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Why have universities become the least free places when they should be the most free?

Chicago Mayor Pushes Reparations Amid $1B Budget Gap

Scenes of Communist Flags, Riots, and Violent Clashes With DHS During 'No Kings' Protests

Oil field trash never had it so good …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2013 7 Comments

as in fracking country. Good thing it's being kept out of New York State's Southern Tier, or there might be a booming economy and jobs for the young people. From Kevin: I have friends that live in Horseheads who get all apoplectic over the Marcellus Shale drilling down here...

Saturday Night Card Game (Playing the race card in the Zimmerman case to the bitter end)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2013 33 Comments

If you have been following Andrew Branca's excellent coverage of the jury selection in the George Zimmerman case, you know that many of the prospective jurors were aware of race being injected into the case by the media and others. Those initial media and activist narratives...

Turkey’s ‘Tiananmen Square’ moment?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2013 6 Comments

We are covering Turkish police renew assault on Gezi Park protesters. This video stands out (warning, graphic): https://twitter.com/vassdan/status/345991520224149506 I wonder if it will be compared to this video: Probably not, as the whole world is not watching Gezi Park....

Live stream: Turkish police renew assault on Gezi Park protesters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2013 3 Comments

As reported by the L.A. Times:

Hundreds of riot police surrounded a park in central Istanbul on Saturday, firing tear gas and water cannons in a renewed push by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to restore order after two weeks of demonstrations that have exasperated his government and exposed the country's deepening political divide. Police forces surrounded Gezi Park shortly before nightfall. They moved beneath sycamore trees toward tents and crowds of hundreds of protesters. Some demonstrators reportedly threw rocks but the dissidents appeared to be overwhelmed by security forces, whose lines spread into adjoining Taksim Square. Ambulances arrived outside the park as tear gas enveloped the trees.

Live Stream

Watch live streaming video from revoltistanbul at livestream.com

https://twitter.com/OccupyGeziUK/status/346053511697559552 Another video stream here -- is autorun so didn't embed -- street level. https://twitter.com/NewsBreaker/status/345978793367855104 https://twitter.com/Aut_Omnia/status/345988473376866304 https://twitter.com/RedHack_EN/status/345988842127491072

Chris Christie slow cooks our goose

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2013 21 Comments

Chris Christie all but hands Cory Booker a Senate seat on a silver platter, not giving Republicans a chance to mount what would have been a tough fight in 2014, and it's cool and he's a media star. From John Sexton at Breitbart.com, Chris Christie is running...

Connecticut Might Issue Grad Student Loans to Offset Trump Limits

Study Finds Most Popular U.S. Graduate Degrees Not Worth the Money

UPenn Celebrates 'Gender Equity Week' With Safe Sex Trivia Night

Leftist Hero Cesar Chavez Erased From Colleges Across the Country

Faculty Book Club Selection at Portland State U. Highlights ‘Awful Scourge of White People’

UPenn Hires Assistant Medical Director for Gender and Sexual Health

“Stop, Shut Up and Snoop” Week at College Insurrection

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 15, 2013 0 Comments

Shut yo mouth: Texas high school cuts valedictorian’s mic for talking about the US Constitution Australian University Censors Speech Deemed Offensive to Islam Pro-Palestinian groups on campus aren’t big fans of free speech And dress the way we tell you: New Hampshire senior not allowed to wear Marine uniform at...

IRS Officials Lerner and Miller Receive Violent Threats

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 15, 2013 21 Comments

In the wake of intense criticism over the agency's targeting of conservative groups, former and current embattled IRS officials, Steven Miller and Lois Lerner, have reportedly received threats of physical violence. From Sky News: Ousted IRS acting commissioner Steven Miller has received threats, a source told Reuters...

Snowden Reveals Classified Records to Hong Kong Newspaper as Leak Investigation Heats Up

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 15, 2013 26 Comments

The public remains hotly engaged this week in a necessary debate over NSA domestic surveillance policies, coupled with the recent revelations of government abuses, like the IRS scandal and snooping on journalists. Meanwhile Edward Snowden, the man who leaked the details behind the NSA’s PRISM...

All we are saying, is give community peacebuilding a chance

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2013 8 Comments

Nothing wrong to me with community peacebuilding ...

Wag The IRS Scandal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2013 17 Comments

Where has all the IRS scandal news gone, long time passing...

Zimmerman Jury Selection — Day Five Wrap-Up

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 14, 2013 7 Comments

Today the Court continued its preliminary questioning of prospective jurors, moving through seven candidates by the end of the day. As was the case yesterday, questions were limited to how much exposure the prospective juror had to the case through the media and other channels,...

Mideast Media Sampler – 06/14/2013 – The Palestinian Islamic Jihad Merit Badge of Terror

Posted by David Gerstman on June 14, 2013 4 Comments

1) Earning merit badges in terror Following recent revelations that Hamas plans to train thousands of children soldiers a number of media outlets are reporting that Palestinian Islamic Jihad is running summer camps training youngsters in the fine points of urban warfare. Ynet reports: An AFP...

Dismissed Zimmerman juror escorted from courthouse after trespassing

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 14, 2013 17 Comments

Potential juror previously had been caught posting on anti-Zimmerman Facebook page and was upset his name was reported in the media....

A.F. Branco on Fox News Watch

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2013 12 Comments

One of the hopes for the most excellent cartoonist A.F. Branco, when he joined us on August 6, 2012, was that he would gain the greater exposure and recognition he deserves. And slowly but surely, it's happening, through his cartoons at Legal Insurrection and other outlets. Branco...

While Obama ponders Syria post-red line moves, Hezbollah reiterates it will fight for Assad

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 14, 2013 9 Comments

After concluding that the regime of President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against its own people in Syria, Obama administration officials indicated on Thursday that the president will authorize US assistance to the opposition rebels, although the extent of that assistance and when it will...

Attkisson hack

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2013 16 Comments

Sharyl Attkisson of CBS News, who has been one of the few mainstream media reporters to push hard on the Benghazi cover up, for which she was attacked by Obama defenders along with Jonathan Karl and Stephen Hayes. Several weeks ago it was revealed that her...

Zimmerman Trial LIVE – Jury Selection Day 5 All-Day Coverage

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 14, 2013 2 Comments

Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Jury Selection Day Five live, all day, along with a separate end-of-day wrap-up post. To catch up on the lastest events in State of Florida v. Zimmerman, click here and take a look at last night's wrap-up post. As...