The Other McCain

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

Was James Wesley Howell Planning a Terrorist Attack on L.A. Gay Pride Parade?

  In the aftermath of the massacre in Orlando, there has been widespread interest in an arrest today in Santa Monica, California: An Indiana man armed with assault rifles and explosive chemicals told authorities in Southern California he wanted to harm a gay pride event in the area, police confirmed Sunday. James Wesley Howell, 20, […]

Omar Mateen: Muslim Commits Murder Rampage at Orlando Gay Nightclub

  This morning, the TV was on the local NBC affiliate — my wife is having a yard sale and wanted to check the weather — and the report was that about 20 people had been killed when a man armed with an assault rifle attacked a gay nightclub in Orlando. However, NBC said nothing […]

‘The Wounded Antelope of the Herd’

Her blood-alcohol content was three times the legal driving limit, except she wasn’t driving. She had attended a fraternity party: I had nothing better to do, so why not, there’s a dumb party ten minutes from my house, I would go, dance like a fool, and embarrass my younger sister. On the way there, I […]

Lesbian Couple Convicted of Murder in Torture Death of Two-Year-Old Boy

  Last month we reported on the Liam Fee case in Scotland, where a lesbian couple were charged with murdering a 2-year-old boy that one of the women had from a previous relationship with a man, and then trying to blame the toddler’s death on another boy the couple allegedly had abused. The case involves […]

Gay Australian Rugby Player Arrested by FBI, Sought Sex With 6-Year-Old Boy

  The Bingham Cup is a tournament held every two years since 2002 by the International Gay Rugby Association and Board (IGRAB), and today marks the opening ceremonies of this year’s tournament in Nashville. Alas, one Australian player will have to miss the ceremonies: Michael Quinn, an avid rugby union player from Melbourne, embarked on […]

What Happened to Professor Bealer?

  Tara Bealer taught sociology at East Stroudsburg University in Nazareth, Pa. She got her bachelor’s degree from Cedar Crest College (annual tuition $35,600) in Allentown, Pa., and in 2006 got her master’s degree from Lehigh University (annual tuition $46,230) in Bethlehem, Pa. Somewhere along the way, however, Professor Bealer went astray. Having counseled recovering […]

‘Always Go Overkill’

Left to right: David Eisenhauer, Nicole Lovell, Natalie Keepers. The murder of 13-year-old Nicole Lovell in January was a chilling reminder of the dangers of providing young people unrestricted Internet access. This was every parent’s worst nightmare come true: Nicole’s mother said her daughter was the target of bullying at Blacksburg Middle School, had grappled […]

Australian Gay-Marriage Crusader Was Fugitive Wanted on Kiddie Porn Charge

The fugitive Matthew Hynd with his lover Ali Choudhry in 2013. Matthew Hynd, who made headlines in Australia as a supporter of gay marriage, was a fugitive from justice, wanted in the United States on child pornography charges. Hynd was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison earlier this month, after having been […]

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