The Other McCain

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

#NV04 Gets Interesting

My friend Niger Innis declared himself a candidate for Congress in Nevada’s 4th District today. Niger faces a GOP primary contest against a good conservative, and I’ve got some issues on his immigration policy, but (a) he’s my friend and (b) his candidacy may raise the profile of this key 2014 House race: Republican Niger […]

Had The Man Brains, He’d Be Dangerous

by Smitty What is this nonsense? “We’re not just going to be waiting for legislation in order to make sure that we’re providing Americans the kind of help they need. I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone,” Obama said Tuesday as he convened his first Cabinet meeting of the year. Obama continued: ”And […]

New York Times Plays the Koch Card, Reporting Democrat ObamaCare Panic

The free market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) opened the 2014 campaign early, running ads targeting vulnerable senators who voted for ObamaCare, as I have previously reported: Dec. 3: VIDEO: ‘ObamaCare … Just Doesn’t Work’ Jan. 2: New Ads Target Senators: ‘It’s Time to Be Honest: ObamaCare Doesn’t Work’ AFP is one of the largest […]

Lena Dunham: ‘If You’re Not Into Me, That’s Your Problem’

Latest definition of misogyny: disinterest in viewing Lena Dunham nude http://t.co/YpEFhTexiT — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) January 14, 2014 Was a reporter guilty of misogyny in questioning the rationale of the frequent Lena Dunham nude scenes in the HBO series Girls? Certainly, producers of Dunham’s show answered in the affirmative. “It’s sexist and offensive, it’s misogynistic,” said […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 01.15.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Teacher Credited With Disarming 12-Year-Old Shooter At NM School Two students and a staff member injured Oklahoma Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down By Federal Judge Ruling stayed until state can appeal Deadly Clashes Erupt Between Police, Morsi Supporters As Egypt Votes On Constitution At least 11 dead, 28 wounded […]

The ‘Emerging Awareness’ Continues

Same-sex marriage was illegal in all 50 states as recently as 2003. That was the year in which Justice Anthony Kennedy invoked the “emerging awareness” doctrine in the Supreme Court’s Lawrence v. Texas ruling: In all events we think that our laws and traditions in the past half century are of most relevance here. These […]

Another Community Organizer Non-Victory In New York

by Smitty Via Insty, Richard Epstein alludes to a bummer of a tale in New York: “After Winning a Raise, 175 Workers At a Queens Casino Lose Their Jobs.” That result would never have happened if the workers had won their raises by demonstrating higher levels of productivity to their employer, The Resorts World Casino. […]

The Rocky Horror Dating Game: Translesbians Encounter Queer Hate

Radical egalitarianism is a sort of philosophical insanity, premised as it is on the idea that everything is equal, even things that are fundamentally different. When you begin with an obvious falsehood as the premise of your argument, the conclusion will necessarily be madness. Ten days ago, I brought you up-to-date about an emerging controversy […]

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