The Other McCain

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

Alabama … LOST?

After last night’s heartbreaking loss at Texas A&M, I texted my sons, “Y’all boys have been spoiled by Saban.” Over the past 13 seasons, dating back to 2008, Alabama has lost only 17 games, while recording two undefeated seasons (2009 and 2020) and winning six national championships. Under Saban, the Crimson Tide has won so […]

‘Smart Takes’ = Too Clever By Half

The first thing to understand about Jonathan Chait is that he has never been anything but a pundit. He hired on at The New Republic fresh out of the University of Michigan, and has never done the kind of journalism that involves any actual reporting. He’s never worked at a newspaper, covering city council meetings […]

In The Mailbox: 10.08.21

— compiled by Wombat-socho Since I am turning sixty-two around 5 AM tomorrow, I plan on spending the day indulging in various species of debauchery, most likely involving Mexican food, video games, and possibly baseball, but not including blogging. This means the FMJRA is being officially punted to Sunday, so your links aren’t due until […]

Lepanto

— by Wombat-socho “We are in a new phase of a very old war.” – Gates of Vienna I am reminded by this post linked on Instapundit that I should have posted this yesterday. Lepanto BY G. K. CHESTERTON White founts falling in the courts of the sun, And the Soldan of Byzantium is smiling […]

Congress Subpoenas Ali

The Sammy Davis Jr. lookalike is now world-famous: The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol on Thursday subpoenaed additional organizations connected to the “Stop the Steal” rally that occurred prior to the attack on Congress. The committee sent the subpoenas to Ali Alexander, an organizer of the Stop the Steal […]

In The Mailbox: 10.07.21

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Reporters Still Don’t Understand The Definition of Victim EBL: Brian Stelter Is A Sad Potato, also, Dave Chappelle – The Closer Twitchy: “So, Joe Biden’s Speech Went Well”, also, S.E. Cupp Complains Biden Isn’t “Neutralizing” Biggest Threat To America Louder With Crowder: […]

Milwaukee Teen Killed by Racist System and High-Speed Head-On Collision, But …

. . . well, yeah, mainly it was the collision: Dashcam video shows the crash that killed a 16-year-old and injured five other teens. It started with a police pursuit on Milwaukee’s northwest side, lasting around 6 minutes. On June 15, when the crash happened, Milwaukee police said the pursuit ended before the deadly crash. […]

In The Mailbox: 10.06.21

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM Ninety Miles From Tyranny: The 90 Miles Mystery Box, Episode #1497 357 Magnum: This Happens When You Put Bean Counters In Charge Of Tech EBL: Why Victor Davis Hanson Left National Review Twitchy: Gov. DeSantis’ Press Secretary Calls the AP “Activist Progressives”, also, “Amazing […]

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