The Other McCain

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

Justice Delayed in Girl’s Murder

In 1970, 9-year-old Donna Willing was kidnapped, raped and strangled in Milwaukee. The investigation of her murder failed to solve the crime, but in 2007, Donna’s younger sister persuaded detectives to re-open the case. The cold-case investigation soon identified a suspect: Convicted sex offender Robert Hill, who had lived next door to Donna’s family at […]

A Victim of Racism, Sexism, Homophobia and Her Violent Lesbian Ex-Girlfriend

WNBA star Jennifer Lacy, who was the victim of a frightening attack by her former teammate and ex-girlfriend Chamique Holdsclaw, today issued a statement via Twitter: A Statement from Jennifer Lacy:”I want to thank my family, friends, fans and Shock family for their concern during this difficult time. — Jennifer Lacy (@jlacy21) November 16, 2012 […]

Women’s Basketball Star Revealed as Lesbian, Also Violently Crazy

Chamique Holdsclaw is 6-foot-2, 172 pounds. She was a three-time NCAA champion at the University of Tennessee and, during her 11 seasons of pro basketball, averaged nearly 17 points per game. And she is now wanted on an aggravated assault charge: An arrest warrant was issued for former basketball star Chamique Holdsclaw on Thursday after a […]

WaPo Publishes ‘Long, Sympathetic Article’ About Convicted Serial Rapist

Professor Ann Althouse questions the timing of what she calls “an elaborately worked-out invitation into the mind of the rapist that expects us to care about his struggle to understand himself.” As an aficionado of “true crime” stories, I find the Washington Post article by Josh White fascinating in the same way I was fascinated by Vincent Bugliosi’s […]

Gang Rape, Video Orgy, Teen Suicide

Dan Riehl reports that four teenagers have been charged with gang-raping a University of Massachusetts student in her dormitory two weeks ago. Meanwhile, the New York Post reports on a 15-year-old girl who killed herself after a group-sex incident: The Staten Island high-school girl who leapt in front of a train and killed herself had […]

Wisconsin Shooting Rampage: Suspected Gunman Reportedly Among 3 Dead UPDATE: Killer Radcliffe Houghton Signed Scott Walker Recall Petition

Details are emerging in the shooting at a spa near the Brookfield Square Mall in the suburbs of Milwaukee. The suspected gunman has been identified as 45-year-old Radcliffe F. Haughton, and police say Haughton was found dead inside the Azana Salon & Spa on North Moorland Road. Via Memeorandum. UPDATE: Dan Riehl had an early […]

The Left’s War on True the Vote

As polls continue to show surging momentum for Republicans ahead of Election Day, left-wing groups allied with the Democratic Party and the Obama campaign have orchestrated a nationwide attack on conservative-led efforts to prevent vote fraud. Maryland Democrat Rep. Elijah Cumming has sent letters to Houston-based True the Vote requesting “specific documents about the manner […]

Department of Unfortunate Quotations

Suppose that a father wished to advise his son against taking liberties with young ladies, lest the boy be unfairly accused of a crime. Now, suppose that the boy grew up to be a Republican state legislator in Wisconsin, and decided that his dear old Dad’s advice would be worth sharing with the press. Prepare to […]

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