The Other McCain

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

The Most Crucial County Council Election in 5,000 Years of Human Civilization

The primary is tomorrow, and it is impossible to overstate the importance of Mike Calpino’s campaign in Wicomico County, Maryland. Mike is a visionary statesman who is destined for greatness. That’s Mike and his teenage daughter Rachel at yesterday’s 9/12 Taxpayers March on Washington, which sort of explains the “visionary statesman” part. You see, Mike […]

Population Stagnation

“Societies that cannot replace their populations discourage investment and innovation. They have stagnant or shrinking markets for goods and services. With older populations, they resist change. For a country to stabilize its population — discounting immigration — women must have an average of about two children. That’s a ‘fertility rate’ of two. Many countries with […]

VIDEO: John McCain Admits What Everybody Always Knew: He’s a Liar

A genuinely devastating ad from the Hayworth campaign that even Ace of Spades admits is kinda awesome: What did Crazy Cousin John admit lying about? The Confederate flag. That’s something that no one should tolerate, no matter how you feel about the Confederacy.

Best Wishes, Chelsea Clinton

Dear Chelsea: You probably don’t remember when we met in West Virginia, but I remember how nice you were to my sons Jefferson and Emerson. Be that as it may, I’m very happy for you, and wish you all the best as Mrs. Marc Mezvinsky. Your wedding was lovely, and it’s certainly not your fault that your […]

Did I Mention That My Daughter Has Made Dean’s List Every Semester?

Fortunately, because I’m not rich, there was never any danger that my daughter would darken the door of Ross Douthat’s alma mater: “Last year, two Princeton sociologists, Thomas Espenshade and Alexandria Walton Radford, published a book-length study of admissions and affirmative action at eight highly selective colleges and universities. Unsurprisingly, they found that the admissions process seemed […]

Good Dad, Bad Dad

Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents . . . — Romans 1:30 (KJV) Exactly why I was referring to the first chapter of Romans on Twitter is perhaps irrelevant here. At any rate, I found myself lecturing on the principles of parenthood, which I understand as well […]

Wedding Day

My 21-year-old daughter, Kennedy Catherine McCain, is getting married at 10 a.m. today to Martin, which means that my attempts to bribe the couple into eloping have failed. When I saw this headline, I misunderstood for a second and thought the judge had ruled weddings unconstitutional but . . . Several months ago, I remember being told that this […]

Happy Father’s Day

Dr. Melissa Clouthier has some food for thought: It’s politically incorrect to say so, but dads matter. They matter to children. We know they matter because we’re a society hungering for positive male leadership everywhere from home to high office. . . . And yet this research from the Heritage Foundation would seem controversial: “The […]

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