The Other McCain

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

How Not to Succeed

Kathy Shaidle brings to our attention this interesting obituary of a podcast from D.R. Tucker: I promised myself that The Notes would not end up like Culture 11. Unfortunately, it has. Why did Culture 11 go under, while Big Hollywood prospered? Simple: the latter was able to tap into a populist vein, while the former […]

Will the FCC Mess With the ‘Net?

Nick Gillespie says they shouldn’t: Notice that Nick is wearing his trademark leather jacket in June. He wears that leather jacket everywhere, even to the beach.

Happy Father’s Day

Dr. Melissa Clouthier has some food for thought: It’s politically incorrect to say so, but dads matter. They matter to children. We know they matter because we’re a society hungering for positive male leadership everywhere from home to high office. . . . And yet this research from the Heritage Foundation would seem controversial: “The […]

The Goal That Wasn’t

Am I turning into an un-American soccer-loving faggot? What’s wrong with me? Why do I keep blogging about this controversy? But that ripped-off goal still rankles: IRENE, South Africa — FIFA will not address the performance of referee Koman Coulibaly, the embattled official from the Americans’ 2-2 draw with Slovenia, before Monday, a spokesman has […]

Dictatorship of the Obamatariat: Federal Court Rejects Gerald Walpin Lawsuit

Via Instapundit, we learn that a judge has rejected the AmeriCorps inspector general’s wrongful termination claim. Byron York explains: [I]f the decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Roberts stands, in the future the White House will be able fire other inspectors general as it fired Walpin without fear of legal consequences. . . . Judge […]

The Road to Oblivion

Or serfdom. Whatever. President Barack Obama Parkway in Orlando will be built with federal stimulus money. That is, if those stingy mean-spirited Republicans don’t find a way to stop it. They’re always obstructing Hope and Change, you know.

Apology to a Princetonian

In punk-smacking young Isia Jasiewicz the other day, I evidently touched the pride of one of Jasiewicz’s fellow Princeton alumni. Ben has expressed his embarassment on his own blog, and in a comment at my post: It’s pretty clear that the kid meant just to sneer at Beck — problem for her is that she […]

Obamanomics: No Jobs, No Recovery

Here’s a handy little chart showing the pattern of job losses in recessions since World War II: That big red line is the current recession, and Scott Stoddard of Investor’s Business Daily explains: Job recoveries have been increasingly sluggish over the past several recessions and the current downturn looks to be the longest since at […]

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