The Other McCain

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

Michael Hastings Conspiracy Theories: Missing the Real Mystery of His Death

On June 19, the day Michael Hastings died, I remarked: “The conspiracy theorists have already gotten way ahead of me on this story.” That day, I wrote a 2,000-word article for ViralRead (“The Short Career and Sudden Death of Michael Hastings“), and the next day I wrote another 500 words (“Michael Hastings Was ‘Paranoid’ About […]

Armageddon, U.S.A.: Because Nobody Cares About ‘Social Issues’ Anymore

First, the headlines: Amanda Bynes — Doctors Win Bid to Keep Her in Psych Ward — TMZ Sydney Leathers Details Being At Center Of Anthony Weiner Sexting Scandal — Inside Edition Weiner Had at Least 13 Sexting Partners — 3 After He Left Congress — American Power Four More Women Accuse Filner — KPBS-TV, San […]

How Soon Will This Madness Stop? And How Much of a Damn Should I Give?

‘Civil rights’ or lynch-mob mentality? Poster at St. Louis rally Saturday (via Gateway Pundit) “It’s likely that Martin’s death . . . would never have crowded into the national consciousness had it not been for Martin’s family, its lawyers and an enterprising PR man. “A pivotal, if little-known, figure in the Martin story’s development was […]

Hollywood Script: Hipster Geek With Hot Girlfriend Fights ‘Omniscient’ Government

Edward Snowden’s ex-girlfriend: He left her for a trip to federal prison. “[Snowden] rails against ‘the dangerous truth behind the U.S. policies that seek to develop secret, irresistible powers and concentrate them in the hands of an unaccountable few.’ “He declares that ‘At this point in history, the greatest danger to our freedom and way […]

Fear and Loathing in the Lowcountry UPDATE: Trail Hiker Wins GOP Runoff

UPDATE 11:15 p.m. ET: Welcome, Instapundit readers! As you surely know by now, 1st District GOP voters chose Mark Sanford by a 57-43 margin over Curtis Bostic. A few quick reactions from my Twitter account: Not every day a political reporter gets to use “inamorata” viralread.com/2013/04/02/run… So there’s that to be happy about. #SCTweets — […]

South Carolina ‘Cash Money’ Loyalty

OK, we all remember Will Folks, right? The guy who claimed he had an affair with Nikki Haley? The guy is a lowdown polecat, which is another way of saying he’s a South Carolina GOP consultant — or, at least, he used to be one, although his anti-Haley smear may have made him too radioactive even […]

The Troll R.J. Sterling: Charles Johnson Fanboy Enjoys #TwitterGulag Tricks

For some reason — and “reason” is perhaps not exactly the word to describe the irrational motives of moonbats — a certain Twitter account got up in my face yesterday. The troll seemed to be dogpiling attacks by thin-skinned Charles Johnson after I made a jest: via @leginsurrection Evidence that the ‘Charles Johnson stereotype’ is […]

It’s Internet Crazy Day: Special Ironic Menendez ‘Healthy Youth’ Edition

Historians will perhaps remember Feb. 22, 2013, as the Day the Internet Finally Went Completely Bugfucking Nuts. — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) February 22, 2013 OK, I spent most of this morning exchanging e-mails with various suffering victims of the Butt-Hurt Epidemic that is laying waste to the online world today. If anybody has personal […]

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