November 2019

Holy Cross Student Protesters Try to Shout Down Speech by Heather Mac Donald

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 29, 2019 20 Comments

Manhattan Institute scholar Heather Mac Donald gave a speech at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts recently, but the event was marred by students who tried to shout her down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJeAy2JZvEY

Hong Kong protesters wave American flags, thank Trump for signing Human Rights & Democracy Act

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 28, 2019 6 Comments

President Donald Trump has signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which is aimed at ensuring that Hong Kong has sufficient autonomy from China by tying the city's liberty to trading terms with the United States.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ5VJNJNfSQ

These Thanksgiving Desserts Bring a Lot to the Table

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 28, 2019 11 Comments

We celebrate Thanksgiving today, which means FOOD! If you follow me on Twitter (warning! I swear a lot), you'll notice I have a passion for cooking and baking. I decided to share with you great Thanksgiving desserts you can bring to your table this year along with links to the recipes.

President Trump Makes Stealth Thanksgiving Trip to Troops in Afghanistan

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 28, 2019 7 Comments

President Donald Trump took a stealth trip to Afghanistan this Thanksgiving, to visit U.S. military troops stationed at Bagram Air Field.

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

Hundreds of Banks Torched in “Vast” Anti-Regime Protests, Iran’s Ayatollah Admits

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on November 28, 2019 10 Comments

Anti-regime protesters torched around 731 banks in nationwide unrest that began two weeks ago, Iran's top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei admitted. The demonstrations against the Shi'a Islamic regime started on November 15 after Tehran announced the rationing of gasoline and a sharp hike in fuel prices. Protesters also turned their anger at symbols of the regime, setting fire to banners and billboards depicting Ayatollah Khamenei and Islamic propaganda.

Virginia Commonwealth U. is Testing New System To Track Students on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 28, 2019 2 Comments

"a new computer tracking system that will allow university officials to monitor a student's presence on campus"...

Impeachment: “Democrats are like the dog chasing the car and they found it and they don’t know what to do with it”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 28, 2019 33 Comments

I appeared on Fox News @Night with Shannon Bream on November 27. We started with the upcoming Horowitz report on surveillance of the Trump campaign and then moved on to the current status of impeachment.

Evergreen State Hosts White-Blaming ‘Equity Symposium’ as Enrollment Continues to Slide

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 28, 2019 13 Comments

“Evergreen’s enrollment is tanking”...

A Very Happy Thanksgiving From Us at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 28, 2019 9 Comments

Thanksgiving 2019 is upon us. It's a day for us to all get along, put aside our differences. It's a day to remember how lucky we are to live in this country. We decided to put together what we're thankful for in 2019. Please share your thoughts in the comments!

College Democrats in Texas Trying to Bring More Voting Booths to Campus With Lawsuit

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 28, 2019 3 Comments

"in the hopes a judge will hit the pause button on a law they claim suppresses the youth vote"...

Giving Tuesday – Smile

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 28, 2019 1 Comment

December 3, 2019, is Giving Tuesday, the first one for the Legal Insurrection Foundation, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3). All donations are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by law. Reader donations have been critical to our success and survival. More than you know.

Trump Breaks the Internet, Media (Again) With Picture of Himself as Rocky

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 28, 2019 15 Comments

It does not take much for President Donald Trump to break the internet, the left, and the media. Trump did it once again on Wednesday when he tweeted a picture of himself as Rocky.

Court: Expelled Johnson & Wales male student gets trial on claim of unfair disciplinary process

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 27, 2019 12 Comments

In January 2018, I wrote about the Kafkaesque campus sexual assault tribunal at Johnson & Wales alleged in lawsuit. The case involved all-too-common really troubling procedural twists:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjYB5sKEL7U

California Plans to Hike Tax on Legal Marijuana, Threatening New Market With Rapid Extinction

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 27, 2019 36 Comments

California plans on increasing business tax rates on legal marijuana in 2020, which will hurt struggling companies that have trouble growing profits in the state's toxic regulatory environment.

Hefty marijuana taxes that can approach 50 percent in some communities have been blamed for pushing shoppers into California’s tax-free illegal market, which is thriving. Industry analysts estimate that $3 are spent in the illegal market for every $1 in the legal one.

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