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

A Growing Number of Americans Are Starting to Doubt the Value of Going to College

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 27, 2022 4 Comments

"The share of Americans who believe colleges and universities have a positive impact on the country has dropped by 14 percentage points since 2020."...

Emory University Allows Students to Register Their Preferred Pronouns

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 27, 2022 1 Comment

“Pronoun options include: He/Him/His, She/Her/Hers, They/Them/Theirs, Xie/Hir/Hirs and Ze/Zir/Zirs"...

Biden Considering Another Months-Long Pause on Student Loan Repayments and $10K in Loan Forgiveness

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 27, 2022 18 Comments

Joe Biden is reportedly considering yet another months-long pause on student loan payments, in addition to student loan debt forgiveness of up to $10,000. The pause on student loan debt payments began over two years ago, in the spring of 2020.

NCAA Chooses Female Fencing Student for Woman of the Year, Not Lia Thomas

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 27, 2022 10 Comments

"Columbia University fencer Sylvie Binder"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTfvx4XvtO4#action=share

‘Full Frontal’ With Samantha Bee Gets Canceled by TBS

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 26, 2022 28 Comments

With a heavy heart, I report that the TV show of Stephen Colbert wannabe Samantha Bee has been canceled by the TBS network. The crowded late-night field of obnoxious progressives pretending to do comedy by insulting Republicans is more competitive than previously known.

Harvard and Other Ivy League Schools Push Congress for Special Tax Cut on Endowments

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 26, 2022 4 Comments

"Earlier this year, Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow personally met with lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer"...

Indiana University Spending Over $200K on LGBTQ+ Initiatives

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 26, 2022 2 Comments

"to address physio-psychosocial needs that can arise in individuals as they journey along their gender and sexual selves"...

University of California System Issuing Statewide Policy on Gender Identity Recognition

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 26, 2022 4 Comments

"even within the UC’s medical facilities"...

Law School Dean Suggests Giving SCOTUS Judges Cash So They’ll Retire

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 25, 2022 8 Comments

"Congress should offer substantial buyouts to any Supreme Court justices who retire when they reach 10 years of service on the High Court."...

Op-Ed: LSAT And Other Standardized Tests Are Good For Diversity

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 25, 2022 1 Comment

"By excusing favored students from the LSAT, schools would make their preferences more opaque and challenges to them harder to prove."...

Paul du Quenoy: Penn Law Professor Amy Wax Deserves Our Support

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 25, 2022 1 Comment

"Wax has never even been accused—still less, found culpable—of any discriminatory action taken against a student or colleague"...

Roger Kimball: “for stating such obvious truths” Prof. Amy Wax “is being dragged into the Star Chamber at Penn”

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 24, 2022 3 Comments

"Dean Ruger’s list of Wax’s violations is funny because it consists largely of truisms"...

Students Raise Thousands to Sue Seattle Pacific University for Upholding Biblical Values

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 24, 2022 13 Comments

"On May 25, the group 'Seattle Pacific LGBTQ+ Protest' launched a sit-in demonstration"...

https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1346894172574404613

Pennsylvania Man Awaiting Sentencing Over January 6th Commits Suicide

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 24, 2022 22 Comments

A Pennsylvania man named Mark Aungst who was set to be sentenced over his presence in the Capitol on January 6th has committed suicide. He was 47-years-old and leaves behind a daughter and other family members. Hasn't all of this gone far enough?