The Other McCain

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

Essential Feminist Quotes: ‘I’ve Gone Down and Dirty With Strangers’

Left to right: bell hooks, Jaclyn Friedman, Heather Hlavka. “Feminist movement to eradicate heterosexism — compulsory heterosexuality — is central to efforts to end sexual oppression. . . . “Feminist movement to end female sexual oppression is linked to lesbian liberation. . . . “Feminist efforts to develop a political theory of sexuality must continue […]

Barack Obama and Ben Carson

One of them is a brain surgeon. The other one is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. One of them spent years in the pews listening to radical Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Anyway . . . On Monday, President Obama asked Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson about her faith: “How do you reconcile the idea of faith […]

US Paradrops 50 Tons Of Ammo To Syrian Rebels; A Fire-Breathing Obama Calls For Legislation Curbing Ammo Availability

by Smitty The first half of the title is true. The second half, while fake, sounds kinda plausible in our wholly irrational day. One envisions the teleprompter loaded with: I am shocked and disgusted by the indifference our society displays toward the rising tide of global violence caused by the free availability of arms. The […]

Campus Feminists and the Rape Shortage

  More than 17,000 students attend the University at Albany-SUNY. Feminists insist that 1-in-5 college women are victims of rape on campus, and this statistic presents a bit of a problem for Carol Stenger, director of the university’s Advocacy Center for Sexual Assault. Last year there were only 28 reports of sexual assault at SUNY-Albany […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Columbus Day Edition

— compiled by Wombat-socho It’s that time of year again, when all manner of malcontents are coming out of the woodwork and complaining about the poor administrative skills and politically incorrect conduct of the Admiral of the Ocean Sea, going so far as to call for his day being renamed Indigenous Persons Day, or some […]

Is Hillary Melting Down?

  What difference, at this point, does it make? “Hillary’s been having screaming, child-like tantrums that have left staff members in tears and unable to work,” says a campaign aide. “She thought the nomination was hers for the asking, but her mounting problems have been getting to her and she’s become shrill and, at times, […]

Moving the Goalposts: What Feminist ‘Rape Culture’ Discourse Is About

“But the hatred of women is a source of sexual pleasure for men in its own right. Intercourse appears to be the expression of that contempt in pure form, in the form of a sexed hierarchy; it requires no passion or heart because it is power without invention articulating the arrogance of those who do […]

FMJRA 2.0: Four! Four Days Before The Deadline!

— compiled by Wombat-socho Rule 5 Sunday: Time For The Professionals Animal Magnetism Ninety Miles from Tyranny A View from the Beach Proof Positive Batshit Crazy News FMJRA 2.0: Sold Me Down The River The Pirate’s Cove A View from the Beach Batshit Crazy News The #AmberRoseSlutWalk: Feminism as Public Celebration of Inchoate Rage The […]

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