The Other McCain

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

The Mythic World of Women’s Studies

Are you tired of reality? Do you feel that you are being oppressed by facts and logic? Then you should consider majoring in Women’s Studies at one of our nation’s elite universities, where your liberated consciousness is protected from these hateful forces of patriarchy. Just ask Sarah Blugis of George Washington University: Why you should […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.18.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Obama Insists Ground Forces Won’t Join ISIS Fight; Pentagon Less Sure Odierno, former SecDef Gates say not putting boots on the ground won’t work House approves arms for Syrian rebels Iraq PM rules out US ground troops Obama’s approval hits all-time low in ISIS crisis Doctor Confirms Toronto Mayor […]

Senate Poll Wars

Less than seven weeks before Election Day 2014, the epic struggle to control the media narrative continues: Democrats are now (very slightly) favored to hold the Senate majority on Nov. 4, according to Election Lab, The Post’s statistical model of the 2014 midterm elections. Election Lab puts Democrats’ chances of retaining their majority at 51 […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.17.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Obama Urges Global Effort To Stem Ebola As Virus Spreads Pentagon requests approval for $500 million budget shift Global peril cited as US prepares to send troops to Africa CDC ramps up Ebola worker training Ukraine Parliament Approves Special Status For Lugansk, Donetsk Regions Also approves amnesty for rebels […]

‘Erection Equals Consent’?

This is a phrase I never expected to encounter and, when I saw the headline, I misunderstood what the writer meant by it: The flesh is weak: On the Erection Equals Consent rape myth What I expected, based on that headline, was an argument by a feminist “deconstructing” the common claim that men are unable to […]

Kirsten Gillibrand’s Phony ‘Courage’

Kirsten Gillibrand is a Democrat and a liar, but I repeat myself. In her new book, she claims that male Senate colleagues sexually harassed her, but refused to name names, which means either: A. The harassers were Democrats, and Gillibrand is protecting these sexist swine for partisan reasons; or B. She’s lying. You can believe […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.16.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS How Kira Kazantsev Went From Cronut Blogger To Miss America Has always been an overachiever; speaks three languages and triple-majored at Hofstra Happy red cup leads to happy new Miss America Why the Miss America pageant can’t save Atlantic City Obama Dispatching Military, Medical Aid To Africa For Ebola […]

HIV-Infected Music Teacher Arrested for Sex With 15-Year-Old Boy

McKinney, Texas: Police have arrested a Richardson music teacher and charged him with sexual assault after he was found sneaking out of a home in McKinney. The homeowners called police on Sept. 10 to report what they thought was a burglary, police said in a press release Friday. They found Roger Kessler, 43, trying to […]

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