The Other McCain

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

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Readers are familiar with the Brett Kimberlin situation. I have said little about the case since announcing our victory over the notorious bomber in the Maryland case Kimberlin v. Walker, et al. John Hoge and Aaron Walker have continued updating on proceedings in the federal suit, Kimberlin v. National Bloggers Club, et al. What I’d like to […]

Arrest in Hannah Graham Case

  The disappearance of University of Virginia sophomore Hannah Graham has not been solved — she has not been found and it is not known whether she is dead or alive — but a suspect in her Sept. 13 disappearance, who fled to Texas, is now in police custody: The man suspected of kidnapping a University […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.25.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS US, Coalition Forces Hit Syrian Oil Refineries Strategic warfare strikes against ISIS F-22 fighter makes combat debut over Syria Obama urges unity against ISIS network of death Holder hints at US troops going into Syria Will Modi’s Visit Boost US-India Ties? Prime Minister Modi Calls Mars Mission Success “Historic” […]

Historian Erupts: ‘I Will Not Be Lectured to by a Public School Girl Like You!’

Laurie Penny (@PennyRed) was the subject of an item here yesterday because of her quarrel with lesbian feminist Cathy Brennan, an argument that highlights the profound schism between radicals like Brennan (who are and always have been the core of the feminist movement) and trendy opportunists like Ms. Penny. The American reader may ask, “Who […]

Now That Is A Subtle Lie

by Smitty Isn’t this rich? An article on the “Focus on the Family” website written by evangelical author Chip Ingram says, “The Bible’s word on discipline clearly demands that parents be responsible and diligent in spanking.” I grew up in the evangelical South in a pro-spanking family. When my fellow Christians talked about protecting parents’ […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.24.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS WaPo: Obama Bending His Own Counterterrorism Rules In Syria Stretching his own legal and policy limits US told Iran it would strike in Syria, vowed not to hit Assad forces America’s air strikes on ISIS may help Bashar Assad keep his regime alive Islamic State blows away Gulf states’ […]

Brooks Threatens Gore’s Grip On “The Dumbest Thing I’ve Ever Read”

by Smitty Saint Albert of Gore, Lord have mercy on him and his non-grasp of weather, has never recanted from his 2010 utterance: From the standpoint of governance, what is at stake is our ability to use the rule of law as an instrument of human redemption. After all has been said and so little […]

The Incoherence of Liberal Feminism

Laurie Penny (@PennyRed) is a trendy young female British writer who, like trendy young women everywhere, calls herself a “feminist,” a habit that annoys the hell out of actual feminists: From: “Catherine Brennan” <[email protected]> Date: October 20, 2013 7:05:21 PM To: Jason Cowley, [email protected] Subject: Fwd: Internet bullying Mr. Cowley – I am writing because […]

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