The Other McCain

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

‘Effectively Worthless’: Social Justice and the Infinite Stupidity of Tumblr

  When I started exploring radical feminism in 2014, one of the first phenomena I discovered was SJW Tumblrinas. Tumblr.com is to social media what syphilis is to bacteria — the absolute worst. When I mused here about why Tumblr is so indescribably wretched, a commenter observed that its format is so “user-friendly” that it […]

Chomsky on Foucault (and Also, Exactly What Was Judith Butler Trying to Say?)

Michel Foucault and his very wrong book, ‘The History of Sexuality.’ It’s not my habit to quote Noam Chomsky, whom I despise, but I happened upon something he once said about Michel Foucault: You can make things look complicated, that’s part of the game that intellectuals play; things must look complicated. You might not be […]

Is @NickCarter a Rapist?

  When my oldest daughter was 12 or 13, she was all about the Backstreet Boys, especially Nick Carter. So it was weird to see this headline: Nick Carter Accused of Rape by Dream’s Melissa Schuman; Backstreet Boy ‘Shocked and Saddened’ by Allegations Does this story make sense? You’re the most popular member of the […]

God and Man in the Information Age

“But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” — Daniel 12:4 (KJV) One of the basic proofs of the Bible’s truth is the accuracy of prophecy. As every Christian knows, Jesus was the […]

Best. Headline. Ever?

Teen Vogue Shutters Shortly After Publishing ‘Guide to Anal Sex’ for Teen Girls In the months leading up to the 2016 election, Teen Vogue (at least in its online version) was taken over by left-wing political operatives. The magazine’s partisan shift became infamous after its writer Lauren Duca justified personal attacks on President Trump’s daughter […]

Feminism Is a Totalitarian Movement to Destroy Civilization as We Know It

    Last week, the Internet went wild about Professor Jessie Daniels, who teaches sociology at the Hunter College campus of the City University of New York (CUNY). What did Professor Daniels say? Jessie Daniels, a self-described “expert on race,” began her tweetstorm . . . by declaring that “what I’ve learned is that the […]

No Mercy for @KevinSpacey? Welcome to the Sexual Harassment Apocalypse

  … and the Academy Award for Worst Coming-Out Statement by a Gay Actor goes to … — The Patriarch Tree (@PatriarchTree) October 30, 2017 First, the news: In an interview with BuzzFeed News, [Star Trek Discovery actor Anthony] Rapp is publicly alleging for the first time that in 1986, [Kevin] Spacey befriended Rapp while […]

The Case of @radicalbytes and the Suspiciously ‘Progressive’ Male

      In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, “male feminists” everywhere are understandably nervous, wondering if one of their ex-girlfriends or female acquaintances might be the next to jump on the #MeToo hashtag and accuse them of harassment or sexual assault. Let me call your attention to Jonathan McIntosh (@radicalbytes on Twitter) […]

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