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

Study Finds Hiring of Chief Diversity Officer Doesn’t Increase Campus Diversity

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 06, 2018 3 Comments

"We are unable to find significant statistical evidence"...

Levi Strauss & Co. Partnering With Left Wing Gun Control Group Everytown USA

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 05, 2018 60 Comments

Levi's jeans may be associated with cowboys and the old west, but that's not preventing the company from going 'woke' on gun control. The company's CEO and president Chip Bergh recently announced that they are partnering with the left wing gun control group Everytown USA.

Young Democratic Socialists of America Launch ‘College for All’ Campaign

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 05, 2018 3 Comments

"the latest of many recent pushes by YDSA to infiltrate college campuses"...

Many Large Companies Now Ditching College Degree as Job Requirement

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 05, 2018 6 Comments

"This is a significant change."...

University Encourages Students to Report Hurt Feelings to Bias Response Team

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 05, 2018 1 Comment

“The university is committed to safeguarding individual’s constitutional rights to free speech"...

Diversity is Now a Path to Wealth in Academia

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 04, 2018 1 Comment

"a major that will provide both the diploma and a well-paid career"...

UPenn Hit With Title IX Complaint for Allegedly Discriminating Against Men

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 04, 2018 2 Comments

"engages in discrimination against men because the overall effect is discriminatory"...

University Wants Prof to Sign Away His Free Speech Rights to Get His Job Back

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 04, 2018 2 Comments

“one of the most extreme violations of academic freedom and free speech that I’ve ever seen”...

Say it Ain’t so, Joe: Is Biden Really Going to Run in 2020?

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 04, 2018 21 Comments

The Democratic party is desperately in need of some new blood. During the eight years of the Obama administration and the two midterm elections which occurred, their back bench was decimated. Now, despite the desire of the base for fresh faces, former Vice President Joe Biden is dropping not-so-subtle hints that he may run again.

Education Department Places Financial Aid Restrictions on Howard University

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 03, 2018 3 Comments

"can receive federal funding only after it has disbursed financial aid to students"...

Dem Candidate for Maryland Governor Wants Free College for DACA Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 03, 2018 3 Comments

"said he would raise taxes for his plan"...

UCLA’s Obsession With Diversity Distracts from University’s Mission

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 03, 2018 0 Comments

"campuses are infatuated with group identity and difference"...

Obama to Give Speech at U. Illinois After Accepting Award

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 02, 2018 6 Comments

"he’ll also encourage people to vote"...

University of Kansas to Facilitate ‘Feminist Parenting Group’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 02, 2018 2 Comments

"raising awareness of critical issues related to gender and sexism"...

Tom Steyer’s Anti-Trump Efforts Stymied By Trump Economic Success

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 02, 2018 42 Comments

Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer is spending a fortune to get Democrats elected with the goal of impeaching Trump. But like many Democrats running this fall, he is tripping over the fact that the economy is booming on Trump's watch.