The Other McCain

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

FBI Raids John Bolton: Why?

The big news today raises some intriguing questions. While we must assume that there is legal justification for the FBI’s raid on John Bolton — probable cause to suspect him of illegal activity — the same could be said of dozens of others whose names might be on Donald Trump’s enemies list. That is to […]

In The Mailbox: 08.21.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: A Mother Defends Her Child EBL: Grouper Cheeks, MAGA NY Massive Appeals Court Victory, The Wood That Gave The British A Beat Down, Lawrence Massacre, and Amy Klobuchar Makes Sense! Twitchy: Racist White Va. Democrat Woman Shocks Nation By Holding Straight-Up […]

In The Mailbox: 08.20.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Scientists Can Be Boneheaded Fools Director Blue: Tulsi Gabbard Drops The Hammer EBL: Thermopylae, Mad Anthony Wayne, MSNBC becomes MS NOW, Cracker Barrel – Go Woke, Go Broke, and Fillet Alfonsino from Start to Finish! Twitchy: Jessica Tarlov Explains Why She […]

This Day in American History

Before we discuss what it means — this date marking a crucial anniversary — let us first recount the relevant facts: On or about August 20, 1619, “20 and odd” Angolans, kidnapped by the Portuguese, arrive in the British colony of Virginia and are then bought by English colonists. . . . Founded at Jamestown […]

In The Mailbox: 08.19.25 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: How Is That Criminal Justice Reform Working Out? EBL: Democrat Attorney General Gone Wild, The Brutalist, Why this fish is BANNED IN JAPAN, The Battle of Blue Licks, and Augustus: The First Emperor Twitchy: New Documents Casts Serious Doubt On Hundreds […]

In The Mailbox: 08.19.25 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: The Global Warming Scam Implodes, Thirty Degrees Below Zero,  357 Magnum: The UK’s NHS – Bureaucratic Health Care at It’s Finest, also Gang Violence Called a Mass Shooting EBL: Fillet Lionfish like a Professional, Stuck – The Problem with Promiscuity, Cherry Tree […]

Peer Pressure and Morality: Or, Why Do ‘Girls Go Wild’ in Daytona Beach?

From the headline, you might have expected me to illustrate this post with a picture of college girls twerking in their bikinis on Spring Break in Florida, so why did I choose John Stuart Mill instead? In his most famous work, On Liberty, Mill famously described “the tyranny of the majority,” by which he meant […]

Rule Five Sunday: All-American Girl

— compiled by Wombat-socho I can’t remember posting any Sydney Sweeney since the whole jeans/genes kerfluffle, so I guess it’s about time. Wonder how long it’ll be before people begin shooping her into SS uniforms and making memes featuring her with Hitler quotes a la Taylor Swift? Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. ANIMAL MAGNETISM: […]

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