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Did Hostility To Policing Contribute To Brown U. Failures?

Ben Shapiro at TPUSA: Conservative movement in danger "from charlatans who ... traffic in conspiracism and dishonesty"

RI Whistleblower Ramona Bessinger Barred from Serving on Public Health Board, Sues for Discrimination

The Frontier Lab debuts on LI

Posted by Anne Segal on January 09, 2013 8 Comments

As some of you know, as part of my day job I run a nonprofit, The Frontier Lab (TFL), which uses market research to measure the state of the American character and to learn how we can best revive interest in American exceptionalism. In 2013, I'll...

David Gregory’s Law

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2013 17 Comments

The David Gregory investigation has been completed by police, and has been handed over to prosecutors, via WaPo: The decision on whether anyone should be prosecuted after “Meet the Press” host David Gregory appeared to hold a high-capacity ammunition magazine on national television now belongs to...

Why does the world go along with the Palestinians’ inventions of history?

Posted by Joel Engel on January 09, 2013 41 Comments

Later this month, Bibi Netanyahu will likely be reelected Israel’s prime minister. Covering his campaign, Reuters noted yesterday that Netanyahu’s theme is essentially “The whole world is against us"—which the news agency at once implicitly ridicules and confirms. "The great danger to the world is not from...

I’m not going to be ignored, Gannett

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2013 27 Comments

I have sent the following email twice to the media contact person at Gannett corporate, first two days ago and again yesterday. I also left a voice message requesting a response. My questions were pretty straightforward regarding the publication by the Gannett-owned Lower Hudson Journal News...

Breaking — I agree with RI Gov. Linc Chafee

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2013 13 Comments

BREAKING!!!!!!! The straight party line vote in my home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is an important tool of Democratic Party control -- just check one box at the top and you're done. That box almost always will be Democratic in the most Democratic state...

Metropolitan State U. of Denver Rejects Standard American English in the Name of ‘Anti-Racism’

Brown University Board of Trustees Curiously Silent Following Murders on Campus

Northwestern U. Releases Pro-DEI Instructions for Educators

Jewish Center at Michigan State Vandalized Twice Over Hanukkah

SUNY Running Institute to Train Faculty as ‘DEI Practitioners’

American College Theatre Festival Cuts Ties With Kennedy Center

Gawker link-baits — publishes list of “All the Assholes Who Own Guns in New York City”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2013 53 Comments

Gawker just couldn't resist the million plus traffic the Lower Hudson Journal News garnered for its list of gun owners in Rockland County. If someone is going to be the center of outrage and attention, it must be Gawker. John Cook at Gawker has just published...

Hagel the perfect foil to manage military’s decline over Republican objections

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2013 21 Comments

Rarely if ever have I seen David Brooks nail an issue as much as he did on the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary. Because Obama and Democrats refuse to address the escalating cost of entitlements, we are positioned for a choice between guns and...

Will the last “rich” person leaving California please turn off the Democrats

Posted by Joel Engel on January 08, 2013 38 Comments

California was built by men like Nathan Weston Blanchard, who in 1850 at age 18 left his home in Maine, survived a fire on his first ship out of Boston, boarded another ship in New York, arrived weeks later on the east coast of Panama,...

Finally, Elizabeth Warren refuses to check the Native American box

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2013 13 Comments

Via Boston Herald, Liz won’t beat drum: Despite repeated claims she is “proud” of her Cherokee heritage, newly minted U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is keeping that pride under wraps and won’t be taking advantage of a chance to officially list herself as the Bay State’s first...

Will the last person leaving Rhode Island please turn off the Democrats

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2013 12 Comments

My home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is under the foot of the unions and the Democratic politicians they control. This tiny beautiful state is politically pathetic, with a voting death grip on big goverment. It's a death spiral, as witnessed by the...

Cherokee controversy restored to Elizabeth Warren Wikipedia page

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2013 20 Comments

In my post yesterday, Elizabeth Warren Wikipedia page ethnically cleansed, I noted that the lengthy explanation of Elizabeth Warren's false claim to be Cherokee had been almost entirely purged from Warren's Wikipedia page. My post set off some pretty vigorous debate among editors at Wikipedia. One of the...

Laddy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2013 2 Comments

From Jeanne: I couldn’t resist sending it to you because of the plate, and the nice sticker of Ronald Reagan saluting the flag. This was seen in a Bass Pro parking lot in Mesa, Arizona. ...

Branco Cartoon – Don’t Let the Door Hit You…

Posted by A.F. Branco on January 07, 2013 15 Comments

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There is a psychological term for what the Journal News is doing

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 07, 2013 51 Comments

I just don't know what it is. The Lower Hudson Journal News is insistent that it was justified in publishing the database of gun permit holders, and it is undeterred that it will do so if it can obtain databases from additional counties. Concerns and reports that revealing...

To Russia With Love?

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on January 07, 2013 13 Comments

Continuing efforts to enact French "supertax" likely to prompt exodus of nation's wealthy...

Will a corporatist policy work on gun control?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 07, 2013 15 Comments

In order to pass Obamacare, Obama bought off the drug industry, so much so that a consortium of drug companies ran ads in favor of the de facto nationalization of health care sector of the economy. The same approach may be used in connection with gun...

If we had followed the establishment advice, we would not have Ted Cruz in office

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 07, 2013 25 Comments

Ted Cruz was the insurgent Tea Party - supported candidate running against the more establishment David Dewhurst. If we followed the establishment advice to keep the seat safe, we would not have this rising star in office. The same is true for Marco Rubio and...