Cheering the Hate-Crime Relay Race

Something very morbid is going on in the press these days every time there's an act of violence by a person who might have racial, religious, or ideological motives. If the perp ...

The Curious Incident of the “€œFag”€ in the Night-Time

In the classic Sherlock Holmes story "€œSilver Blaze,"€ Scotland Yard's Inspector Gregory asks Holmes, "€œIs there any point to which you would wish to draw my ...

Rolling Stoned to Death

Rolling Stone has had a tough time lately.  First, the collapse of the UVA rape story destroyed any semblance of credibility the magazine once enjoyed. Subsequently, Rolling ...

The Media’s Race-Baiting Snipers

We see it every day. Pick a news story, any news story, and it's guaranteed that some journalist will spin it to scream "€œracism."€ Look at the past few weeks. David ...

Beta Male Suckiness at National Review

Rich Lowry wants you to know that, "€œNo, National Review didn"€™t endorse gay marriage,"€ you silly. Alas, he was ten days late, and now the magazine's spring fundraiser ...

The Accidental Gawker

Whenever I see liberals salivating over some black guy I"€™ve never heard of, my first instinct is always suspicion. Call it "€œObama Trauma."€ When they described Neil ...

Dr. Michael Shermer

Michael Shermer’s Immoral Arc

Of all the people I"€™ve tussled with in my professional life, Dr. Michael Shermer, bestselling author and professional "€œskeptic,"€ draws the least amount of sympathy ...

The Importance of Being Guilty

Self-blame is no doubt salutary when one is truly blameworthy, but there is also a kind of self-blame that is exaggerated, insincere, grandiose, and exhibitionistic. It is also ...

Here Comes the Mob (Again)!

ThoughtCatalog.com has had a crappy week. Many people are suddenly hearing about that upstart online magazine for the first time, on account of not one but two ...

Satire Is Dead. Long Live Satire!

If you missed it, you missed out: one of the best comedy accounts in Twitter history (even better than @Vice_Is_Hip, which I long thought to be Gavin himself) has been ...

Rolf Harris

The Critics We Deserve

"€œPerhaps it all goes to show that the middlebrow is inherently corrupt."€ That's a particularly sweeping statement of smug class-conscious snobbery, even by Guardian ...

Fact Rape

Ever notice that when you read an article on something you know a lot about, they"€™ve got 50% of the facts wrong? Whether it's a story about your hometown or your favorite ...

Better Soon Than Late: The NYT Calls it Right

The New York Times"€™ first female executive editor was recently canned after only three years on the job, and geniuses from Gawker to New Republic instantly assumed it was ...

All the News Their Bias Allows

One of the great but perverse pleasures of my life when I"€™m in New York City is to read The New York Times. It's perverse because no paper north of Saudi Arabia lies quite as ...

Salon…and On and On

Is Salon.com the worst political commentary website on the Internet? I ask not as a snarky observer, but a genuine inquisitor. The webzine brands itself as a news outlet ...

Paul Krugman

The Mouthpiece of Redistribution

Paul Krugman is no stranger to demagoguery. The New York Times columnist practically oozes with hatred for his conservative opponents. In spite of his academic accolades"€”a ...


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