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January 2013

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 14, 2013 8 Comments

Another one in LukeHandCool's New Roads School series (also here), taken a few days after the election: Professor, Andrew Breitbart was The Lonely Bull(sh*t Fighter). I think each and every one of us feels like a matador now ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 13, 2013 24 Comments

This is a follow up to my post yesterday about Aaron Swartz. Patterico has the full details and documents. It's somewhat complicated.  I'll try to summarize Patterico's research briefly. On Friday, the day Swartz committed suicide, papers were filed in his federal criminal case which reflected a possibly significant evidentiary...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 13, 2013 23 Comments

California's conservative activists are preparing to battle back Sacramento legislators, who are using the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy and their new super-majority to impose further restrictions on gun ownership. A Fox News report describes some of the proposed measures: Political analysts say the political landscape puts...

Posted by Anne Segal on January 13, 2013 22 Comments

An infographic from Mayor Bloomberg's "Mayors against Illegal Guns" depicting "common-sense gun control" shows how graphics can swindle their audiences using simple tricks. Despite the fact that the NRA has condemned the group for being anti-gun, MAIG is attempting to define the terms of the debate in ways...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 13, 2013 43 Comments

The French mathematician and French philosopher Blaise Pascal noted, "The only shame is to have none." I am going to have to disagree. In today's environment, the only shame is having it wrongly turned around and used against you. An advantage of having Democrats/former Democrats (e.g., Tammy...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 12, 2013 13 Comments

Dated January 11, 2013 (h/t gs in the Tip Line): Dear SarahPAC Supporter, Together, we made history this November! Our victory in the U.S. Senate race in Texas was a remarkable testament to the conservative grassroots. We started out as underdogs in a long, competitive primary. But despite the...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 12, 2013 36 Comments

Despite the best efforts of progressives who want to use global warming to control human consumption and the media that supports these efforts, it seems Mother Nature is not following their script. Some examples: In California, we are having the worst cold snap in decades. An analysis of...

Posted by Anne Segal on January 12, 2013 19 Comments

Yesterday the U.S. State Department for the first time mentioned American pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been imprisoned in Iran since September 2012 for speaking out about his Christian views and developing a network of underground churches. While family and friends of the pastor, who...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 12, 2013 16 Comments

My recent post on "Independence Day" sparked a spirited discussion around poll data showing that only 8% of those questioned identified themselves as members of the "tea party" (hat-tip to gs). This, in turn, became a topic of discussion among the a group of citizen activists...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 12, 2013 34 Comments

I don't think I knew who Aaron Swartz was, but this announcement of his death moved me: Aaron Swartz, online activist and founder of Infogami, a service later merged with Reddit, has committed suicide in New York City on Jan. 11, the Tech reports. The news was revealed...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 12, 2013 8 Comments

This is the 8001st post at Legal Insurrection.  The 8000th post, not by design but by happenstance, was “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” Week at College Insurrection. So maybe this is another good opportunity to say thanks to the many supporters since October 12,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 12, 2013 1 Comment

In case you missed it. The Good Prof. Glenn Reynolds – How Home Schooling Threatens Monopoly Education History Prof. Looks at How Liberals Took-over American Colleges Florida Governor Leads Charge to Cut Costs at State Universities North Dakota colleges benefit from “Big Oil” Cornell Student Questions Need for “Africana Studies” Win –...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2013 89 Comments

District of Columbia Attorney General Irvin Nathan issued a lengthy letter today explaining the decision not to prosecute David Gregory “despite the clarity of the violation of this important law," despite rejecting NBC's claims of a subjective misunderstanding of the law, and despite vowing vigorous...

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