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RI Now Requires Attorneys Take DEI Continuing Education, So Equal Protection Project Will Create Our Own DEI Program

Court Throws DEI Amendment to NY Constitution, Opposed By Equal Protection Project, Off November Ballot

Movie Trailer - "Demand for Hate" (Feat. Me)

The moment when you realize there’s not much difference between Gawker and Drudge Report

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2012 33 Comments

The moment is 9 a.m. this morning when Drudge still has in the top left -- the prime placement -- a misleading link claiming armed neo-Nazis are patrolling Sanford, Florida, where Trayvon Martin was shot: I informed Drudge (via email, its tip box, and Twitter) about 14...

Their tolerance is intolerant

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2012 45 Comments

From reader Dr. Dave: One of the sights on my recent Key West vacation. Could not walk by without taking a picture of this for you. Of course, the topper is on the dashboard. Read and enjoy your blog every day. ...

Lunch money

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2012 18 Comments

Responsibility (h/t reader Danelle): There's no such thing as a free lunch, at least not at the Rescue Mission of El Paso. The Rescue Mission, at 1949 W. Paisano, is now charging $1.50 for each lunch and dinner. Breakfast remains free. "Certainly the budget is tight, but that's...

Palestinian Authority cracks down on “extending one’s tongue”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2012 15 Comments

No one could have seen this coming. Via The Jerusalem Post: Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank arrested over the weekend a Palestinian blogger who launched a Facebook campaign under the title "The people want an end to corruption." The arrest of Jamal Abu Rihan is...

Sanford (FL) Police deny any indication of neo-Nazis patrolling

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2012 108 Comments

The latest wildfire spreading through the media and blogosphere is that armed neo-Nazis are patrolling Sanford, FL, in anticipation of trouble if George Zimmerman is not charged in the killing of Trayvon Martin. In what has become a prime example of media malpractice, none of...

Iowa Governor Signs Bill Banning DEI Policies at Public Institutions

Prestigious Law Firm Ramps Up Vetting of New Hires Following Anti-Israel Protests

Anti-Israel Protesters Clash With Police at UC-Irvine After Swarming Campus Buildings

Southwestern University Condemns Student’s Anti-Israel Commencement Speech

Mothers Against College Antisemitism is Sending a Message to Higher Education

Pomona College Moved Graduation Ceremony Due to Protesters and They Followed

So tell me about Dan Bongino

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2012 16 Comments

Operation Counterweight is just taking shape for 2012. Redistricting has slowed down my process of identifying House races. But in the Senate, I'm focused on Richard Mourdock's primary challenge to Dick Lugar, and Barry Hinckley's general election challenge to Sheldon Whitehouse. As you know, the theory behind Operation...

Teaching @Arbys about responsibility

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2012 30 Comments

Not taking responsibility (h/t reader Tony): More about Arby's here. If you are on Twitter, you can reach Arby's at @arbys, or at its Facebook page, or at its Contact page. There's probably not much we can do to prevent cowardly companies from giving into boycott threats, except to...

DNR Obamacare

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2012 19 Comments

If Obamacare were a Red Solo Cup and in Texas, it would look something like this vehicle. From reader Chris in Dripping Springs, Texas: Professor, I read your site daily and thought you might like these. Filling up at a local gas station (paying $4 a gallon) and...

Late breaking Wisconsin election news – April 6

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 06, 2012 14 Comments

2011. Post-script....

Their wars

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 06, 2012 28 Comments

Their War On Women Moe Lane updates on the Susan G. Komen Foundation's fundraising problems resulting from the left-wing boycott of Komen after Komen dropped sponsorship of Planned Parenthood, but then caved in to pressure and let go a top executive: The first explanation is that pro-choice...

Wasserman Schultz payoff to big Dem donor with DNC job for daughter

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 06, 2012 24 Comments

What should have been a two-bit, one-day, not-really-scandal involving photos Dani Gilbert, the new DNC liason to the Jewish community, took a few years back is turning into something much more. By all appearances, Debbie Wasserman Schultz gave a payoff to big Dem donors by giving their daughter...

The Ultimate, and Penultimate, Resort…

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 06, 2012 6 Comments

CEI has published a study about private property laws in outer space by Rand Simberg, one of the best people qualified to write on the topic. In sum, Simberg claims that the U.S. should recognize claims on the Moon, Mars, and asteroids and gives a loose foundation for...

War on women continues, Senate candidate calls opponent “whore”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 06, 2012 23 Comments

Don't expect Media Matters to boycott the Senate candidate. Because the candidate is a Democrat. And an Israel-hater. She called her male primary opponent a "whore" for AIPAC. Via Mediaite: “I’m dealing with a whore here who sells his soul to AIPAC [The American Israel Public Affairs Committee], who...