The Other McCain

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

Where We’re Heading

If you don’t want to be accused of homophobia . . . The director of a new film featuring gay themes and characters is blasting the movie ratings board for giving the comedy an R rating. G.B.F., set for a Jan. 14 debut, earned the rating for “sexual references.” Director Darren Stein feels the film should […]

Special Snowflake Syndrome

A frightening report from the front lines of the Culture War: Amy (not her real name) sat in my office and wiped her streaming tears on her sleeve, refusing the scratchy tissues I’d offered. “I’m thinking about just applying for a Ph.D. program after I graduate because I have no idea what I want to […]

Harvard Genius Caught in Stupid Hoax

The elitist theory that Harvard students are the smartest people on the planet continues to be contradicted by reality: A Harvard student has been charged in connection with Monday’s bomb threats which shut down four Harvard buildings and canceled finals for many students. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Eldo Kim, 20, of Cambridge, emailed several […]

America-Hating Commie Punk Wanted to Kill Librarian, Had Molotov Cocktails

Because he got kicked off the debate team: Tracy Murphy worked as the librarian at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado but it was his role as the adult adviser for the speech and debate team that led to him being the target of gunman Karl Pierson’s rage. Mr Murphy allegedly demoted Pierson or kicked […]

Family Values as a Math Problem

While reading Professor William Jacobson’s take on the Utah polygamy decision, I noticed that in the comments, someone had linked a Census Bureau report that included this odd sentence: The proportion of one-person households increased by 10 percentage points between 1970 and 2012, from 17 percent to 27 percent. Uh, no: The proper way to […]

Textbook by Bill Ayers ‘Required Reading’ for Freshmen at Marquette University

This got written up by Nice Deb two weeks ago at Breitbart, but I missed it until I saw it at College Insurrection: Students at Marquette University reacted with surprise and dismay when they were informed that a textbook used in a freshman education course was written by William Ayers, former domestic terrorist and founding […]

Michigan Union: Teachers Still Have a Right to Benefits After Boning Teenagers

(WARNING: This item contains strong language, sexual perversity, an out-of-control labor union and sarcasm.) If the American people can agree on nothing else, can’t we all agree — black or white, male or female, rich or poor, gay or straight — that it’s a very bad thing for teachers to have sex with students? And […]

‘Teacher of the Year’ Learns a Tough Lesson: Always Take the Plea Bargain

Ethel Anderson, 31, was once voted “Teacher of the Year” in Riverside, Florida. You might have thought that when prosecutors offered her a 15-year-sentence, the former language arts teacher at Mango Elementary would have known it was the best she could hope for: A female teacher found guilty of having sex with a 12-year-old student […]

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