The Other McCain

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

Let’s Not Go Lefty Over Technology

by Smitty Twitter is cool. You should follow me. Also, you should follow Ladd Ehlinger, a cat most cool, who shared a tidbit about Twitter: Multiple conservative Twitter accounts are complaining that they are spontaneously “unfollowing” other conservative Twitter accounts. I’ve had it happen to me, where my account has “unfollowed” people without my consent […]

Has This Blog Mentioned That Allahpundit Is The Greatest Within The Last Ten Minutes?

by Smitty This blog would like to take a moment to thank ALLAHPUNDIT at HotAir for what may go down in ‘net history as the cheapest linkage stunt in evar. Thanks, Your Anonymity: you’re the best. Those curious as to the basis for this post are invited to click the ALLAHPUNDIT link above. Because throwing […]

How Could @Alyssa_Milano Use Twitter to Challenge Media ‘Explanation Space’?

In a long post about why mainstream reporters love Twitter but hate blogs, Craig Henry points out how blogging undermines MSM dominance in a way Twitter really can’t: Blogs, especially the long-form blogging that Den Beste did or that Neo-neocon still does, has the potential to break the MSM’s monopoly on “explanation space.” . . […]

A Mom Named Stacy

Names are curious things. Sometimes I have to explain what should be obvious, that the name of this blog is “The Other McCain” because I did not support my distant cousin John’s candidacy in the 2008 GOP primary campaign. (Don’t Blame Me, I Voted for Bob Barr!) And when people ask, “Should I call you Bob? Rob? […]

Kate Upton in Her Underwear Says You Really Ought to Hit Ace’s Tip Jar Again

Don’t ask me how I know what Kate Upton wants you to do. Just take my word for it. Go over to Ace of Spades HQ and hit his tip jar for $5 or $10 and then come back and we’ll talk about it.

Arguably The Most Precision Bus Toss Since Bismarck

by Smitty I read Showalter’s tome The Wars of German Unification for a War College class: Taken together, three wars served to unify Germany and fundamentally altered the balance of power in 19th-century Europe: the Schleswig-Holstein conflict of 1864; the “Six Weeks’ War” of 1866; and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. They marked the establishment […]

Breitbart: ‘Fire the First Shot. Bring It On. Because I Know Who’s on Our Side.’

Da Tech Guy covered Andrew Breitbart’s appearance in Lexington, Massachusetts: While we can’t hear the lady’s question — evidently it had something to do with violence perpetrated by SEIU goons — Breitbart’s answer has gotten a lot of attention from his enemies: “I’m under attack all the time. You see it on Twitter . . […]

A Serious Debate About Affirmative Action

by Smitty Althouse, emphasis original: I know very well from long experience that it’s nearly impossible to have a rational, serious debate about affirmative action. But I am trying. I am trying to make this blog a place where we can do that. Let’s start here: racism, and also sexism are mostly DNA-based decision making. […]

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