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March 2012

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 77 Comments

Israel Matzav is having a fundraiser.  Carl in Jerusalem is a blogger who is a great source on things going on in the Middle East, consider supporting him. Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt running presidential candidate, despite have said it wouldn't. Buy Israeli Goods month just started. Richard Lugar...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 21 Comments

This is cold fusion: Hypothetically (and broadly) speaking, the process involves fusing two smaller  atomic nuclei together into a larger nucleus, a process that releases massive  amounts of energy. If harnessed, cold fusion could provide cheap and nearly  limitless energy with no radioactive byproduct or massive...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 4 Comments

On March 28, 2012, I was a guest of Mark Carbonaro Show on KION 1460 AM in Salinas, CA, talking about the Supreme Court oral arguments in the Obamacare litigation. Total time was about 25 minutes, the audio is broken down into two parts. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 21 Comments

It might be a little premature for Bashar Assad to claim victory, but he's feeling confident enough to do so anyway. Via Reuters: Syria says the year-old revolt to topple President Bashar al-Assad is over, but the army again shelled opposition areas on Saturday and rebels said...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 51 Comments

Is this really happening again?  Is Mitt Romney refusing, even assuming he is the nominee which looks likely, to release any more tax returns? Romney released his 2010 return and projections for 2011 only after a disastrous couple of weeks of refusing to do so.  I predicted...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2012 11 Comments

From fellow Central (Upstate) New Yorker Fred: I am a fan of your blog. I also enjoy the seeing bumper stickers from around the country. How about one from our backyard? I saw this one on a Prius at the Liverpool, NY YMCA. I was walking at...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2012 54 Comments

There is something seriously disturbed with Lawrence O'Donnell.  Who ever thought we would long for the days of Keith Olbermann. A lawyer representing an accused has no obligation to present defense evidence on television.  O'Donnell knows that, his outrage is feigned and phony.  O'Donnell is not...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2012 35 Comments

I posted previously about Ariann Huffington's business model, Hey HuffPo Bloggers – Was It Fun Working For Free To Make Arianna Richer?: First, let me congratulate Arianna Huffington on selling The Huffington Post to AOL for a reported $315 million.  Isn’t America a great place? Arianna came...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2012 57 Comments

This is getting ridiculous. The police report prepared the night of the Trayvon Martin shooting, long before it was expected that this case would get national attention, recited that the police observed Zimmerman with a bloody nose and rear head bleeding, and that Zimmerman was treated...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 30, 2012 6 Comments

The new Libertarianism.org has amassed a bunch of great essays from CATO scholars and the like. One of my (very) recent favorites is from Aaron Ross Powell, who discusses the nature of political obligation in How We Might Become Politically Obligated, a follow up to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2012 20 Comments

Today in South Carolina politics: Rumors are swirling based on rumors of rumors that Nikki Haley is going to be indicted for something she did or didn't do almost a decade ago in connection with her family's fundraising to build a Sikh Temple.  She denies any...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2012 22 Comments

I'm not predicting that the mandate or the entirety of Obamacare will go down at the Supreme Court.  But based on the oral arguments, those who support the law are in a state of panic. Digging back into Memeorandum from March 23, 2010, when Obamacare was signed into...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2012 9 Comments

Rhode Island Guardsman died saving Afghan girl: According to the Rhode Island National Guard and the U.S. Army, [Spc. Dennis] Weichel was in a convoy a week ago with his unit in Laghman Province, in northeast Afghanistan. Some children were in the road in front of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2012 20 Comments

Feeling a little unloved these days, are you? You have nothing to be ashamed of, you can't help being who you are.  After all, no one would chose to be that way in this society. From reader Michael, his very own "message board": This is the bumber sticker message...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2012 61 Comments

Circa October 22, 2009: Circa March 25, 2010: Circa March 26, 2010: Circa March 30, 2010: ...

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