The Other McCain

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

The Rush to Judgment: Is Torrington Destined to Be the Next Steubenville?

Two 18-year-olds in Torrington, Conn., are charged with sexually assault. The case involves a 13-year-old, and it has caused some ugly reaction: [O]n social media in recent weeks, dozens of athletes and Torrington High School students, male and female, have taunted the 13-year-old victim, calling her a “whore,” criticizing her for “snitching” and “ruining the lives” […]

Allen West Wonders Aloud If Cyprus Is A Hound Of Ill American Omen

by Smitty

S.C. Primary: Will Tea Party Rally Behind Curtis Bostic Against Mark Sanford?

Family values: Curtis Bostic with his wife and five children Dana Loesch this morning expressed disappointment that disgraced former Gov. Mark Sanford finished first in the South Carolina GOP congressional special-election primary. But it’s a runoff state, and Sanford only got 37 percent of the vote, while former Charleston City Councilman Curtis Bostic was second with 13 percent […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 03.20.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Obama’s Gun Control Plans Stumble In Senate Harry Reid says not enough votes to pass Feinstein assault weapon ban ROK Broadcasters, Banks Suffer Cyberattacks Three networks and two banks’ sites taken down; Norks suspected Marines Halt Mortar’s Use After Training Accident Kills Seven Harry Reid blames sequester POLITICS Sanford […]

Missing Word in RNC Report: ‘Blog’

William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection spots the omission: Even when the report does mention “social media,” it’s in the context of getting out the vote or having the party apparatus find a better way to reach voters. I would not be surprised if the RNC spoke with some of the salaried conservative media class who […]

Left-Handed Family Conservativism

by Smitty We may not return to the notion of one job, one family as superior yet, but could drift back that direction. Lisa DePasquale reviews Lisa Millier in New York magazine on “The Retro Wife”, about feminists surveying the labor force and finding equally forceful labor at home. As though, in addition to decrying […]

Like Ferris Bueller’s Sister

“Why should he get to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants? Why should everything work out for him? What makes him so goddamn special?” Never mind why I’m quoting this. But when you see the vindictiveness — the backstabbing and vicious deceit — inspired by envy and ambition, and when you see your friends […]

LIVE AT FIVESIX: 03.19.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Pope Francis Arrives At St. Peter’s For Inaugural Mass Stops frequently to greet people in the million-strong crowd Cyprus Bailout Live Telegraph blog slams EU move to rob depositors Wave Of Violence Erupts In Shiite Sectors Of Baghdad Car bombs, shootings claim at least 23 on tenth anniversary of […]

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