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All 4,000 cadets are returning to the U.S. Air Force Academy for the fall semester

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 26, 2020 18 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers may recall that my son accepted an appointment at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Problems with website (Update)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 12, 2020 28 Comments

We're working on it....

Baby Walt Update: 7 Months Old and Chunky as Can Be

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 30, 2020 27 Comments

It's been a few months since I've shared an update on Baby Walt, mainly thanks to the world shutting down and life changing suddenly and dramatically, though not necessarily badly. Walt turned 7 months old last week, which is hard to believe and also, truly miraculous.

#Obamagate is simply Obama being Obama

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2020 67 Comments

There was a time in the long ago past that we did Open Threads. Basically opening the floor to whatever you wanted to talk about in the comment section. I have a lot of topics on my plate, but every now and then you need to stop and pause.

Wuhan coronavirus a possible “media extinction event”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 27, 2020 88 Comments

Given the pervasive distrust of media, particularly national mainstream media, news that the Wuhan coronavirus crisis is hitting news media hard may not garner a lot of sympanthy. But the hardest hit is at the local level, not the names you know and love/hate. Buzzfeed says The Coronavirus Is A Media Extinction Event:

Baby Walt Update: Four Months Old and Doing Swell

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 25, 2020 46 Comments

Baby Walt turned four months old yesterday, though it feels like he's been with us always. And seems impossible that it's only been four months.

“Walk toward the fire” — Andrew Breitbart died 8 years ago

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 01, 2020 11 Comments

Every year on March 1, we remember the life and legacy of Andrew Breitbart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NGOvMg3zCk

Blago is Back – Trump commutes sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 18, 2020 45 Comments

Blago. What's in a name? Today, Trump commuted the sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich:

Baby Walt Update — A Great Report

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 24, 2020 72 Comments

Walt is 2-months-old today and doing great.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10116703928969324&set=pob.8315726&type=3&theater

Baby Walt Update – He’s Home

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 06, 2020 35 Comments

Baby Walt was born November 24 via emergency c-section. Shortly after his birth, he was diagnosed with a rare heart condition and life lifted to Houston’s Medical Center.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrT_8lQTN6w

If 2019 was ‘the Best Year Ever,’ 2020 Looks Like it is Going to be Even Better

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 04, 2020 8 Comments

As we begin a new decade, I thought it might be fun to open it with a little optimism.

Legal Insurrection’s 10 Most-Viewed Posts of 2019

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 01, 2020 11 Comments

2019 was a boom year for Legal Insurrection. Our page views hit 21 million, the most ever for a single year, and a 25% increase from 2018. Our most-viewed post had over 500,000 views, topping the previous record for a single post of 320,000 views set in 2018 by Fuzzy's post, Ford calls it quits on Kavanaugh: Wants no prosecution, no investigation, no impeachment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUpAcPAipDA

The Return of the Roaring ’20’s

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 01, 2020 17 Comments

It's hard to believe that in a few, short days we will be staring a new decade. As the 2020's begin, I thought it might be fun to look back on the era fondly known as the "Roaring 20's." This was a time my grandmother recalled with a great deal of nostalgia when I was young. Perhaps we can use events from that decade to predict what might occur in the next few years as well.