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

‘I Feel Like I Just Found Out I’ve Been Living on the Moon’

So says a progressive feminist, in agreeing with Ace of Spades’ take on the Julian Assange rape accusations, as described in an Australian newspaper account: She says they had consensual sex but she woke up the next morning to find him having intercourse with her to which she had not consented. When she asked him if he […]

Unwatchable BloggingHeadsTV Episode in Which I’m Mentioned

Amanda Marcotte and Maureen “Moe” Tkacik discuss the rape accusations against Julian Assange — including the feminist rage over “rape apologism” — and one of my posts is allegedly discussed but (a) like most episodes of BloggingHeadsTV, this is quite nearly unwatchable; and (b) even if it were watchable, my house is too doggone noisy […]

BREAKING: Arizona Republican Lawmaker Hospitalized After Attack

Evidently he surprised a burglar: Police in Casa Grande say an Arizona legislator was sent to the hospital after being beaten and knocked unconscious. Mike Keck of the Casa Grande Police Department says Rep. Frank Pratt was found by his wife about 8 p.m. Saturday at his business, Pratt Pools in Casa Grande. Keck says […]

More Assange-Related Feminist Meltdown

Moe Tkacik is a female writer for the Washington City Paper who wrote an article mocking the rape charges against Julian Assange. She included the names of his accusers, Anna Ardin, 31, and Sofia Wilen, 26. The names of Assange’s accusers are not secret. The Sydney Morning Herald and umpteen jillion liberal blogs have named […]

Rape: I’m Against It

Also arson, armed robbery and extortion. Pretty much everything that’s illegal, I’m against it — fireworks and high-speed driving being the two (usually) victimless crimes of which I’m most fond. However, nobody’s asked me today about why I hate Nanny State anti-fireworks laws (“Light Fuse, Get Away“), nor have I been asked to debate whether the […]

Your Daily Julian Assange Update: The Left’s ‘Mind-Bending Contradictions’

Instapundit linked the Hot Air headline — “Anti-Americans vs. feminists: The Leftist meltdown over Assange” — which more concisely captures the contradictions than does the Daily Mail the headline, “Fancy that! The Left is at war with itself over Mr WikiLeaks.” The backstory: A few days ago, the Guardian — Britain’s leading newspaper of the Left […]

Maybe He Should Have Become a Columbia University Professor

Regular readers will remember Ray Greaves, author of The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure. And now, from Dave C. at Point of a Gun comes this news: PUEBLO, Colo. — A Colorado man who wrote a how-to guide for pedophiles is headed to Florida to face obscenity charges. Phillip R. Greaves of Pueblo, Colo. waived […]

Petty Grifters Gone Big-Time

Dan Collins calls attention to the fact that some charities aren’t all that charitable — that is to say, not a lot of what they collect goes to whatever cause it is they claim to support. Dan ends his post with a link to a truly horrifying story. This is Edward Garcia Jr., 36, and his […]

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