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KBJ Angry Dissent After Unable to Convert Any Other Justice To Her Side in Conversion Therapy Case

There is a "Popularized Conception of Birthright Citizenship, Which May Not be Accurate"

Ballroom Blitz: Judge Orders Halt to Construction, Trump Not Amused

Obama was just joking about IRS audits, not sending signals

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2013 13 Comments

Oh come on, all you. Really. How could anyone think differently? Anyone? Buhler? John Kass, IRS scandal a reminder of how I learned about The Chicago Way (h/t @bryanjacoutot): I didn't understand it all back then, but I understand it now. Once there were old bosses. Now there are...

Al-Jazeera runs then deletes anti-Semitic screed by Columbia Univ. Prof. Joseph Massad

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2013 28 Comments

Massad is just the tip of the anti-Israel academic iceberg...

On #Benghazi, question may be “What did Obama do, and when did he do it?”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2013 25 Comments

There is a desperate attempt to dismiss Benghazi as a big nothing. Based on what we know already, there is a lot of "there there" showing that there we multiple levels of defalcation before, during and after the killing of our Ambassador. But there are numerous open...

Are conservatives getting scroogled at Google News?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 19, 2013 24 Comments

As most Legal Insurrection readers are avid news consumers, I bet many wonder why there are so many "low information voters". Perhaps Google is to blame. Take a look at their top news stories when I checked yesterday: Now, compare this to Bing News and its top...

black·board (/ˈblakˌbôrd/) insurrection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2013 9 Comments

Take the fight to them every place you can. From SGLawrence, taken in Woodstock, NY (not actually the place where the Woodstock concert was held, that was in Bethel): Hi Professor Jacobson. While in Woodstock, N.Y. this past week, I came across a large Chalkboard that invites...

Social Justice Program at Vanderbilt U. Invites Planned Parenthood Lawyers to Discuss Racial Justice

Pro-Trans Student Group at Brown Holds Rally to Criticize 'Anti-Trans' Laws

Teacher Unions Sounding Alarm Over New AI-Driven Classroom Model

Students Claim Required English Course at Texas A&M San Antonio Ties Standard English to ‘Oppression’

AAUP Backs Anti-ICE Campaign on College Campuses

California High School Drops Punishment of Student for Pro-ICE Flyers After Inquiry From FIRE

Saturday Night Card Game (Chris Matthews evolves from race card to WTF card on Obama-gates)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2013 25 Comments

It started with the usual defense, it's all about racism (h/t Hot Air) But wait, maybe ...

Obama’s 2nd term is unhappy in its own way, so who cares if the scandals are “Watergate”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2013 9 Comments

I'm with Tolstoy....

Was Celia Roady, who asked the planted question, a victim of the IRS?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2013 10 Comments

At congressional hearings yesterday, it was revealed that the IRS planted a question at an ABA meeting in order to give Lois Lerner of the IRS the opportunity to get ahead of the pending Inspector General Report and make it seem as if the IRS had voluntarily...

Tea Party IRS Protests May 21

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2013 17 Comments

Forwarded to me by a reader. Sounds like a good idea to me. (details and locations at the link) On behalf of Tea Party, Patriot groups, 9/12, liberty activists, and the American people, we are calling for anyone and everyone to protest the IRS’ complete abuse of...

Elizabeth Warren’s low-information student loan spear

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2013 14 Comments

You remember Upworthy, the epitome of low-information in support of Obama and progressives, Upworthy — or, How we are losing the internet to lowest of low information young liberals. They have maps which demonstrate The high cost of low information voters. I need to stop checking in...

Ed Markey’s passive aggressive campaign

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 18, 2013 7 Comments

Democratic Congressman Ed Markey apparently is hoping that being super-liberal in Massachusetts is enough to defeat Republican Gabriel Gomez in the Special Election ...

“Two chickens, three goats and a rabbit” Week at College Insurrection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2013 2 Comments

This week college campuses looked relatively sane compared to Washington, D.C. I emphasize "relatively." Occupy brings “two chickens, three goats and a rabbit” as part of takeover of U. California farm Swarthmore’s descent into madness Louisiana State Hosts “Lavender Graduation” For Homosexual Grads Six Degrees of Separation: Stanford University – Where...

(not hoping for it, just noticing)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2013 5 Comments

What does it take to get the IRS's attention? (Do you really want to know?) .@tomkattman heh, I almost feel that I'm not doing enough for my country since the IRS hasn't targeted me yet. :(— Fuzzy Slippers (@fuzislippers) May 17, 2013 Hell, I just wish Indie bloggers...

Stand up and cheer these House Republicans

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 22 Comments

Some good stuff today. I actually was proud of the job the House Republicans did given the time constraints. They had some fight in them. Hopefully they will keep it up for 3 1/2 more years. Every. Single. Day. I posted some videos at...

Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Financial Times in Group’s Latest Attack on News Outlets

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 17, 2013 2 Comments

Another news organization has fallen victim to the group of hackers known as the Syrian Electronic Army. The Financial Times was hacked Friday, according to a notice posted by the outlet. The Financial Times has become the latest news outlet to be hacked by supporters of the...

Questioner initially denied IRS Q&A was set up

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 11 Comments

At congressional hearings today, it was revealed that IRS planted question at ABA mtg disclosing targeting of conservatives via communications between Celia Roady, a tax lawyer who asked the question, and Lois Lerner of the IRS who was on an ABA panel. Roady has a deep...

Obama’s really bad two media days in one infographic

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 6 Comments

The infographic below, the National Dialogue Monitor by TargetPoint Consulting May 15-16, 2013, was provided to me by former Legal Insurrection contributor Matthew Knee, who now works at TargetPoint. It shows Obama's really bad two media days: Each bubble represents a topic discussed in relation to President Obama...