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Squeezing California - Equal Protection Project Fighting Higher Ed DEI Discrimination Statewide

State Dept. Links 'Code Pink' and Other Far-Left Groups to the Chinese Communist Party

Harvard Prof Who Chaired 'Institutional Neutrality Group' Advocates 'Resistance' to Trump

Mideast Media Sampler – 04/26/2013 – Too late in Syria?

Posted by David Gerstman on April 26, 2013 7 Comments

Next in Syria Why hasn't the United States acted more strongly against Bashar Assad? Read: nyti.ms/12Ke82b on Assad's effort to sell his line to the US. Then this on why WH has already bought it: mme.cm/887R00— Tony Badran (@AcrossTheBay) April 25, 2013 The New York Times reports on...

Latest narrative deflection: Minimizing the Jihadist threat through misleading stats about “right-wing terrorists”

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 26, 2013 16 Comments

Mother Jones leads the way, with Think Progress not far behind...

#winning

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 26, 2013 58 Comments

Just thought you'd be interested in some news about me. At a Cornell Law School faculty vote on Wednesday I was promoted to full Clinical Professor of Law. It's not tenure, which is a Cornell University designation not available to clinical faculty, but it complies with...

Beantown ain’t beanbag

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 26, 2013 8 Comments

From Jon: Bumper stickers in Boston Of all places, less than a mile from the bombings. Opposite rear doors of the same van. ...

Thursday Night Open – and Breitbart Awards

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 2 Comments

I don't have a lot to say about the news today, except that Salon.com continues to search for the motives behind the Boston Bombing and who really killed Nicole Brown. Here are the Breitbart Awards live: [live stream over -- Congratulations to Michelle Malkin] Update -- Embed of...

Students at UT-Austin Protest Consolidation of Departments

Former Student President at UC-Santa Barbara Sues School, Alleging Antisemitic Harassment

Drake University Mandates Coursework in Equity and Inclusion

Elementary School Teacher Resigns Following Pro-ICE Comments on Social Media

Artificial Intelligence Poses a Major Threat to Law Schools

Maryland Woman Tells School Board She Called Child Protective Services Over TPUSA Meeting

A stain on academia — Association for Asian American Studies calls for boycott of Israeli universities and academics

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 20 Comments

As I have told you, the efforts of some left-wing academics to demonize Israel never ends. While you go about your business and pay attention to world events, they work tirelessly to ostracize Israel while ignoring both Israel's security situation and the decades-long effort to destroy Israel. Groups...

Family Research Council shooting caught on video

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 4 Comments

The real Eliminationist Narrative. Background: SPLC Demonizes Supporters of Traditional Marriage. VIDEO: Security cam tape of shooting surfaces...

How red does the chemical weapons red line in Syria have to be?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 11 Comments

The use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime was supposed to be a red line. Two days ago, when Israel suggested chemical weapons had been used, it was dismissed as Israel trying to maneuver U.S. policy. The U.S. now has evidence that such weapons were used,...

Mideast Media Sampler – 04/25/2013 – Al Qaeda and Iran?

Posted by David Gerstman on April 25, 2013 1 Comment

1) Shia is Shia and Sunni is Sunni and never the twain shall meet A couple of Al Qaeda terrorists were arrested in Canada. So of course, expect the LA Times to start its account with this: Police in Canada said Monday that two men suspected of...

Body of Sunil Tripathi found — RI Medical Examiner

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 3 Comments

A body was pulled from the water two days ago off India Point Park in Providence. There were suspicions that it was that of Sunil Tripathi, the Brown University student missing since March. During the manhunt for the Boston Marathon Bombers, there were rumors that one...

Federal Court finds Obama DREAM policy illegal, but may not require actual deportations

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 5 Comments

There are many news reports about the preliminary decision issued by Judge Reed O'Connor in the Northern District of Texas in a lawsuit brought by ICE agents challenging the Obama administration's administrative DREAM provisions which direct Homeland Security not to commence removal proceedings as to people who...

The #BostonMarathon Bombing Hard Cell

Posted by David Gerstman on April 25, 2013 8 Comments

As Professor Jacobson has noted, there's no shortage of denial about Tsarnaev Brothers, the perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing. Barry Rubin observes: Now that the two (primary, at least) terrorists from the Boston Marathon attack have been killed or captured, we enter a new phase in...

International Sign of Distress

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 3 Comments

From Jon: Took this photo at a red light yesterday, the guy was in a hurry and for a moment I was sure I would never forgive him, but saw the sign and had a little laugh...

Developer of Eliminationist Narrative still claiming Jared Loughner was “right-wing”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2013 20 Comments

My post, Add Boston Marathon Bombing to pile of Failed Eliminationist Narratives, seems to have gotten the attention of Dave Neiwert of Crooks and Liars, the developer of the Eliminationist Narrative. Neiwert responds with Right-Wingers Use Boston Bombing to Paper Over Their Own Extremist Terror. I'll deal...