The Other McCain

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

Canadian Muslim Arrested in Somalia After Reportedly Beheading His 4 Sons

Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugged had this story, citing the Blazing Cat Fur blog and, to be honest, my reaction was, “You’re kidding me.” Surely, this had to be some kind of right-wing Islamophobic urban legend spread by irresponsible Internet gossip-mongers. Because I constantly watch the news — my TV is tuned to MSNBC at […]

Far-Right Religious Extremists in Tennessee Attacking Public Education

Oh . . . wait a minute. No, I’m sorry — that’s what the headline would be if Think Progress wrote this story. Let me try again: Teacher Tells Ten-Year-Old Memphis Girl She Can’t Write About God for Assignment Memphis mother Erica Shead said she was angry after her 10-year-old daughter Erin, told her Wednesday, […]

Courage, Alessandra: ‘Let Us Determine to Die Here, and We Will Conquer!’

It’s weird how tunnel-vision can limit our knowledge of the online world. There are vast swaths of the Internet I’ve never seen. Today I noticed an inbound link from “Reflections by Alessandra,” who praised as “beautiful . . . must read” something I’d written. Alessandra’s blog seems to have an almost monomaniacal focus on fighting […]

You Stay Classy, Atheists!

Dana Perino was on Fox News discussing a lawsuit by atheists who don’t like kids having to say “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance: “I’m tired of them. I remember working at the Justice Department years ago when I first started right after 9/11 and a lawsuit like this came through, and before the […]

Does Unemployed Atheist @ChrisRenfrow Need to Work on His Anger Issues?

Let’s begin with some helpful background: @rsmccain @chrisrenfrow #freekate Get a load of this high school teacher on statutory rape. pic.twitter.com/eTiOr1iprR — Summer Koryo (@Skoryo) September 6, 2013 @rsmccain #freekate High School teacher Chris Renfrow @chrisrenfrow Really, No victim in statutory rape? pic.twitter.com/F8WzsLF1Dt — Summer Koryo (@Skoryo) September 6, 2013 .@chrisrenfrow You have wandered into […]

‘Science Falsely So Called’: How Can You Prove Your Innocence, Professor Krauss?

Professor Lawrence Krauss on Australian TV, February 2013. “O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.” — I Timothy 6:20-21 (KJV) “Jeffrey Epstein is the infamous media mogul […]

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Harasser?

In the wake of the atheist sex scandal we reported Tuesday, someone in the “skeptic” community (as these soi-dissant rationalists refer to themselves) created a Tumblr blog called “More Will Be Named” that expanded the list of accused harassers beyond Skeptical Inquirer deputy editor Ben Radford. Before that Tumblr was deleted (for reasons unknown) former […]

The Pope Joins ‘Gang of Eight’?

OK, that's it. I'm moving to Argentina. Or maybe Vatican City. Don't try to stop me, haters. https://t.co/h4Ev65sygV @AlexPappas @mattklewis — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) July 8, 2013 When I saw this Tweet by the Pope, I was like, “Did George Soros pay him to say that?” The House is now considering the Comprehensive Piece […]

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