The Other McCain

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

‘A Massive Problem’: Free Speech for People Who Don’t Want Open Borders

Max Wilkinson is member of the British House of Commons, one of 72 members belonging to the Liberal Democrats, currently the third-largest party behind the ruling Labour majority (which holds 404 seats) and the Conservatives (Tories, with 116 seats). In December, Wilkinson “enjoyed a lively debate at the Demos Collaborative Democracy Network event,” where he […]

Thinking About Mogadishu

Last night, I was inspired to watch Black Hawk Down again, although I’ve seen it many times before, including during its original 2001 release. Perhaps you’ve forgotten this from 2022: Staff Sgt. Robert McCain wanted to be in the Army for as long as his mother can remember. But McCain remembers exactly when he knew […]

Guess What Time It Is, ‘Iranian Leaders’?

Do me a favor: Somebody translate this into Farsi, and bring it to the attention of the surviving “leadership” in Tehran, because they obviously don’t know what time it is — it’s time to quit, fellows: The U.S. military is preparing to deploy at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle […]

ISLAMIC TERRORISM IN TEXAS? UPDATE: ‘Property of Allah’ Shirt

Please note the question mark in the headline, because officials are not saying that it definitely is terrorism, but it kind of looks like it: The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has discovered evidence at the scene of the mass shooting at a popular Austin nightclub that indicates a potential nexus to terrorism. During […]

‘Major Combat Operations’ in Iran UPDATE: Is the Ayatollah Dead, or Not? UPDATE: He’s ‘Pining for the Fjords’

UPDATE 5:10 p.m. ET: The Associated Press: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, Israeli officials told The Associated Press on Saturday. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. or Iran on his status. The old Monty Python parrot sketch reference […]

What Happens When Liberals ‘Succeed’

Liberalism is about winning elections. Whatever the actual results of liberal policies may be, in terms of the well-being of the people who vote for liberals, are of no real consequence. So long as liberals keep winning elections, they consider their policies successful. We see this all the time in places like Baltimore, Philadelphia and […]

The Canadian ‘Gunperson’ and the Syllogism of the Liberal Narrative

The phrase “deranged transgender teenager” may be somewhat redundant, and especially when you add “Canadian” to the phrase. Is there any such thing as a normal transgender teenager? And isn’t everybody in Canada more or less deranged? Nevertheless, perhaps we can all agree that 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar was not even normal by Canadian standards. […]

BREAKING: U.S. Strikes Venezuela UPDATE: Maduro Captured, Trump Says

UPDATE 5 a.m. ET: BIG BIG BIG NEWS: The U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, who has been taken out of the country, President Donald Trump said on Saturday. . . . “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President […]

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