The Other McCain

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

Anarchy in Baltimore

What happened Monday night in Baltimore, the Economist reported, “is perhaps best described not as a riot but as anarchy”: Though there are police lines, there are few protesters or people fighting the police or hurling stones. Indeed, where the police are lined up, the people standing around are mostly taking photos on their phones. […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 04.28.15

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS BALTIMORE BURNING – RIOTING ERUPTS AFTER FREDDIE GRAY FUNERAL Slain suspect’s sister disapproves of rioting Fifteen officers injured, six hospitalized as questions over police reaction begin Baltimore mayor finally calls for National Guard, imposes curfew Nepalis Dig Through Quake Rubble For Survivors PM says death toll could reach 10,000 […]

Mayor In Dire Straits? Media Pool Accused Of Twisting Her Words?

by Smitty The Mayor accusing media twisting her words. Thousands heard her on TV live! #BaltimoreRiots demand her resignation. pic.twitter.com/1xT69UVMqT — dessgess (@dessgess) April 28, 2015 That almost recalls a song: Here’s what Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake actually said: The poor mayor. She misquoted herself. She meant to say: “We gave them space. . .the final […]

If You’re Rich, Bisexual and Mentally Ill, Columbia University Wants You!

Trust me, when an Ivy League university freshman says she’s “upper middle class,” she’s what most of us would call “rich”: I am undeniably absolutely white and mostly WASP my family is upper middle class and supports me financially . . . my gender is basically “everybody told me I was a girl and I […]

Introduction To Feminist Theory

Until I started studying radical feminism, I never thought of “normal” as an achievement. “If you want to understand feminism, begin by studying abnormal psychology,” as I explain on page 18 of Sex Trouble: Essays on Radical Feminism and the War Against Human Nature. Perhaps no entirely sane person would ever sign up for a university […]

Late Night Reprise With Rule 5

— compiled by Wombat-socho No appetizer this week; the hour is late and I need to get this done so I can rise early in the morning and continue working on the Great Move West. As usual, many of the following links contain links to pics of scantily clad women which may or may not […]

Intolerant Diversity, ‘Rape Culture,’ and the Feminist-Industrial Complex

Perhaps yesterday’s discussion of academic feminism — “The Feminist-Industrial Complex: Academia and the Means of Production” — was one of those “TL:DR” experiences for you. Certainly, when I stretch it out to 3,600 words, with lengthy quotations from Queer Theory scholars, I understand that many readers will skip out after a few paragraphs. The reader’s […]

FMJRA 2.0: When Things Aren’t Going Your Way

— compiled by Wombat-socho Late Night With Rule 5 Monday Batshit Crazy News Regular Right Guy Animal Magnetism Average Bubba Proof Positive A View from the Beach 90 Miles from Tyranny Mansplaining and Femsplaining Batshit Crazy News Watcher Of Weasels VA Right Noisy Room Trevor Loudon The Right Planet Emma Sulkowicz Is a Vindictive, Dishonest […]

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