The Other McCain

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

Journalism, Credibility and ‘Experts’

Brittany Bernstein at National Review notes: NPR’s standards chief, Tony Calvin, had to issue an unusual bit of guidance to staff this week: stop quoting Carl Tobias. The instruction came after Calvin found NPR reporters had quoted the University of Richmond law professor 77 times on a variety of topics. “If Tobias’s name sounds familiar, […]

In The Mailbox: 12.22.25

— compiled by Wombat-socho News – Senator Mike Lee introduces the Cartel Marque & Reprisal Reauthorization Act. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: A Day in the Life of a Pompeian Slave, The Great Feminization, AI Time Travel – Arriving at Ellis Island 1907, A Walking Tour of Andersonville Prison […]

Rule 5 Sunday: In Honor Of Alice Cooper

— compiled by Wombat-socho One of the anime that got me seriously interested in the medium was Gunsmith Cats, an anime about a pair of fun-loving gals who run a gun shop in Chicago. The protagonist, Rally Vincent, was not only a hot babe who could shoot, but she could drive like a bat out […]

FMJRA 2.0: A Week In The Ruts

— compiled by Wombat-socho So the Bravos came to town and utterly wrecked our shit. Jim Kaat held them to two runs in the opener, but Steve Renko and Pat Dobson got beaten like red-headed stepchildren; game 2 was a 15-10 slugfest, but it really wasn’t that close. Fortunately, the Twins were next up, and […]

Thoughts From a ‘Heritage American’

Perhaps you’re not on X (formerly known as Twitter) and therefore have been spared the quarrel over “Heritage Americans.” Don’t know who coined that term or in what context it originated, but it seems to be a critique of the “proposition nation” ideology that George Will did so much to promote. Far be it from […]

‘Yes, We Stole the Election. Oopsie.’

A brutal fact-check from the land of Fani Willis: Earlier this month, Fulton County admitted that approximately 315,000 early votes from the 2020 election were illegally certified but were nonetheless still included in the final results of that election. The admission came during a Dec. 9 hearing before the Georgia State Election Board (SEB) stemming […]

In The Mailbox: 12.19.25 (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 Director Blue: Ten Steps To End Jihad Against The West,  357 Magnum: 65 No-Go zones in Sweden EBL: Pluribus, Fish Fajitas, Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan Convicted Of Felony Obstruction, Alleged Brown University […]

In The Mailbox: 12.19.25 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: More Improvised Weapons from Around the World Director Blue: Racism Under The Banner Of DEI Is Still Racism, also, A Walking Tour Of Porkopolis EBL: Classic Christmas Songs, also, Julie London – “I’d Like You For Christmas” Twitchy: Try As Hard […]

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