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

Prof Wears Bulletproof Vest in Class to Protest Campus Carry

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 02, 2017 6 Comments

“Try to forget that I’m wearing a vest, and I’ll try to forget that you could be packing a .44 magnum”...

Think for Yourself Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 02, 2017 2 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

Ohio State Bans Art and Flags in Dorm Room Windows

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 01, 2017 6 Comments

"windows must remain clear from obstruction"...

Report Finds Academia Has Too Many White Librarians

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 01, 2017 3 Comments

"the academic library sector has struggled with addressing equity"...

Democrat Choices 2020: Old Well-Known Left Wingers or Young No-Name Left Wingers

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 01, 2017 33 Comments

Democrats have a big problem in 2020. Their bench features only two types of candidates, senior citizens with name recognition and younger candidates who are largely unknown. Politically, they run the gamut from left to further left.

NYU Students Form ‘Non-Conformist Book Club’ to Secretly Discuss Non-PC Ideas

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 01, 2017 4 Comments

"free to disagree” without social or formal sanction"...

Kalamazoo College Now Offering Students Grants for Protests

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 31, 2017 0 Comments

"to teach them about social justice issues"...

Evergreen State Facing Budget Shortfall and Layoffs Amid Enrollment Drop

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 31, 2017 5 Comments

Completely predictable...

Ivy League Profs Urge Students to Think for Themselves in Letter

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 31, 2017 26 Comments

A group of fifteen Ivy League school professors has penned a letter to students, urging them to avoid the dangers of groupthink. In light of recent events in higher education, this couldn't be more timely.

Chancellor of UCCS Releases Statement Condemning Anti-Veteran Fliers

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 31, 2017 2 Comments

"We know our student veterans to be high achieving individuals"...

Fliers Posted at UCCS Suggest Banning Veterans from Four Year Universities

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 30, 2017 7 Comments

"veterans usually are associated with extremists right-wing groups such as the tea party"...

https://twitter.com/weatheroptics/status/901096926296371202

U. Tampa Prof Fired for Calling Hurricane ‘Karma’ Over Texas Support for Republicans

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 30, 2017 5 Comments

“I deeply regret a statement I posted yesterday."...

Media Narrative: Trump Visited Texas “Too Soon”

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 30, 2017 24 Comments

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Democrats and their many media allies successfully created an unfair narrative which blamed George W. Bush for acting too slowly. When it became clear this week that President Trump planned to act quickly in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, they tried to make that the new narrative.