The Other McCain

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

Dept. of Bad Analogies

“Last Friday, Kansas legislators approved a ban on insurance companies offering abortion coverage as part of their general health plans.” This is in itself problematic. I’m pro-life, but I don’t like the idea of government bossing around insurance companies, telling them who and what they should or should not cover. And this description of the […]

Never Burn a Source

Nothing is more essential to a newsman’s craft than trust. If your sources can’t trust you to keep a secret, they’re not going to tell you everything you need to know, because sometimes you need to know more than you can actually report. Therefore, to breach confidentiality — to burn a source by reporting what […]

Christina Hendricks Talks About Her Breasts: ‘They’re So Obviously Real …’

“It was reported this year that there had been a sharp rise in breast augmentation in the UK because British women were longing to look more like Christina, though she says: ‘I hope I’m not encouraging that. If there’s anything to be learned from me it’s that I’m learning to celebrate what I was born […]

Everybody’s Talking 2012

Instapundit had an uncharacteristically long post about the 2012 Republican presidential field, my favorite reaction being Professor Stephen Clark’s remark: “Rove and Krauthammer amuse me with their response to Herman Cain. Since when has it become self-evident that a man with the professional accomplishments of Herman Cain is unfit to hold the office of President […]

Shocking Media News

When the New York Times announced an addition to its op-ed pages, one blog headlined the story: Frank Bruni to Be First Gay NYT Op-Ed Columnist in Paper’s History To which I’m sure I wasn’t the only reader to respond, “Wait a minute! Are you trying to tell me Frank Rich is straight?”

LIVE AT FIVE – 05.24.11

TOP NEWS Joplin Death Toll Continues To Climb 116 dead, over a thousand injured; seventeen found buried alive in the rubble NATO Steps Up Attacks On Libyan Loyalists Smart bombs used on motorpool Supremes Order 30,000 California Inmates Released Inadequate healthcare, overcrowding cited in 5-4 decision POLITICS Feds Indict Alleged Philly Mafia Boss “Uncle Joe” […]

NY-26 UPDATE: Are 13 Percent of Voters Really Going to Vote for Crazy Jack?

On the eve of Tuesday’s special election, the most recent polls in New York’s 26th District are a good-news/bad-news tale: The good news is that support for fake “Tea Party” candidate Crazy Jack Davis has been cut in half since a month ago, when Davis — who ran as a Democrat in 2004, 2006 and […]

My Kids: Smart and Good-Looking

Hey, these things are hereditary, right? Friday, my son Jim graduated from high school and Saturday, my daughter Kennedy graduated from college. I thought readers might want to see a few photos of these young scholars and their siblings.

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