The Other McCain

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

‘Return America to a Dark Past’

One of the things every liberal must believe is Progress, a quasi-religious faith which G.K. Chesterton mocked as “people who prefer Thursday to Wednesday because it is Thursday.” The apostles of Progress would have us believe that 1959 — the year I was born — was a nightmare dystopia, despite those snazy new Chevy station […]

In The Mailbox: 07.26.24 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: They Don’t Own Everything & They’re Not Happy, also, Armed Self-Defense – St. Croix Edition EBL: Dolly Parton Debuts at the Grand Ol’ Opry, also, So was Would Be […]

In The Mailbox: 07.26.24 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Took the day off yesterday, did essential stuff, and relaxed by playing video games. I regret nothing. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Kentucky Is A Bad Place For Bad Guys EBL: MAGA Kamala Harris: Sunlight Is The Best Disinfectant Twitchy: Nooone Is Above The Law […]

Living in Interesting Times

Early this morning, I found myself researching the British industrialist and politician Joseph Chamberlain, whose son Neville became the Prime Minister ruined by appeasement. It was apparently from Joseph Chamberlain that his other son, Austen (Nevill[e’s half-brother) derived the idea of “may you live in interesting times” as being, as is often said, an ancient […]

In the Mailbox: 07.24.24

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: More Democratic Party Violence EBL: John Mayall RIP, Those About To Die, Disney Is Burning, and Did Illinois Deptuty Sheriff Sean Grayson Lawfully Defend Himself From Sonya Massey? Twitchy: Send In The Clowns – Democrats Praise Joe Biden For Lying […]

FMJRA 2.0: The Regrettably Necessary Midweek FMJRA

— compiled by Wombat-socho The less said about the Senators’ miserable week, the better. Son of Silvercon II was a lot of fun, even if we didn’t get the attendance we hoped for. Going to do a longer writeup on the Friends of Fission-chan blog later and link it up. I cannot for the life […]

In The Mailbox: 07.23.24 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: You Are Not Protected By Your ZIP Code EBL: Biden: Bitter and Betrayed, Kamala Harris Is A Terrible Leader, Illinois Deputy Sean Grayson Charged With 1st Degree Murder of Woman In Her Home, and Did Biden have a “medical emergency” […]

The Coronation of Queen Kamala: Why Are You Peasants Such Racist Sexists?

While I usually watch CNN (so you don’t have to), the past couple of days I’ve tuned into MSNBC to see what the real Kool-Aid drinkers are saying, and oh, boy, let me tell you it’s exciting! New York Times journalist and “Morning Joe” panelist Mara Gay added that the Republicans “first instinct is just […]

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