The Other McCain

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

‘Preying on Vulnerable Teenagers’?

“Remarkable” is the word Professor David Bernstein charitably uses to describe a blog post by a University of Southern California Law School professor who argues that left-wing student protesters are being victimized by advocates of free speech: “When students are goaded into tactical mistakes, journalists should ask themselves whether mean-spirited provocations by seasoned political operatives […]

Yes, America, Erynn Brook Hates You

  Erynn Brook is a Canadian feminist who recently graduated from Ryerson University in Toronto. In February 2017, after the Women’s March, she published a rant about “nice white ladies”: Hillary embodies the lie white women have been fed for years. She was well-dressed, she was smart, she was prepared, she worked hard, she was […]

The Other Podcast: Episode 10

Today is not only my wedding anniversary, but also the 10th episode of The Other Podcast featuring my friend John Hoge. We go live at 7 p.m. ET every Saturday, and if you listen live, you can call in at (646) 668-2541. However, even if you miss the live podcast — because maybe you’ve got […]

The Rhetoric of ‘Social Justice’

Feminist students at the University of Southern California. When did “oppression” become a synonym for failure or unhappiness? How did “privilege” become a synonym for success? And why do so many people now conflate criticism or disagreement with “hate”? During the past five years — since President Obama was re-elected in 2012, basically — the […]

Killer Incest Dad’s Lawyer: ‘He Was Head Over Heels in Love With’ His Daughter

Steven Pladl (left) and his daughter/wife Katie Fusco (right). Earlier this month, shocking headlines announced an atrocious crime: Steven Pladl, 43, had killed his infant son, and then killed the child’s mother, Katie Fusco, 20 — who was also Pladl’s daughter — before committing suicide. Katie had been put up for adoption when she was […]

Former NBC News Anchor Tom Brokaw Accused of Sexual Harassment

  Linda Vester was a 28-year-old NBC News correspondent — the youngest at the network — when she said she was first targeted for sexual harassment by the man who was NBC’s prime-time anchor for decades: In a series of interviews with Variety conducted over several months, Vester alleged that Brokaw physically tried to force […]

No, ‘Incel’ Is Not an ‘Ideology’

  After it emerged that Toronto mass murderer Alek Minassian referred to himself as an “incel” (involuntary celibate), my natural instinct was to make a joke: If Canadian guys who can’t get laid are a terrorist threat, there could be millions of them! The guy was a pathetic loser, and I find it impossible to […]

Queer Feminism: Doing It Wrong

‘Lara Americo’ (left) and Joanne Spataro (right) at DragCon in New York. “I have found some lesbians to be the worst, most binary, most intolerant of them all. Some of them have no concept of another identity. They have this lesbian code of never having sex with another man and they have no idea of […]

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