The Other McCain

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

Rule 5 Sunday: Late Night With The Alabama Cheer Squad

— compiled by Wombat-socho I should live so long. Here’s a pic of some lovely young Alabama ladies at what I assume is practice. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. Ninety Miles From Tyranny: Hot Pick of the Late Night, The 90 Miles Mystery Box Episode #1477, Morning Mistress, and Girls With Guns.  Animal […]

FMJRA 2.0: Take Me Out To The (Virtual) Ballgame

— compiled by Wombat-socho Aside from the usual weekend sloth, this post is late because Da Tech Guy offered me the opportunity to experience once more the game that got me back into being interested in baseball after a twenty-year-long hiatus: like my father, who gave up on baseball after the Braves left Boston for […]

The Soul of Politics

by Smitty The Soul of Politics p.48: In his essays and articles for the public, Jaffa made at least three significant contributions to American politics. First, by insisting on the centrality of the Declaration of Independence for understanding American constitutionalism, Jaffa was among the first and most influential writers to challenge the doctrine of judicial […]

‘Family Demands Answers’

One of the most tedious consequences of the Black Lives Matter movement is that the news media have taken hold of the notion that any time a black person dies in an interaction with police, this calls into question the motives and tactics of police. There is now a journalistic cliché in which family members […]

‘Science’ Fact-Checks Biden Agenda: FDA Nixes Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Vax

There is a huge backstory to what the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did Friday, but first the basic news: A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel voted Friday afternoon to reject a plan to provide Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus booster vaccines for most Americans, due to a lack of data showing that the additional doses are […]

In The Mailbox: 09.17.21

— compiled by Wombat-socho Everybody likes cheap/free books from excellent writers, right? Well, lookee here. Hans Schantz, he say: BasedCon survived a July deplatforming attempt. Currently underway in beautiful Norton Shores, Michigan, BasedCon has sold out and turned a profit in its debut outing. Celebrate this gathering for based authors and fans of science fiction […]

In The Mailbox: 09.16.21

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: The Left Will Somehow Blame The Inanimate Object EBL: Nicki Minaj Takes On The COVID Industry Powers That Be Twitchy: “Russiagate In A Nutshell”, also, “This Doesn’t Mean What CNN Thinks It Means” Louder With Crowder: School Board Member Is So Happy […]

Journalism 2021: CNN Fact-Checks Rapper’s Claim About Testicles

Wow, I’m so old, I remember when CNN was actually a news organization, rather than a P.R. firm for the Democratic Party. In fact, I’m so old, I was old enough to be partying in discos when the first rap hit (“Rapper’s Delight” by Sugar Hill Gang) made it into the Top 40. Jimmy Carter […]

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