The Other McCain

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

The ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Movement Is Dangerous, and Yet Often Hilarious

If you never heard of the “sovereign citizen” movement, these are a species of kook who are, in fact, the domestic terrorist movement that most concerns law enforcement officers, because cops have to deal with these idiots who imagine themselves exempt from the law. The “sovereign citizen” claims to be in possession of “rights” that […]

In The Mailbox: 11.20.20 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual deadlines for the usual weekend linkagery are in effect. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Some Predators Have Four Legs Bacon Time: A New Holster EBL: Space X Launch Twitchy: GOP-Controlled Board Votes To Certify Results From Maricopa County AZ Louder With Crowder: Lindsey […]

In The Mailbox: 11.20.20 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho I had hoped to get all caught up on the linkagery yesterday after getting back from Las Vegas, but I ran out of energy after the first post. Sorry. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM Red Pilled Jew: Wednesday Whittle 357 Magnum: Why “Shoot ‘Em In The […]

Kenosha: Joseph ‘JoJo’ Rosenbaum and the Problem of White Trash America

Nearly three months ago, I wrote a post about Joseph “JoJo” Rosenbaum, the convicted child molester whose attack on Kyle Rittenhouse precipitated the shootings during the Kenosha riot that left Rosenbaum and another rioter dead, wounded a third rioter, and has Rittenhouse facing murder charges as a result. At that point — just three days […]

In The Mailbox: 11.19.20 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: People Buy Security Cameras To Increase Security Red Pilled Jew: Divorce Or War – These Disunited States Ninety Miles From Tyranny: The 90 Miles Mystery Box, Episode #1175 EBL: While CA Small Businesses Are Shut Down, Gov. Newsom Schmoozes With Lobbyist At […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous: Florida Kook Murdered by Deranged ‘QAnon Mom’

“Florida man with ‘sovereign citizen’ views shot to death by woman, police say,” is the headline in the Tampa Bay Times: A Florida man who questioned government authority over individuals living in the U.S. through an online forum was fatally shot, allegedly by a woman who has espoused similar “sovereign citizen” views, police said Tuesday. […]

Oh, Please, Give Me Another Unnecessary Lecture About Classical Liberalism

Nothing annoys me quite so much as people who presume me to be so ignorant of political philosophy that they must tutor me. Sometimes this happens in the comments (you know who you are) whenever I use the word “liberal” to mean, roughly, whatever Democrats believe this week. Conservatism, in the American sense, is opposition […]

Send Ben Sasse to Afghanistan

Give him a rifle and a one-way ticket to Kabul: U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after it was reported that the U.S. is withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. “Headlines about ‘bringing the boys home’ sound good, but that’s not what’s […]

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