The Other McCain

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

Violence, Foreign and Domestic

Americans demand that action be taken to deal with two grave threats, radical Islamic terrorism and NFL running backs: The N.F.L. remained on the defensive Tuesday as questions mounted over its handling of the domestic abuse case involving one of its star running backs, Ray Rice. Commissioner Roger Goodell went on national television to address […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.10.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Raging Monsoon Floods Kill Over 400 In India, Pakistan More than 1.5 million affected Epic floods link India, Pakistan in disaster Rescuers scramble to save thousands still trapped by floods Cuomo Gets Bruising Lesson From Teachout In Democrat Primary Little-known law prof draws 35% as party’s left wing turns […]

Well, Sink My Car & Call Me ‘Ted’

by Smitty Emphasis and vomiting mine: The Naval Academy was ranked 13th in the list of best national liberal arts colleges, above its rival, the U.S. Military Academy, which was 24th. St. John’s College in Annapolis was ranked 56th. I mean, yeah, you can major in English at Sing Sing on the Severn, but you […]

Krugman, Did You Just Argue Against People Exercising Basic Liberty?

by Smitty . . .polling suggests that support for [Scottish] independence has surged over the past few months, largely because pro-independence campaigners have managed to reduce the “fear factor” — that is, concern about the economic risks of going it alone. At this point the outcome looks like a tossup. Well, I have a message […]

The Rocky Horror Parenting Show

Most parenting “trends” are bad. In general, as a parent, you should strive to be as old-fashioned as possible. Even if your children subsequently rebel against your authority — as, predictably, most kids do — you need to give them an actual authority to rebel against. And then you crush the rebellion like Darth Vader wiping […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.09.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Chick-Fil-A Founder S. Truett Cathy Dies At 93 Champion of conservatism, Christian values, and chicken; cows hardest hit Chick-Fil-A rules the roost, even six days a week “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.” Torrential Rains Hit […]

Nate Silver: Almost 2-to-1 Chance Republicans Win Senate Majority

The poll guru himself phrases it as a percentage — 65.1% — but the overall situation looks very good for the GOP: The bottom line is not much has changed. The FiveThirtyEight forecast model gives Republicans a 65.1 percent chance of winning the Senate with the new polling added, similar to the 63.5 percent chance that […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.08.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Virus Hitting Midwest Kids Could Be “Tip Of The Iceberg” CDC Says Ten states request CDC assistance in dealing with enterovirus Over 900 children sick Rare, serious virus affecting kids across the Midwest Ukraine Cease-Fire Threatened As Fighting Breaks Out In The East Fighting reported near Donetsk, Mariupol Over […]

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