The Other McCain

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

The Power of Simple Sentences

Why is Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) ready to “move on” now? Some statements are either true or false. Expressing things in simple declarative sentences helps clarify meaning, so that we can either agree or disagree as to the truth or falsehood of such statements. Here are three examples: SENTENCE 1 On Nov. 22, 1963, Lee Harvey […]

Lawyers: We Could ‘Gravely Undermine the Credibility’ of Strauss-Kahn Accuser

Accusing the prosecution of trying the case in the media, the defense takes its own shot at trying the case in the media: Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn have contended that they possess information that they believe will undermine the credibility of the hotel housekeeper who has accused their client of sexual assault. The suggestion, contained […]

Amazing Elizabeth Smart

When you think of the term “victim” nowadays, you think of somebody sitting around whining about their grievances, seeking pity. And then there is Elizabeth Smart: Victimized just about as badly as anyone could ever be victimized, and yet she doesn’t seem to have the slightest interest in anyone’s pity. Think about that, next time you’re […]

Not News? Columbia Professor and Huffington Post Contributor David Epstein Pleads Guilty in Incest Case

You will recall that Palin-hating blogger David Epstein was arrested in December and charged with felony incest for having sex with his adult daughter (now 24) from 2006 through 2009. One of our readers has obtained court documents (for Case #2010NY090162) indicating that Epstein copped a plea to a misdemeanor charge of attempted incest. (Click […]

Strauss-Kahn Resigns

IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn submitted his resignation last night, “with infinite sadness.” It’s hard to beat “infinite,” but the sadness might get worse if Strauss-Kahn’s accuser turns out to be HIV-positive. Joseph A. Harriss, Paris correspondent for The American Spectator, raises an interesting question about Strauss-Kahn: Strauss-Kahn’s personal Götterdämmerung on Saturday came with stunning swiftness. […]

IMF Director: French Socialist Pervert

But I repeat myself: Tristane Banon was in her 20s and writing a book when she approached Strauss-Kahn for an interview in 2002. In a TV programme in 2007, in which Strauss-Kahn’s name had been bleeped out, Banon allegedly described him as a “rutting chimpanzee” and described how she was forced to fight him off. […]

Frenchman Shocked to Discover It’s Illegal to Sodomize Your Hotel Maid in U.S.

Even in New York City! The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was taken off an Air France plane at Kennedy International Airport minutes before it was to take off for Paris on Saturday and arrested in connection with the sexual attack of a maid at a Midtown Manhattan hotel, the authorities […]

Kate Puzey and the Death of Beauty

I asked myself — “Of all melancholy topics, what, according to the universal understanding of mankind, is the most melancholy?” Death — was the obvious reply. “And when,” I said, “is this most melancholy of topics most poetical?” From what I have already explained at some length, the answer, here also, is obvious — “When […]

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