The Other McCain

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

Gingrich, Romney, Trump Monopolize Media; Santorum Keeps Campaigning

“[Obama] made the claim that his policies of taxing the rich is authorized by the Bible. That he is doing what is biblically called for by taxing the rich, by having the government tax the rich. Now, I’ve read the Bible, and I must have missed that passage. . . . This is an administration […]

‘Let-Me-Tell-You-What-to-Think’ and Other Conventional Wisdom Tricks

Many months ago, Ace of Spades erupted in a fury over an “objective” mainstream media news story: Stop telling me what to think! I’d love to link that memorable post, but archive searches on Ace’s site are difficult. The point he made, however, is that some journalists have an obnoxious tendency to assume readers are […]

Part Of Recovering Western Civilization Is Just Saying “No” To Feminist Tripe

by Smitty The Last Tradition links to Lowry in the NY Post contrasting the Titanic with Costa Concordia, but I think this analysis overplays the hand by a long shot: I’m not trying to single out Italian men because the same crisis exists in the United States. We have almost two generation of males in […]

USMC: B(l)ad And Bladder

by Smitty There isn’t any way to defend the action of the Marines urinating on Taliban corpses. It was all over the NBC news last night. But step back and question the timing: In what context did this occur? The trial will be interesting, as we may discover that, while not justified, there were motives. […]

Ron, When You Accuse Israel Of Starting Hamas, You Need To Cite A Good Reference

by Smitty Ron, you can build a case that the history and politics are complicated, and unfortunate, and never moreso than the Middle East. But when you claim that Israel started Hamas as a means of checking Yassir Arafat, you had better back that up. Otherwise, you risk sounding like a tinfoil hat conspiracy theorist. […]

Memo From the National Affairs Desk: How’s the Weather Today in Vanuatu?

“Santorum is a social conservative, and everybody seems to have convinced themselves that social conservatives are a dead weight impeding the Republican Party and therefore no one should ever express support for any social conservative anywhere, under any circumstance.” — Robert Stacy McCain, “Slouching Toward Cedar Rapids” “How long, O Lord, how long? Where will […]

Prayer For The Egyptian Christians

by Smitty Christianity seems to make one a punching bag in the Middle East in general, and Egypt in particular: Under US and international law, growing numbers of Egyptian Christians will qualify as refugees if these conditions continue to worsen. For Americans, the persecution of religious believes in other countries is more than a foreign […]

Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right. Two Thousand Wrongs? A Right Jolly Commie Start.

by Smitty IoawHawk called it a “Last minute entry sweeps Stupidest F’ing Thing You Will Read This Year awards”. Neil Clark blazes beyond beclownment bounds: No one questions that Havel, who went to prison twice, was a brave man who had the courage to stand up for his views. Yet the question which needs to […]

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