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Intersectionality is all the Rage - Just Ask "Turtle Island Liberation Front"

Feds Open Investigation Into Brown Univ Over Security Failures, as Campus Police Chief Placed on Leave

Systematic Scholarship Discrimination In Illinois Public Universities Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Shame the shameless shamers

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 13, 2013 43 Comments

The French mathematician and French philosopher Blaise Pascal noted, "The only shame is to have none." I am going to have to disagree. In today's environment, the only shame is having it wrongly turned around and used against you. An advantage of having Democrats/former Democrats (e.g., Tammy...

Former federal prosecutor questions why D.C. Atty Gen did not recuse himself from Gregory case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 13, 2013 22 Comments

... but says A.G. reached the right decision not to prosecute anyway...

No one can hear you scream

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 13, 2013 6 Comments

From Linda in Tennessee, Parking lot, Hill Center, Brentwood TN ...

Ted Cruz thanks Sarah Palin and her supporters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 12, 2013 13 Comments

Dated January 11, 2013 (h/t gs in the Tip Line): Dear SarahPAC Supporter, Together, we made history this November! Our victory in the U.S. Senate race in Texas was a remarkable testament to the conservative grassroots. We started out as underdogs in a long, competitive primary. But despite the...

Saturday Night Card Game (Calling Obama “Obama” is racist)

Posted by Joel Engel on January 12, 2013 33 Comments

Henceforth every mention of our president must begin with “His Eminence”...

Erika Kirk Says Turning Point USA Will Continue College Campus Debates

U. San Francisco to Employ AI in Admissions Process

U. Minnesota Profs Enter Third Year of Study on ‘Antiracist Parenting’

Credit Rating Agencies Issue Unfavorable Outlook for Higher Education in 2026

Instructor at British School 'Likened to a Terrorist' for Showing Videos of Trump in Class

Man Connected to Harvard Human Remains Scandal Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

Mother Nature and WSJ Mock Climate-Change Bullies

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 12, 2013 36 Comments

Despite the best efforts of progressives who want to use global warming to control human consumption and the media that supports these efforts, it seems Mother Nature is not following their script. Some examples: In California, we are having the worst cold snap in decades. An analysis of...

Why won’t State Dept demand U.S. pastor’s release from Iran?

Posted by Anne Segal on January 12, 2013 19 Comments

Yesterday the U.S. State Department for the first time mentioned American pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been imprisoned in Iran since September 2012 for speaking out about his Christian views and developing a network of underground churches. While family and friends of the pastor, who...

A “social media militia” can preserve our liberties today

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 12, 2013 16 Comments

My recent post on "Independence Day" sparked a spirited discussion around poll data showing that only 8% of those questioned identified themselves as members of the "tea party" (hat-tip to gs). This, in turn, became a topic of discussion among the a group of citizen activists...

I had no idea who Aaron Swartz was, but his death moves me

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 12, 2013 34 Comments

I don't think I knew who Aaron Swartz was, but this announcement of his death moved me: Aaron Swartz, online activist and founder of Infogami, a service later merged with Reddit, has committed suicide in New York City on Jan. 11, the Tech reports. The news was revealed...

8001

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 12, 2013 8 Comments

This is the 8001st post at Legal Insurrection. The 8000th post, not by design but by happenstance, was “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” Week at College Insurrection. So maybe this is another good opportunity to say thanks to the many supporters since October 12,...

“The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” Week at College Insurrection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 12, 2013 1 Comment

In case you missed it. The Good Prof. Glenn Reynolds – How Home Schooling Threatens Monopoly Education History Prof. Looks at How Liberals Took-over American Colleges Florida Governor Leads Charge to Cut Costs at State Universities North Dakota colleges benefit from “Big Oil” Cornell Student Questions Need for “Africana Studies” Win –...

David Gregory and wife knew D.C. Attorney General

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2013 89 Comments

District of Columbia Attorney General Irvin Nathan issued a lengthy letter today explaining the decision not to prosecute David Gregory “despite the clarity of the violation of this important law," despite rejecting NBC's claims of a subjective misunderstanding of the law, and despite vowing vigorous...

David Gregory will not be prosecuted

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2013 106 Comments

Gregory goes free "despite the clarity of the violation of this important law"...

All purpose, pre-written, generic MSM announcement of David Gregory (non) prosecution

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2013 4 Comments

I have been known to prepare all-purpose, pre-written, generic MSM-style announcements on the cusp of an important decision. So here's what I have pre-drafted for the David Gregory decision which will be released later this afternoon: In a decision sure to have profound implications for the national...

Decision whether to charge David Gregory will be announced later today

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2013 5 Comments

I just got off the phone with Ted Gest, the press spokesman for the District of Columbia Attorney General. Gest confirmed that the decision whether to charge David Gregory with violating D.C.'s gun law will be announced by the Attorney General later this afternoon via email. We...

Come on West Virginia

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2013 13 Comments

Jay Rockefeller is retiring, don't make another Manchin mistake in 2014, via The Hill: Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) announced Friday that he will not run for reelection in 2014, giving Republicans a prime pickup opportunity in a state that's grown increasingly red in recent years. “As I...

The best and the brightest

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2013 7 Comments

but not necessarily the most forthright. The second term Obama nominees are a good indicator that it will be four years of aggressive agitating by Obama. We should fight every objectionable nominee. ...