious Writing

Mary Daly (October 16, 1928 – January 3, 2010) was an American radical feminist philosopher, academic, and theologian. Daly, who described herself as a “radical lesbian feminist”, taught at Boston College, a Jesuit-run institution, for 33 years. Daly retired in 1999, after violating university policy by refusing to allow male students in her advanced women’s […]

Feminists and Their Vaginas; Also, Guess Who’s Talking About ‘Forced Procreation’?

Last night I teased this at the end of a post about two “empowered” feminists and their podcast about the men they’ve had sex with. At Huffington Post, author Jenny Block wrote a column with the headline, “My Vagina Doesn’t Smell Like Shame“: So, I’m going to just put this out there loud and proud. […]

VIDEO: Harry Reid’s Koch Rant

In a Senate floor speech Thursday, the Senate Majority Leader used the word “radical” 21 times in attacking the Left’s bogeymen: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Thursday accused Republicans of holding up crucial assistance to Ukraine in order to protect the Koch brothers. Reid tied the billionaire brothers who have bankrolled conservative causes […]

Two Sluts Do ‘Empowering’ Podcast

The headline at progressive blog Alternet: “Guys We Fucked:” The Anti Slut-Shaming Podcast That Everyone’s Talking About Everybody is talking about this? Really? It’s a podcast, for crying out loud. But never mind that. Here’s the background: Corinne Fisher and Krystyna Hutchinson have had a lot of sex — and they’re not afraid to talk […]

Why Does Ezra Klein Hate Gays?

It’s a silly question, but his fellow liberals are trying to tell Klein he can’t hire who he wants at Vox.com: Hipster Homophobia: Ezra Klein’s Vox hires Falwell-loving gay-bashing “gay” — John Aravosis Ezra Klein’s Queer New Hire — American Prospect Vox’s Unbelievably Terrible New Hire — Slate Since when did having the “correct” opinion […]

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