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On Bended Knees
on February 21, 2011
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The Obama administration came close to what many of us have feared would happen, abandoning Israel at the U.N. Yes, the U.S. finally — after a sustained bipartisan Congressional outcry — did veto a one-sided and politically opportunistic resolution pushed by the Palestinian Authority declaring...
Old News, Newer Numbers
on February 09, 2011
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K. McCaffrey — Reason Magazine had excellent coverage discussing the lack of diversity in Social Psychology. Out of one thousand polled informally at a recent conference, only three ‘fessed up to being right-wing and a few dozen more to being “centrist” or “libertarian.” UVA psychologist...
An Alternative Explanation – People Who Fear Competition And Live Off Government Tend To Be Liberal
on February 09, 2011
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This is a follow up to my earlier post about the findings by a social psychlogist that there is a “statistically impossible” skew in the percentages of social psychologists who self-identify as liberal and conservative, reflecting a pervasive bias against conservatives throughout the social sciences....
Saying Goodbye to… Not Much
on February 08, 2011
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Robert Gibbs will be leaving the White House soon to carry on his buffoonery elsewhere(ish). But, before he leaves, take a moment to watch this video from Politico that lists everything he isn’t. Take a moment to appreciate that he was Barack Obama’s communications chief...
A Union of… Something
on January 26, 2011
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I found two great pieces on the State of the Union address last night (I read the leaked version but didn’t bother finding a TV to watch): “State of the Union speeches are typically unimpressive and unmemorable. Last night’s address by President Obama was in...
Bubbles in the Quad
on January 25, 2011
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Peter Thiel has been making a splash lately by calling higher education “the next bubble.” In a fairly recent Wall Street Journal article, he went as far as to say “Liberals […] blame our education system, but liberals are the last ones to fix it,...
Ed Koch Backs Palin On “Blood Libel” Charge
on January 18, 2011
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Ed Koch, former Mayor of New York City, has come to the defense of Sarah Palin regarding her use of the term “blood libel” to describe the malicious and false accusations that Palin’s electoral target map contributed to the Tucson shootings (emphasis mine): Today the phrase “blood...
Saturday Night Card Game (The Atlantic Plays The Race Card Against Herman Cain, Mildly)
on January 15, 2011
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This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: I confess to not knowing who Herman Cain was until the other day, when he announced he was forming a presidential exploratory committee. I had heard his name,...
Republicans Need To Avoid The Debt Ceiling Trap
on January 03, 2011
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The nation’s “debt ceiling” will need to be raised early in the next Congress to accomodate the new reality of trillion-dollar-plus annual deficits. The possibility that the Republican House will refuse to raise the debt ceiling is the favorite topic of discussion in the media...
Really Good Advice, Heeded?
on December 29, 2010
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I am trying to take this advice, offered by a regular reader, to heart (emphasis mine): “Professor Jacobson, A long time ago my grandfather gave me some very good advice I often follow, but not all the time, due to my competitiveness. I am sure...
Steelisms
on December 15, 2010
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Slate magazine has a running report series called “Bidenisms” that I love to quote. Politico today has an account of all of Michael Steele’s gaffes. I was hoping to have a funny quote or two, but the column just made me furious. Which is unfortunate,...
Has Joe Biden Finally Made Sense?
on December 07, 2010
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Imagine my surprise when I saw the Memeorandum headline Joe Biden / Washington Post – Obama: On The Way To A Failed Presidency?: Could it be? Another Biden gaffe? And in The Washington Post, of all places. Nah, just a screw up by Memeorandum’s algorithm. The...
Minding the Campus: Cornell
on December 04, 2010
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Yesterday I posted on the Manhattan Institute’s online magazine, Minding the Campus, which “is dedicated to the revival of intellectual pluralism and the best traditions of liberal education.” The post was in response to the outrage that ensued after an announcement that the African Studies...
The Obsession With Liberals’ Obsession With Sarah Palin
on November 28, 2010
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Charles Krauthammer has lambasted the mainstream (i.e. liberal) media for its obsession with Sarah Palin. That goes double for liberal entertainers and academics, and triple for the left-blogosphere, which is nuts-in-the-head (that’s a precise medical term in Austrian) when it comes to Palin. But this obsession is...
Another Phony Crisis, Another Rush To Vote
on November 19, 2010
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Once again, Barack Obama is creating a phony crisis to rush a major legislative vote without having done the preliminary legwork to address Republican concerns. Think Stimulus and Obamacare. This time, it arguably is the most important vote, the Senate ratification of the new START...
Why Do Leftist Jewish Bloggers Love The Dual Loyalty Smear?
on November 16, 2010
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I posted earlier about how left-wing bloggers deliberately misrepresented a statement issued by Eric Cantor’s office about a meeting Cantor had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Glenn Greenwald accused Cantor of pledging allegiance to Israel over the U.S., and Greenwald’s accusations were amplified with...
