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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2013 25 Comments

This really is getting out of control. Harriet and Charlotte write in WaPo, White men have much to discuss about mass shootings (emphasis added): Imagine if African American men and boys were committing mass shootings month after month, year after year.  Articles and interviews would flood the media, and...

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Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 30, 2013 3 Comments

I have an update on a legal hearing involving UCLA’s Dr. James Enstrom, whose brave whistleblowing actions involving the school's Department of Environmental Health Sciences cost him his job. William Creeley, the Director of Legal and Public Advocacy for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2013 6 Comments

The joint is stompin', it's really stompin': Bill O’Reilly Covers Florida Jesus Stomp Controversy University Files Charges Against Student who Refused to Stomp on Jesus Florida Atlantic University apologizes for Jesus Stomping 101 Video – Florida Atlantic Issues Official Apology Over Jesus Stomp Dissent is not patriotic: Ohio State University Releases...

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Education Dept. Announces Multiple Universities to End Partnerships with the Ph.D. Project

Police Say No Evidence That Black Virginia Tech Prof Was Victim of Racist Attack

DePaul U. Investigating Alleged Harassment of Jewish Students at Coffee Shop

Caltech Astrophysicist Gunned Down on His Front Porch

UC-Davis Holds ‘Know Your Rights’ Workshop on Encounters With ICE

Stanford Newspaper Sues State Dept. Over Free Speech Rights for International Students

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Posted by Joel Engel on March 30, 2013 27 Comments

Opponents of nuclear power plants were cheered by the results of a recent study suggesting that, with public health in mind, more of these marvels that turn out cheap, clean energy ought to be shut down. Closing a nuclear reactor in California [in 1989] has prevented...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2013 26 Comments

Anne forwarded this depressing Advertising Age article to me, As Ad Rates Sink, More Websites Explore Ad-Free Business: This is web publishing in 2013, when declining ad rates and the sense that each buck is harder to get than the last is leading increasing numbers of publishers...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2013 9 Comments

Sarah Palin once again proved that her political instincts far surpassed those of the Republican political establishment, which long has accepted Don Young, Alaska's lone Congressman. Elected in 1973, Young has come to epitomize what is wrong with Washington, with questionable use of campaign funds and...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 29, 2013 5 Comments

It looks like the first day of banking in Cyprus after a post-bailout shut-down went swimmingly: The president of Cyprus said on Friday the risk of bankruptcy had been contained and the country had no intention of leaving the euro, in a speech laden with criticism...

Posted by Anne Segal on March 29, 2013 12 Comments

Politichicks TV interviewed Paul McKinley a few weeks ago at CPAC, and have just published the video. McKinley didn't hold back, covering everything from the gun ban to New York's Bloomberg and his attempts to buy the election. "They're using the violence to say that they...

Posted by David Gerstman on March 29, 2013 4 Comments

1) The Washington Post on Obama's trip Fareed Zakaria uses a guest column in the Washington Post to proclaim Obama appeals to Israel's conscience: He starts with condescension: As a piece of rhetoric, Barack Obama’s speech to college students in Jerusalem was a triumph. He finally convinced Israel...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2013 23 Comments

The game plays out every time there is a high-profile act of criminal violence.  There is an immediate media and left-blogsphere search to tie the shooter to a "right-wing" entity ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2013 17 Comments

The answer to a question I never asked (h/t our long lost Kathleen). The 'Monty Hall Problem': And the country? It picked Door No. 2, because math is hard....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2013 21 Comments

McKay Coppins at Buzzfeed Politics writes about how A Very White Republican Leadership Plans Minority Outreach: As the Republican Party gears up to launch a concerted, well-funded outreach effort aimed at attracting elusive minority voters, it's not just battling dismal poll numbers and tough demographic trends —...

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