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Republicans Wake Up to an Electoral Bloodbath

'Lawyer Up': Democrats Declare War on Trump Administration

2026 Midterms Results: Democrats Win the House and Senate

Cautious optimism for expelled Oberlin College male student after appellate argument

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2019 24 Comments

John Doe v. Oberlin College is a case we have covered for almost two years. While it doesn't get the media coverage of Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College, it's every bit as important, addressing alleged systemic abuses at Oberlin College in its treatment of male students. By way of background, we first covered the case on December 26, 2017, Lawsuit: Oberlin College sexual assault hearing process rigged, 100% conviction rate:

A Defiant Comey Defends FISA Process, Admits to His FBI’s ‘Real Sloppiness’

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 15, 2019 52 Comments

Here at LI, we've covered disgraced former FBI director James Comey throughout President Trump's candidacy and presidency. His roles in the Russia hoax and the FBI's deceptive manipulation of the FISA process are unconscionable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG583r8Qorw

The role of anti-Semitism in the UK election

Posted by New Neo on December 15, 2019 4 Comments

The recent UK election was a huge victory for the Conservatives and a huge repudiation of Labour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ht4S3GYLG4

Bears Superstar Khalil Mack Pays off Walmart Layaways in Hometown

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 15, 2019 13 Comments

As I watch my beloved Chicago Bears take on those putrid Green Bay Packers, I remember that Bears superstar Khalil Mack did something amazing last week. Mack paid off all the items on layaway at Walmart in his hometown Fort Pierce, FL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-T6O8HE5KY

Citing crappy streets, Oracle moves annual conference from San Francisco to Las Vegas

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 15, 2019 25 Comments

I guess needle-strewn streets and Greta Thunberg murals are not the tourist draws that one would expect! Citing dirty streets and high hotel costs, Oracle has decided to move its important annual conference from San Francisco.

Iranian Refugee Warns America That Universities are Becoming Radicalized

Africana Studies Department at Oberlin College Offers Courses on Marxism

Northwestern Food Fest Cancels Event After Pro-Israel Group Registers

Member of Largest Teachers Union Says They Abandoned Education in Pursuit of Political Power

Columbia to Host Discussion of American Genocide, Colonialism, and Racial Oppression

LGBT Student Group at Florida State U. Requests $58K for Drag Shows

Democrats Explode After McConnell Vows “Total Coordination” With White House on Impeachment Strategy

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 15, 2019 39 Comments

Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) did an interview on Sean Hannity's show Thursday night and did not mince words.

Jill Biden on MSNBC: Trump is a Bully and Afraid to Run Against My Husband

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 15, 2019 51 Comments

Jill Biden appeared on MSNBC this week to discuss her husband's presidential campaign and other issues. She seems very confident in Joe's abilities despite his repeated missteps on the campaign trail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swjnzz4pxkU&t=595s

Triggering the Left Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 15, 2019 5 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bowptBuGIo

American Corbynism is every bit as toxic as British Corbynism, will it be crushed as well?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 14, 2019 25 Comments

What does the massive British Conservative Party victory, which will keep Boris Johnson as Prime Minister but this time with a huge mandate to "get Brexit done," mean for the U.S.? There are many parallels between what drove the 2019 British election, and those driving the 2020 U.S. presidential election. First among them, is a party (Democrats) whose political agenda has been to repudiate and unwind the 2016 presidential vote, much as the "remainers" (chief among them Labour) sought to repudiate and unwind the 2016 Brexit vote.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx

Will SCOTUS moot its big 2nd Amendment case? An analysis of oral arguments

Posted by Cody Wisniewski on December 14, 2019 22 Comments

Many Second Amendment supporters were excited this month for the Supreme Court to hear New York Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. City of New York, the first major Second Amendment case since 2010. But now, with oral argument behind us, it looks likely, although not certain, the case will be considered moot.

Report: Anti-impeachment Dem Rep. Jeff Van Drew to Switch Parties

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 14, 2019 21 Comments

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) is reportedly considering switching to the Republican Party because of the way his party has handled the impeachment witch hunt. Van Drew was elected in 2018 in a district that Trump carried, and he was one of two Democrats to vote with Republicans against the Democrats' House impeachment rules.

Bernie Finds New “Basic Human Right”: government-run high-speed internet access

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 14, 2019 32 Comments

Thursday's stunning landslide victory for Boris Johnson's Conservative Party is seen by many to be, at least in part, a sharp rebuke of the radical socialism of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and his circle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1r2pXGg95s

BLM employees would rather quit than move to new headquarters in Colorado

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 14, 2019 81 Comments

The Trump administration is moving the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management to Grand Junction, CO. However, reports are coming in that many staffers who are being reassigned are opting to quit rather than move out West.

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

UK: Boris Johnson’s Victory Irks European Liberals

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 14, 2019 41 Comments

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's election victory over his rival Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn triggered an unprecedented meltdown in European Liberal media and political circles. The Conservative Party led by Johnson won a resounding 80-seat majority on Thursday, paving the way for Brexit by the end of next month. While the Conservatives secured their biggest majority since Margaret Thatcher's victory in 1987, the socialist Labour registered its worst election performance since 1935.

Some Buttigieg Donors Demand Refunds With #RefundPete After Deciding He isn’t Progressive Enough

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 14, 2019 14 Comments

The struggle between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic party is continuing to play out in strange ways. Some people on the far left who donated to Pete Buttigieg have now decided he is not progressive enough for their liking and are demanding refunds.

https://twitter.com/KaitMarieox/status/1203082233793384454

Unhinged Over Politics Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 14, 2019 3 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

A good time was had by all

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2019 12 Comments

I'm really not thrilled with the Featured Image. I look McSmirky. But it's the only close up of me at the podium I have from my lecture last night at the invitation of the Sharon (MA) Republican Town Committee.