The Other McCain

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

7 p.m. ET Tonight: The Other Podcast Surrenders to ‘Yellow Peril’ Hysteria

  For too long, my podcasting partner John Hoge and I have attempted to downplay the dangers of the Deadly Chinese Menace. We tried to be voices of prudent skepticism amid the hysterical outpouring of Fear and Loathing unleashed by the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. It seemed to us irresponsible — and perhaps even racist — […]

The Other Podcast: Episode 10

Today is not only my wedding anniversary, but also the 10th episode of The Other Podcast featuring my friend John Hoge. We go live at 7 p.m. ET every Saturday, and if you listen live, you can call in at (646) 668-2541. However, even if you miss the live podcast — because maybe you’ve got […]

Podcasting Tonight: Californication!

Is Nancy Pelosi the face of our nation’s future? John Hoge and I will be cranking up the machinery of The Other Podcast at 7 p.m. ET tonight and one of the things we’ll be talking about is the Democrats’ plan to Californicate America, endorsed by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. As Townhall’s Matt Vespa says, […]

Rush Limbaugh: Still Winning

On Thursday, Professor William Jacobson called attention to evidence that the “Stop Rush” boycott campaign has failed. Meanwhile, one of the leaders of the “Stop Rush” campaign, Matt “Shoq” Edelstein, had his lawyer send a cease-and-desist letter to his ex-girlfriend, who had been saying some unflattering things about Shoq. Shorter @shoq: The First Rule of […]

Rush Limbaugh Is Right: The Academic Pro-Pedophile Movement Is a Real Danger

Rush Limbaugh sparked criticism this week by pointing to an article in the British Guardian newspaper as evidence of “a movement to normalize pedophilia.” Limbaugh’s liberal critics are ridiculing his contention, but the movement he described is very real. In 2002, Judith Levine published Harmful to Minors, a book which stirred a massive controversy because of […]

The Neitzschean Existential Angst of Blogging in the Same Sphere as Ace

BTW, in case you didn’t know it, @joenbc hates conservative talk-radio with the heat of ten thousand suns. — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) December 10, 2012 OK, the pretentious title is both: An anti-intellectual mockery of show-offs who throw around terms like “existential angst”; and An honest admission of inner doubts about my own relevance, […]

‘They Should All Be in Prison’

Last night, Lee Stranahan and Mandy Nagy were guest hosts at Own the Narrative Network and, listening to the podcast this morning, I was impressed with Lee’s skills as a radio emcee. He’s really got a quick wit, as his intro of Nagy demonstrates: “Mandy is one of my favorite people. . . . There’s […]

E-Mails Expose MSNBC Host’s Involvement in #StopRush Boycott

Krystal Ball will co-host MSNBC’s new show ‘The Cycle’ starting Monday. FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION MSNBC host Krystal Ball was in close communication with leaders of an online boycott aimed at advertisers on Rush Limbaugh’s popular radio show, e-mails between the boycott leaders indicate. Attempting to discover the identity of an infiltrator in their group, the […]

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