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College Insurrection celebrated its birthday this week. College Insurrection is One Year Old Our 10 Favorite “Freshman Year” Posts at College Insurrection It’s a good thing too, because some are only just catching up. Rolling Stone notices the higher ed bubble College costs remain a challenge. Record college savings aren’t enough...

I am happy to report the San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who has been accused by 17 separate women of sexual harassment incidents, has announced his resignation. The San Diego City Council voted 7-0 to accept Mayor Bob Filner's resignation. Filner will step down on August...

The Guardian has announced that it will partner with the New York Times to report on files leaked by Edward Snowden pertaining to the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). From The Guardian: The Guardian has struck a partnership with the New York Times which will give the...

In a unanimous verdict, Nidal Hasan has been found guilty on all counts in the November, 2009 Fort Hood massacre. https://twitter.com/NBCDFW/status/370962863424561152 https://twitter.com/chrissadeghi/status/370962880021008384 Hasan had been charged with 13 premeditated counts and an additional 32 attempted premeditated counts of murder.  Today's verdict means that Hasan will face the death...

Yesterday the WSJ published an editorial on the Christopher Lane case: Some are focusing on the ease of obtaining a gun in the U.S., as (inevitably) is the reflexive CNN, and it would almost be a relief if we could blame such a murder on guns. Then we...

Gee, I wonder why . . . ALBANY, N.Y. — A new report from the nonprofit Tax Foundation shows people moving out of the state during the last decade took $45.6 billion in personal income from New York's economy, the most in the nation. The Washington, D.C.-based...