The Other McCain

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

Sexist Racist Hate Group Exposed

Yeah, I’m talking about al-Qaeda: Back in 1949, Sayyid Qutb, the ideological father of al-Qaeda, spent the better part of the year studying education in Greely, Colorado. Greely, at the time, was the kind of town you’d expect neo-fundamentalists to approve of: its puritanical city government, notably, had outlawed booze. But it wasn’t conservative enough […]

Letter to a Damned Fool

Tim Rogers, executive editor of Dallas magazine, decided that my flame war with Barrett Brown (which has provoked the threat of legal action) was a fit subject for a blog post that linked Max Blumenthal — of all people — as the authoritative source on me. Which is damned foolish, considering that I’m rather authoritative about myself. […]

Charles Johnson, Wrong Again

From the “Not Exactly News” category: My post yesterday, “Most of the Miseries of the World Were Caused by Wars,” was all I had intended to say about yesterday’s New York Times article, but my friend Donald Douglas at American Power evidently didn’t notice that post, and so has solicited further reaction. Let’s start with […]

FBI Report: Remember That Predicted Wave of Tea Party Hate Crimes?

Despite warnings about “right wing extremists” from the Department of Homeland Security, the Great Hate Tsunami of 2009 failed to materialize: The number of hate crime incidents in the United States reported for 2009 came down from 2008, according to data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday. “While the number of law […]

VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg Mocks Victim of Charlie Sheen Rampage on ‘View’

In-freaking-credible! It’s not really surprising that Whoopi defends Charlie Sheen for abusing women — she sided with Charlie against his ex-wife Denise Richards —  but is Whoopi not even the least bit curious about the accusation that Sheen “started yelling racial slurs” at Capri Anderson? Whoopi seems to believe that, in any conflict between a woman and a wealthy, […]

Porn Star Date Says Charlie Sheen ‘Started Yelling Racial Slurs’ in NYC Rampage

A few weeks ago, police were called to a New York City hotel room where Charlie Sheen was found intoxicated and naked, having caused thousands of dollars of damage to the room. Sheen subsequently dismissed the incident as “one bad night” and said the media was blowing it out of proportion. Turns out that Sheen’s “date” for […]

It’s On: White Democrat Steny Hoyer Trying to Oppress a Victimized Minority

The victimized minority in this case being House Democrats: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is intensifying his push to capture the No. 2 post in the reshaped Democratic hierarchy, claiming new momentum in his clash with Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.). “Hoyer is going to win,” a source close to the majority leader told The Hill […]

Obligatory: ‘Hey, Did Anybody Notice That Allen West and Tim Scott Are Black?’

Video via The Right Scoop: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Quoted at The Hill: “So I think that the — the liberal progressives saw the strength of the grass-roots movement that we call the Tea Party which stands for ‘taxed enough already’ and they tried to turn against it,” Rep.-elect Allen West (R-Fla.) said […]

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