Author: Mike LaChance

Mike LaChance

Mike LaChance has been covering higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection since 2012. He has also written for American Lookout, Townhall, and Twitchy.

Since 2008 he has contributed work to the Daily Caller, Breitbart, Gateway Pundit, the Center for Security Policy, the Washington Free Beacon, and Ricochet.

Mike is a Generation X, New England lifer who describes his political views as conservative and libertarian.

You can find him on Twitter @MikeLaChance33

Harvard Medical School Tweet Refers to Women as ‘Birthing People’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 27, 2020 5 Comments

"We understand the reactions to this terminology and in no way meant for it to erase or dehumanize women."...

UT-Austin Dropping Bias Response Teams To Settle Free Speech Lawsuit

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 27, 2020 10 Comments

The University of Texas at Austin has changed its free speech policies in the wake of a lawsuit filed by the free speech advocacy group Speech First. The changes have the full support of Texas Governor Greg Abbott and represent a big win for free expression.

Northwestern Prof Says Unfounded #MeToo Accusations Destroyed His Life

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 27, 2020 4 Comments

"Cancel culture is a phrase but what happens to the real people who are canceled?"...

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Pork Stuffing Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 27, 2020 0 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

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

MIT Disciplines Prof Over Jeffrey Epstein Donations but Will Let Him Keep Teaching

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 26, 2020 3 Comments

"has been on paid leave since January, after a series of revelations about Epstein’s financial ties to MIT and the longtime professor rocked the campus"...

Joe Biden Announces Plan for ‘Free’ Tuition at Community Colleges and Public Schools

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 26, 2020 16 Comments

"under the Biden-Harris plan, community college will be free — and public colleges and universities will be tuition-free for families earning less than $125,000 a year"...

Democrats in Georgia Senate Runoffs Are Hauling in Record Amounts of Cash

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 26, 2020 42 Comments

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, the two Democrat candidates in the Georgia runoff elections for U.S. Senate, are swimming in cash. If either one of them loses, it certainly won't be for a lack of campaign funds.

Northwestern Scrubs Prof Who Wrote ‘Dr.’ Jill Biden Piece but Keeps Holocaust Denier

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 26, 2020 4 Comments

"Northwestern scrubbed Epstein's faculty profile from its website and issued a statement condemning Epstein’s argument"...

Critical Race Theory Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 26, 2020 0 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

NY Dem Congressman-Elect: American Capitalism “is Slavery by Another Name”

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 25, 2020 55 Comments

The Squad has a new member. His name is Jamaal Bowman and he is now going to represent New York's 16th congressional district. During a recent interview, Bowman compared capitalism in America to slavery, which means he will fit right in with his new Squad-mates.

University of Kansas Study Finds Microaggression Training Doesn’t Work

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 25, 2020 9 Comments

"Microaggressions seem to have become a catch-all label for anything that causes offense"...

U. Wisconsin-Oshkosh Student Pulled Over for Car Covered In Christmas Lights

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 25, 2020 5 Comments

"I love your lights, but I’m pulling you over because of the lights"...

Merry Christmas! Enjoy the Best Christmas Flash Mob of All Time!

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 25, 2020 2 Comments

Posting this video has become an annual tradition here at Legal Insurrection, but it holds special value this year. The video features an event that took place in 2010, long before the pandemic which has closed businesses and shuttered people in their homes, apart from each other during the holiday season.