The Other McCain

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

‘If It Was a Rape, It Was Good Rape’

“One of the contributors [to a 1993 feminist essay collection], Doris C. DeHardt, a feminist therapist . . . thinks that ‘feminist marriage is, like military intelligence, an oxymoron.’ . . . [M]ost of the lesbian contributors took no pains to conceal their sense of superiority at living perfectly coherent feminist lives.” — Daphne Patai, […]

Boy-Crazy Teacher Meredith Powell Raped Tacoma Teenagers, Police Say

A 24-year-old Lincoln High School math teacher was charged Thursday with “two counts of third-degree child rape and communication with a minor for immoral purposes via electronic communication,” and on Friday she pleaded not guilty: Meredith Powell performed oral sex on a 15-year-old student in her Tacoma classroom last month and sent him nude photos […]

Lesbian Teacher Could Face Life Sentence for Molesting Two Girls in California

Andrea Michelle Cardosa, 40, was arrested Monday in Riverside County, California, and charged with 16 felony counts after two former students accused her of sexually molesting them. One of the victims, Jamie Carrillo, made headlines last month when she posted a YouTube video of a phone conversation in which she confronted the teacher she said […]

‘A Genius in France,’ IYKWIMAITYD

When the rape case against Roman Polanski made headlines a few years ago, the film director’s defenders commonly made the argument that he shouldn’t be judged by his crime because, after all, he was considered a genius in France. As a euphemistic synonym for “celebrity pervert,” A Genius in France applies equally to Woody Allen: […]

The Pervert Rights Movement

In the 21st century, the rights of decent law-abiding citizens must always yield to the rights of freaks and weirdos. That’s the lesson in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park, Illinois, where the local public library considers it their duty to provide perverts access to Internet pornography at taxpayer expense. There have been reports of […]

Police: Ex-Teacher Tonya Drueppel, 33, Had Sex With 13-Year-Old ‘Girlfriend’

The headline at the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader: Former Sioux Falls teacher accused of raping female student, 14 The headline is misleading because (a) the girl was 13 when the “relationship” began in 2012, and (b) it was “consensual.” Or, as Whoopi Goldberg might say, “It wasn’t rape-rape.” The quality of news coverage on […]

From Child Abuse to Child Pornography: ‘Our Society Is Quick to Judge’

The quoted phrase is from the mother of former Republican Senate aide Jesse Ryan Loskarn: Ms. Loskarn complained about the “media frenzy” surrounding her son’s arrest in December. “The last month of Jesse Ryan Loskarn’s life was surrounded by a media frenzy, with what appeared to be the goal of destroying his reputation beyond repair,” […]

Prosecutor: Teachers Would Not Help Investigate Predator Who Molested Boy

Matthew LoMaglio, 37, pleaded guilty to molesting an 8-year-old boy who was a student at the elementary school in Rochester, N.Y., where LoMaglio taught gym classes. On Jan. 14, LoMaglio was sentenced to four years in prison, but the prosecutor said many of the criminal’s colleagues did not cooperate with the investigation: Many in the […]

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