The Other McCain

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

BREAKING NEWS: Nashville School Shooter Is Probably Not a Trump Voter

While I always strive to avoid speculation in situations like this, the (allegedly) transgender person known as Audrey (or “Aiden”) Hale does not seem to fit the MAGA profile. It is not yet known if Hale’s motive was political, or if she/“he” was just crazy. Therefore I must withhold judgment on whether this shooting — […]

Inheriting a Legacy of Liberty

In his monumental Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund Burke goes to some length to demonstrate how the principle of inheritance operated in English law. The young person to whom he addresses his lecture — which began as a correspondence — seemed to have been deceived by those who contended that the English constitution […]

Late Night With Rule 5 Sunday: Riley Gaines

— compiled by Wombat-socho Swimmer Riley Gaines, who competed for the University of Kentucky in the NCAA finals against infamous troon “Lia” Thomas, has had some harsh words for the NCAA and also for elite athletes who thanked her privately for coming out against “transgender” men in women’s sports. Now I realize these private thanks […]

NOT a Babylon Bee Headline

Just a few days ago, I was talking about how satire is rapidly becoming impossible because reality has gotten so weird. The person using the name “Mara” has locked his/“her” @massofclay Twitter account, after deleting the series of posts complaining about a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent at New York’s JFK International Airport who allegedly […]

Fear And Loathing On The Intertubes

— by Wombat-socho Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. I don’t follow VTubers because my attention span these days is short enough I have a hard time making it through a lot of YouTube videos, much less a three-hour stream, and I’m not in the target demographic anyway. However, when #1 Son threw me […]

FMJRA 2.0: Die Macht Der Bilder

— compiled by Wombat-socho Sorry about last week, loyal members of the Commentariat. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. The COVID-19 Fetish Community The DaleyGator Okrahead A View From The Beach Flappr EBL 357 Magnum The Answer Is ‘Yes’ Okrahead The DaleyGator A View From The Beach EBL 357 Magnum   Hiding In Plain […]

‘Limited Scientific Evidence’

Are you kidding me with this? What kind of “journalism” is being practiced at NPR? Perhaps the kind in which ordinary common sense is prohibited. You don’t need an advanced degree in biology to know that the average man is 5-foot-10 and the average woman is 5-foot-5. And these average differences have a profound effect […]

In The Mailbox: 03.24.23

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Compliance Does Not Guarantee Your Safety EBL: The Wrong Man, Orgins of “Licking Into Shape”, and Did Trump Escape Them Again? Twitchy: Where’s Fetterman? also, Pinche Gordita Ana Navarro Whines About […]

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