Bruce Springsteen says he wrote the song "Factory" for his father, a New Jersey factory worker. Many of Springsteen's songs chronicle the ways his father and other working class men struggle to support their families.
Springsteen originally performed the song as a piano ballad on his 1978 album Darkness at the Edge of Town, but...
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Background: I've discussed the backlash against me in the feminist blogosphere--particularly from Amanda Marcotte of Pandagon--since Pajamas Media advice columnist Dr. Helen Smith interviewed me recently on the subject of the Violence Against Women Act, the way our legal system handles domestic violence, and related issues. The interview is Fighting for Men's Rights (Pajamas...
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Some may recall my MND article entitled The Tolling of the Bell Curve in which I sought to introduce readers to the variety of topics covered in Rich Doyle’s book Save the Males. The article dealt with the implications of the significantly greater variance of mental traits of men compared with women. The science...
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During my youth, Jim Palmer (pictured) was pretty much the best pitcher in baseball, with the possible exception of Tom Seaver. He was usually the first starting pitcher we'd draft whenever I played Start-O-Mastic table baseball with my friends. From 1970 to 1978, Palmer went 176-97, and was voted into the Hall of Fame...
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In a stunning example of naked political contributions by Google to MoveOn.Org, Google’s “Ad” system bans anti-MoveOn.Org ads under spurious claims of “trademark” violations while allowing anti-Blackwater ads (and allowing other anti-non-left-wing-organization ads as well). For more information, see Main Web Report on October 11, 2007, Michelle Malkin on October 11, 2007, and an...
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A credibility issue mistaken as a safety issue.
As most of my readers know, I do not write for gun owners, but specifically for the Non-gun owners. What do 80 million gun owners know that non-gun owners don’t know? Primarily, that self-defense is not an opinion of any one group, it is a life...
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When the angry left’s lap dogs are told to heel, they readily obey. So as liberal bloggers got their undies in a twist over broadcaster Rush Limbaugh using the term “phony soldiers,” Congressional involvement was predictable. On October 2, more than a dozen House Democrats introduced a resolution singling out “right wing radio commentator...
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Did you know that there is a Bald and Free Day? Actually, there are TWO Bald and Free Days only one week apart. According to Holiday Insights, Bald and Free Day is either on October 7 or October 14. However, Holiday Insights states that “today†– whichever “today†– is “a day to cherish...
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Did you know that there is a Bald and Free Day? Actually, there are TWO Bald and Free Days only one week apart. According to Holiday Insights, Bald and Free Day is either on October 7 or October 14. However, Holiday Insights states that “today†– whichever “today†– is “a day to cherish...
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