The Other McCain

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

Obscure Online ‘Celebrities’ and the Fragmentation of Popular Culture

Once upon a time (he says, as if speaking of a distant and possibly mythical past) there were three major national TV networks, which was where practically all “famous” people were seen. During the 1980s, the proliferation of cable TV channels began to change this equation, and one of the responses to the challenge of […]

Magna Carta and Alvin Bragg

“The failure of our education system to teach America’s young people their own history,” I wrote nearly four years ago, “is perhaps best illustrated by the fact that almost no one under 40 today knows anything about Sam Adams except as a popular brand of beer.” And many have suspected that this historical ignorance is […]

In The Mailbox: 04.07.23

— compiled by Wombat-socho “And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, ‘Surely this man was the Son of God!’” Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: You Are Not Protected By Your Zipcode EBL: Good Friday, also, Exodus: Gods And […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous: Teen Psycho Tranny Arrested After Planning Mass Murder at Colorado Middle School

Yeah, I know what you’re saying: “Pretty sure I saw Teen Psycho Tranny open for the Talking Heads in 1983.” But all joking aside . . . A 19-year-old former student has been accused of threatening to shoot up multiple schools and churches in Colorado Springs, Colorado, according to an affidavit from the 18th Judicial […]

NY Prosecutor: ‘We Know Incarceration Doesn’t Really Solve Any Problems’

From the DA’s office that is prosecuting Donald Trump: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s chief prosecutor, Meg Reiss, bragged about letting violent criminals and felons off the hook – including a murderer – using her restorative justice approach to help them avoid incarceration, Fox News Digital found. “We know incarceration doesn’t really solve any problems,” […]

In The Mailbox: 04.06.23 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho From the Northern Command Field HQ in Reno, Nevada, it’s In The Mailbox! Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Soft On Crime Yields More Crime – Canadian Edition EBL: The Last Supper, also, SCOTUS Sides With Troons (For Now) Twitchy: Rashida Tlaib Accuses TN Legislature Of Fascism For […]

In The Mailbox: 04.06.23 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM Ninety Miles From Tyranny: The 90 Miles Mystery Box Episode #2041 357 Magnum: Alvin Bragg Won’t Prosecute Criminals But Prosecutes The Law-Abiding Instead EBL: Trump Delivers Remarks at Mar-A-Lago After Indictment Twitchy: Parent Shut Down For “Personal Attacks” Against School Official’s Transgender Policies, CNN […]

Chicago Votes for More Crime

Some of us hoped, when Chicago voted Mayor Frogface out of office in the Democratic primary, that the city had finally come to its senses. But the runoff election proves Chicago is irredeemably lost: The residents of the Windy City were offered a choice between someone who wanted to rebuild the Chicago PD and bring […]

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