The Other McCain

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

Of Strange Worlds and Heroic Adventure

— compiled by Wombat-socho For once, the New York Times Magazine got something right: when they profiled Jack Vance in 2009, they described him as “one of American literature’s most distinctive and undervalued voices”. This verges on understatement. Vance was equally at home in fantasy, mystery and SF, winning awards in all three genres, and […]

Can We Make #FactsMatter Trend?

Jonathan Capehart (@capehartj) confronts #Ferguson truth: [T]he Justice Department released two must-read investigations connected to the killing of Brown that filled in blanks, corrected the record and brought sunlight to dark places by revealing ugly practices that institutionalized racism and hardship. They have also forced me to deal with two uncomfortable truths: Brown never surrendered […]

Fernando To Her Majesty: “Dahling, You Look Mahvelous”

by Smitty Apparently, somebody missed the local Thronesniffers Anonymous meeting: Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic Party’s nominee, and she will win the 2016 election. When you analyze the objective conditions of the Republican Party today and most likely over the next two years and compare them to Clinton’s strengths, it’s hard not to make […]

Fake #GamerGate Victims

If Nicholas “Sarah” Nyberg (@srhbutts) is a feminist, I’m the King of Sweden. What is he/she? Living proof that bad causes attract bad people, and the “Social Justice Warrior” (SJW) crusade against #GamerGate is a very bad cause. As soon as I mention #GamerGate, I know many of my conservative friends will ask, “What is #GamerGate?” […]

Netanyahu Wins, Obama Loses

It was profoundly weird to watch coverage of the Israeli elections Tuesday. At one point, I saw CNN’s John King doing exit poll results as if this was a U.S. presidential election and I was like, “What the hell is this?” What it was, of course, is that American Democrats (including members of President Obama’s […]

‘Wearing Murdoch’s Leash’

Thus does Vox Day headline this troubling media news: Blogger Mickey Kaus has resigned as a blogger at The Daily Caller “after the conservative site’s editor-in-chief, Tucker Carlson, pulled a critical column about Fox News from the site”: “It’s pretty simple,” Kaus said in an interview, “I wrote a piece attacking Fox for not being the […]

CASE DISMISSED!

Just got the news that Brett Kimberlin’s federal lawsuit against myself and 20 other defendants has been dismissed with prejudice. UPDATE: For reasons I don’t understand, the court has ruled that one count of Kimberlin’s case against Patrick “Patterico” Frey can proceed to discovery. Troubling. UPDATE II: From Judge Hazel’s ruling: For the reasons stated […]

In The Mailbox, 03.17.15

— compiled by Wombat-socho OVER THE TRANSOM Louder With Crowder: Allen West Goes Nuclear On Obama In Transgender Debate First Street Journal: Oh, I So Hope This Is True! Proof Positive: The Blue Stained Helmet Doug Powers: John Kerry Expresses “Great Respect” For Iran’s Anti-Nuke Fatwa Twitchy: #HandsUpDontShoot Mob Turns On WaPo’s Jonathan Capehart For […]

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