The Other McCain

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

If An Academic Says It, That Makes It OK

by Smitty Check out this picture of the World’s Youngest Blogger a year ago: Via Breitbart: Two medical ethicists connected to Oxford University are arguing in Oxford’s Journal of Medical Ethics that babies have no moral status, and can be killed because they are only “potential persons” rather than “actual persons.” They also argue that […]

Maslow And The Conversation On Race

by Smitty I’ve been busier than a fringe candidate trying to figure out how to stay in the Presidential race lately, and blogging has suffered. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t been reading blogs and thinking. There is a crucial point to be made if we cast the recent Derbyshire article, as well as less […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 04.13.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Norks’ Neighbors React To Missile Launch PRC state media: Reactions to launch are all about us, really Zimmerman Bail Hearing Next Week, Attorney Says Beginning of a protracted legal struggle Dershowitz: Zimmerman May Be Acquitted Obama Smacks Down Ex-RIAA Lobbyist Rosen In Ann Romney Flap Says candidates’ wives should […]

Feminism, Careerism, Lesbianism

Still a month to go before “National Offend a Feminist Week,” but some folks can’t wait, eh? I’ll save the lecture for the updates, but first let’s aggregate today’s headlines (via Memeorandum and Twitter): Ann Romney Fights Back: Debuts on Twitter to Counter DNC Advisor’s Insult — ABC News Rosen apologizes over comments against Ann […]

The Fox Factor: Newt, Sarah, Mitt, Rick, Bias and ‘The Mother of All Spin-Jobs’

Newt Gingrich tells the truth: During a meeting with 18 Delaware Tea Party leaders here on Wednesday, Newt Gingrich lambasted FOX News Channel, accusing the cable network of having been in the tank for Mitt Romney from the beginning of the Republican presidential fight. An employee himself of the news outlet as recently as last […]

Let’s Try To Help Hah-vuhd Further Beclown Itself

by Smitty Via the Blaze, word of the new course you can take: According to the Harvard course catalog, “Understanding Obama” is taught by the president’s longtime mentor Charles Ogletree. Here’s how the course is described: This reading group will focus on the way in which race, religion, and politics have impacted the development of […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 04.12.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Prosecutor Files Second-Degree Murder Charges In Trayvon Martin Slaying Zimmerman turns himself in at county jail, intends to plead not guilty; experts say murder rap will be tough for prosecutors to convict on Lull In Fighting After Syria Deadline No pullback by Assad loyalists, but no firing in former […]

Good News, Bad News

Mitt Romney calls Rick Santorum and says, “Rick, I’ve got good news for you, and I’ve got bad news for you. Which do you want to hear first?” Santorum says, “Well, gosh, Mitt, I just quit the race, and I’m still kinda bummed out. Guess I could use the good news first.” Romney says, “OK, you’ll be […]

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