The Other McCain

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

Florida Woman Makes Headlines in Pretty Much the Way You’d Expect

Danielle Delores Teeples was high on drugs, allegedly. If you ever see “Florida Man” in a headline, you know the story’s going to be crazy, but “Florida Woman” gives him a good run for his money: A woman in St. Petersburg, Fla., reportedly told authorities she took her clothes off and ran through a park […]

American History 101: No, Emma Lazarus Did Not Write the U.S. Constitution

  How many times have you heard the “nation of immigrants” line deployed by the advocates of amnesty and open borders? How often have you seen liberals (including some Republicans) invoke the Statue of Liberty, and the famous words about the “wretched refuse,” as somehow mandating a policy of unrestricted immigration? This involves a synthetic […]

Fame Whore Update: Relationship Expert Fails and Good-Bye, ‘Reasonable’ Man

Julia Baugher, ‘Internet Famous’ on the cover of Wired magazine, 2008. Friday and Saturday, I worked for hours to research and write my report on “fame whore” Julia Baugher (a/k/a Julia Allison), who was once featured on national magazine covers, who appeared as a frequent guest on Fox News, who had her own Bravo reality-TV […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Happy Birthday, Kelsey Chow!

— compiled by Wombat-socho I seem to recall that EBL did an extensive post on Kelly Asbille Chow a while back in connection with Yellowstone and Wind River, but since I am fresh out of inspiration this weekend and it’s her birthday, here she is to help kick off another week of Rule 5 linkagery. […]

Who’s Crazy on Campus?

A new study finds that 1-in-4 college students is mentally ill: The newly-published report out of Brigham and Women’s Hospital shows that a quarter of college students received were diagnosed with a mental health condition in the past year, and a fifth have had suicidal thoughts. . . . The results showed alarming rates of […]

FMJRA 2.0: Powers Of Two

— compiled by Wombat-socho Rule 5 Tuesday: Happy Birthday, Mitzi! Animal Magnetism Ninety Miles From Tyranny A View From The Beach Proof Positive EBL Chicago’s Zulu War: ‘The Cops Have Told Us They Aren’t Gonna Touch Them’ 357 Magnum American Digest The Pirate’s Cove EBL Speedway Bomber: 40th Anniversary of Brett Kimberlin’s Notorious Crimes EBL […]

The Sad Lesson of a Former ‘Fame Whore’ (Or, Why Slut-Shaming Is a Good Thing)

“I’m beginning to feel like it’s entirely possible I’m ruining my life, and I’ll have absolutely no one to blame but myself and my naiveté.” — Julia Baugher, 2008 She grew up in the affluent northern suburbs of Chicago. Her father was a Princeton-educated lawyer. Her mother once worked for President Nixon. Julia Baugher had […]

Late Night With In The Mailbox: 09.07.18

— compiled by Wombat-socho OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Cory Booker – I Am Spartacus Twitchy: New Liberal Fanfic – Kavanaugh Will Win Confirmation But Then Should Be Impeached Louder With Crowder: Obama Attacks GOP While Decrying “Division & Resentment” According To Hoyt: Living In Niches Monster Hunter Nation: Back From DragonCon, also, Target Rich Environment […]

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