The Other McCain

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

Craziest Cult Story of the Year (So Far)

Say hello to Rashad Jamal White, who insists he is not a “cult leader.” He insists on this while apparently running his social-media presence from a prison in Georgia, which makes me wonder if state officials are aware that prison inmates are using the Internet to engage in such conduct. White’s online enterprise — which […]

History You Probably Never Knew

Very early in my childhood, history became a favorite subject, most likely because of my father’s service in World War II. Knowing that he had been wounded while fighting the Germans in France — he had a deep scar on the back of his neck from the shrapnel that nearly killed him — I was […]

Ex-NFL Player: ‘Average White Guys’ Shouldn’t Be Talking About Football

Rashard Mendenhall kicked a hornet’s nest this week, and even after getting ratio’d into oblivion, refused to apologize: Let us stipulate that we don’t know what set him off. Something must have provoked him to say these offensive things, and his willingness to maintain his defense suggests that either (a) the provocation was great, or […]

But Is It ‘Actual Truth’?

Over the weekend, I saw a lot of headlines about Elon Musk endorsing or promoting an “antisemitic conspiracy theory,” e.g.: Advertisers Flee X as Outcry Over Musk’s Endorsement of Antisemitic Post Grows — New York Times Antisemitism was rising online. Then Elon Musk’s X supercharged it. — Washington Post Ron DeSantis refuses to condemn Elon […]

Rolling Stone Has Become the SPLC?

One sentence in this Rolling Stone article caught my attention: Dolly Parton knows Kid Rock can be, uh, polarizing but she decided to release “Either Or,” her duet with the Bud Light-blasting personality anyway. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Country Music (and Rock & Roll) Hall of Fame member said she could […]

Let’s Play, ‘Find the Hidden Racism’!

Appalling is a word we don’t use often enough, but it’s perhaps the best word for what is going on in America’s public schools in the name of “social justice.” You may not be able to read the text in that screen-cap, but apparently academics have invented a term, “evaded racism.” Here’s a brief summary […]

The Neckbeard Menace: Pathetic Loser Ryan Palmeter’s Jacksonville Massacre

After the news broke Saturday about a mass shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, it did not take long for officials to announce that the shooting was racially motivated, with the white gunman targeting black people — killing three — before shooting himself to death. In a press conference, Sheriff T.K. Waters […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous (Special California Hate Crimes Edition)

In April 2021, the president of the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce was assaulted on the streets by a man who yelled, “F–k you Chinatown! F–k you Chinaman!” A week later, 25-year-old James Lee Ramsey was charged with felony assault and a hate crime against Carl Chan, and the case was scheduled for trial in […]

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