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

Gallup Poll: Republicans Reach Highest Favorability in Seven Years

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 26, 2018 12 Comments

We're now just a matter of weeks away from the 2018 midterms and the Republican party just got a very positive piece of news. According to a new Gallup poll, the GOP has reached its highest approval rating since 2011.

Yale Law Profs Cancel Classes so Students Can Protest Kavanaugh

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 25, 2018 7 Comments

"Dozens of students, wearing black, staged a sit-in at the law school Monday"...

Judge Rules State Must Pay for Gender Transition Surgery of U. Wisconsin Employees

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 25, 2018 1 Comment

“no legally valid reason to exclude medically necessary care”...

Tulane U. Announces Mandatory ‘Race and Inclusion’ Course for Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 25, 2018 2 Comments

"to help students understand the “increasingly diverse society” they live in"...

Community College in Texas Clarifies ‘Free Speech Zone’ Policy After Pressure

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 24, 2018 1 Comment

"unclear whether students needed to physically be inside the Free Speech Zones to use their First Amendment Rights"...

Stanford Erasing Priest’s Name from Campus Over ‘Violence Against Native Americans’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 24, 2018 5 Comments

"prominent role in the California missionary system and the treatment of Native Americans by missionaries"...

College in Iowa Hosts ‘White Privilege Symposium’ for Students and Educators

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 24, 2018 3 Comments

"White Privilege Symposium: Navigating Race, Privilege, Identity & Equity (Intersectionality): The Path Forward"...

Enrollment at University of Montana is Lowest in Twenty-Five Years

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2018 3 Comments

"has seen a 28.5 percent drop in enrollment over the past seven years"...

Cal State Long Beach removing “Prospector Pete” statue because 1849 Gold Rush now politically incorrect

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2018 16 Comments

Another campus statue is being singled out for removal over political correctness. "Prospector Pete" is going to be taken off the campus plaza of California State University Long Beach and moved to an alumni center, because critics say the Gold Rush contributed to deaths of indigenous peoples.

Scholars at James Madison U. Organizing ‘Feminist Scholarship’ Fellowship

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2018 2 Comments

"dedicated to sustaining feminist scholarship both on-campus and in [applicants’] own research projects”...

Ithaca College Republicans Accused of Racism for Speaking Out Against Illegal Immigration

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2018 2 Comments

“Illegal immigrants come to our country and have no respect for the rule of law."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L7PkP5vptc

Whatever it Takes Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2018 4 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

DC Sandwich Chain ‘Taylor Gourmet’ Closing—Sales Sank After Owner Met With Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 22, 2018 18 Comments

A hoagie sandwich chain called Taylor Gourmet, which first opened in Washington, DC and then expanded to locations in Chicago, is closing this weekend. While many reasons have been given for the closure, insiders say the chain suffered a massive drop in sales after it became known that the owner had a meeting with Trump.

Self-Described Marxist to Deliver Keynote at Barnard College Event

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 22, 2018 0 Comments

"Global Radicalism: Solidarity, Internationalism, and Feminist Futures”...

Pro-Choice Group at Georgetown Now Offering Morning-After Pill

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 22, 2018 0 Comments

"we see it as necessary, and given the overwhelmingly positive response from the broader community"...

Student Fired by University Journal for Tweeting Article Which Notes Women Lack Penises

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 22, 2018 3 Comments

'Is it a crime to say women don't have penises?'...

A Lack of Basic Skills Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 22, 2018 2 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

Marine Le Pen Ordered to See Psychiatrist for Tweeting Photos of ISIS Executions

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 21, 2018 21 Comments

As much as we complain about political correctness in the United States, it seems things are much worse in Europe. Marine Le Pen, who is frequently described in media reports as far right, recently shared some images on Twitter of people who had been slaughtered by ISIS. Now she is being ordered to see a psychiatrist.

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