The Other McCain

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

‘Monster People’: Were Alec Holowka’s Fears Paranoid — Or Prophetic?

  Last week, independent videogame developer Alec Holowka committed suicide four days after being accused by Zoe Quinn of abusive behavior when Holowka and Quinn briefly lived together in 2009. Nearly three years before his suicide, Holowka wrote a Facebook post in which he said “monster people” in the gaming community were attempting to destroy […]

In The Mailbox: 09.03.19 (Late Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho OVER THE TRANSOM Bacon Time: Look Out!!! Weather Hype!!! EBL: Messaging In Hong Kong That The Chicoms Can’t Block Twitchy: NY Post Reports Ilhan Omar’s Husband Filing For Divorce Over Affair Louder With Crowder: Vegan Suing Her Neighbors Over BBQ Smells RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES Adam Piggott: How To Effectively & […]

In The Mailbox: 09.03.19 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Will A State’s Attorney Plead The Fifth? EBL: It’s Out Of Control – Pedestrians Being Killed By Cyclists In NYC Twitchy: Megan McArdle Defends WaPo Fact Checkers Who Slammed Sanders’ Medical Bankruptcy Claim By Further Dismantling That Claim Louder With Crowder: Crowder Declares Taylor Swift “A […]

Book Launch!

— by Wombat-socho I could have sworn we had a “Shameless Capitalism” tag in here somewhere, but I guess not. Anyway, since I took the day off yesterday, I’ll be doubling up on the linkagery today as soon as I get back from having my claws filed this afternoon, but I did want to mention […]

The Dangerous Myth of ‘Gender Equality’

  Rational Male author Rollo Tomassi called my attention to a recently published study by Florida State University psychology professor James McNulty and his colleagues, summarized thus: Sex is critical to marriage. Yet, there are several reasons to expect spouses to experience declines in the desire for sex over time, and the rates of any […]

Please Go Hit Kirby’s Tip Jar

My brother Kirby has been out of work for two months because of health problems. The good news is, he apparently won’t need more surgery. The bad news is, he’s still getting tied up with the process of getting medical clearance to return to work, so I sent him $100 via Pay Pal. He’s also […]

Let’s Take Chris Hayes Seriously

  Nothing was easier than the point-and-laugh reaction over the weekend after Chris Hayes argued on MSNBC that “the weirdest thing about the Electoral College is the fact that if it wasn’t specifically in the Constitution for the presidency, it would be unconstitutional.” This bizarre tautology — “The ocean would be dry if it wasn’t […]

What Was the Texas Gunman’s Motive?

The man whose shooting rampage in Odessa, Texas, killed seven people had been fired from his job at a trucking company shortly before the spree that ended when he was shot by police. Seth Ator, 36, had a minor criminal record involving offenses committed when he was 19, but authorities were at a loss to […]

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