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Ayatollah Khamenei Eliminated in Israeli Strike

Anti-Trump Revolt - Tucker Calls Iran Decision 'Disgusting and Evil'

My View From Moscow April 1980 - The Failed American Hostage Rescue Mission

“Stomp on Jesus” Week at College Insurrection

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...

Unlike real engineers, social engineers avoid math

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...

Ruin us, please

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...

Sarah Palin went rogue against Don Young (R-AK) long ago

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...

With Tight Restrictions, Cyprus Banks Reopen

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...

Iowa House Bill Targets Private Universities With DEI Offices

Students and Alumni at Smith College Protest for Divestment From Israel

Flyer Found at Penn State U. Says ‘Dead ICE Agents Can’t Kill’

Franklin & Marshall College Economic Department Features Marxist Curriculum

Students for Justice in Palestine at U. Chicago Cheer for Iranian Missiles Hitting U.S. Navy Base

Dearborn Henry Ford Community College Prof Says Trump Made a Huge 'Mistake' in Iran

Paul McKinley on Politichicks: We need a corruption ban in Chicago

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...

Chicago Teachers Union protest pits the genuinely frustrated against Fithian’s trained wimps

Posted by Anne Segal on March 29, 2013 19 Comments

Last week, the Chicago Teachers Union brought in radical anarchist organizer Lisa Fithian to train teachers in civil disobedience. This week, we got to see the results of her class when the union organizers put on a protest Wednesday against Mayor Rahm Emanuel's announcement that...

Mideast Media Sampler 03/29/2013 – Does NGO = Nurturing Grievance Organization?

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...

So what if Adam Lanza had been an NRA member?

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 ...

The answer to a question I never asked

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....

“Very White Republican Leadership” kinda looks like …

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 —...

It’s not about the “occupation” — Arabs in France beat anti-occupation Israeli film director

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2013 11 Comments

A life lesson -- Israeli director critical of occupation beaten by Arabs in France: Arab men assaulted an Israeli film director in southern France following the screening of his film criticizing Israeli occupation. Yariv Horowitz was rendered unconscious as a result of the beating Monday by several men...

#DebateTheMachine — Paul McKinley calls on Chicago Tribune to sponsor debate in #IL02

Posted by Anne Segal on March 28, 2013 11 Comments

Robin Kelly refuses to debate...

Mideast Media Sampler 03/28/2013 – Style and Sensationalism Trump Substance

Posted by David Gerstman on March 28, 2013 2 Comments

1)All that glitters Politico published an analysis of President Obama's recent trip to the Middle East by Josh Gerstein, Obama in Israel: 5 takeaways (h/t The Israel Link). While the article isn't awful, it suffers from a lack of substance. The five takeaways are: Bibi and Barack...

Read all about it, “Secret Republican Plan to Repeal Obamacare!”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2013 24 Comments

"The monstrosity has ...

Cypriot banks see first ripples of bailout tsunami

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 28, 2013 12 Comments

Earlier this week, I noted that the banks in Cyprus will be opening Thursday, once the regular people had time to embrace the levy and understand all the awesome goodness in the new bailout plan. Shockingly, the Cypriots are still not down with the political solution...

Branco Cartoon – Easter Ban-ny

Posted by A.F. Branco on March 28, 2013 3 Comments

Note: You may reprint this cartoon provided you link back to this source. To see more Legal Insurrection Branco cartoons, click here. Branco’s page Cartoonist A.F.Branco...