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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

Euro is like Obamacare, interesting concept that can’t work because of people

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2013 9 Comments

Obamacare will not work. Just like the Euro did not work. Because of people. Via The Telegraph, German euro founder calls for 'catastrophic' currency to be broken up: Mr Lafontaine said he backed EMU but no longer believes it is sustainable. "Hopes that the creation of the euro would...

One step away from #Gosnell

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2013 47 Comments

The author doesn't have the guts to put his name on it. Not surprised. Disgusting: We're having twins and I'm not happy about it, thought about aborting one twin. ow.ly/kL9cG ow.ly/kL9l7— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 6, 2013 As horrible as this might sound, we found ourselves wishing these...

About those Syrian casualties from the Israeli bombing

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2013 6 Comments

The enormous mushroom cloud, the earth-shaking earthquake-like reverberations, the secondary explosions. We're heard a lot of noise from Syria, but relatively little about casualties. The NY Times reports over 100 dead soldiers: The attack, which sent brightly lighted columns of smoke and ash high into the night sky...

Branco Cartoon – Shovel Ready Job Numbers

Posted by A.F. Branco on May 06, 2013 1 Comment

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There’s no such thing as a free immigration amnesty

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2013 18 Comments

Amnesty, and particularly citizenship, for people who broke the law to get here is bad policy because it rewards law breakers and advantages them over law abiders. It's also very costly, as a study released by the Heritage Foundation demonstrates, The Fiscal Cost of Unlawful Immigrants...

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

CUNY LGBTQ Center to Host Podcast Discussion About the ‘Trans Politics of Looting’

Northeastern University Students Anxious After String of Crimes Near Campus

Kansas State Suspends Coach for Using the N-Word While Telling Students Not to Use It

Recommendations From Antisemitism Task Force Enrage Columbia University Students

George Washington University Changes Only the Name of its 'Diversity Summit'

Mideast Media Sampler – 05/06/2013 – Mixed Messaging on #Syria

Posted by David Gerstman on May 06, 2013 4 Comments

1) The Israeli "message" Why is it that threats against Israel are regularly downplayed by the media? 'Everywhere an #Iranian embassy exists, they plan terror on #Jews, #Israelis' ow.ly/kJZlH— Israel Hayom English (@IsraelHayomEng) May 6, 2013 Typical of this phenomenon is the headline Airstrikes Tied to Israel May...

Flashback — Ed Markey called Benghazi talking-point concerns “bogus”

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 06, 2013 10 Comments

On Benghazi Ed Markey had the chance to be loyal Democratic politician or truth-seeker, he chose politician...

Patriot’s Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2013 3 Comments

From LukeHandCool: This van was heading west towards the beach down Wilshire Boulevard in the Peeps Progressive Republic of Santa Monica, California. Only kind of bumper sticker mentioning the troops you'll usually see here on the Westside of L.A. is the disingenuous, "Support Our Troops, Bring Them...

“both of the candidates in South Carolina’s congressional race are crazy, but only one of them hides it”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2013 12 Comments

End time, strangest possibly "best" campaign ad ever...

WaPo Suffers Major Earnings Decrease as Newspaper Industry Struggles

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 05, 2013 19 Comments

The Koch Brothers are the least of the MSM's problems...

James Carville hearts Ted Cruz

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2013 16 Comments

I think Carville is sincere here. Via Mediaite: “I think he is the most talented and fearless Republican politician I’ve seen in the last 30 years,” Carville asserted emphatically, as the panel discussed Cruz’s reported presidential aspirations. “I further think that he is going to run for...

Tea Party Caucus not quite as dead as Rachel Maddow hoped

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2013 12 Comments

The death of the Tea Party movement has been greatly exaggerated. It wasn't that long ago that the death of the Tea Party Caucus in Congress, a sure sign that the movement had fallen apart, was celebrated by the great intellect of MSNBC: The death of the Tea...

Judge Jeanine Pirro on Boston lockdown: “You want me to believe I’m safer without a gun?”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2013 8 Comments

At the time of the lockdown of Boston after the bombing, I noted that the Boston lock-down exposes gun culture divide over the issue of whether citizens hold up in their homes would be safer if armed. That suggestion caused a vehement reaction from liberals on Twitter, including...

Mideast Media Sampler – 05/05/2013 – Reaction to Israel bombing Syria

Posted by David Gerstman on May 05, 2013 8 Comments

Syria Explodes Professor Jacobson has previously reported on two Israeli strikes: one against Hezbollah and one against Syria. What's going on? Classic thing about the strike on Damascus is how it will be spun by Assad. He'll argue it's "PROOF" he's facing a takfiri-Zionist alliance.— Phillip Smyth (@PhillipSmyth)...

Israel bombs Syria — what we know and don’t know

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2013 4 Comments

For the details at the start of the bombing, take a look at last night's post, Reports – large explosions in Damascus (Update – Syria blames Israel), which has embedded videos and Twitter accounts. The Twitter feed now is at the bottom of this post. This...

Syrian Electronic Army hack of E!Online Twitter account nothing to laugh about

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 05, 2013 6 Comments

Why E!Online? The latest hacking incident on Twitter could be used to spread malicious code in links...

Reports – large explosions in Damascus (Update – Syria blames Israel)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2013 12 Comments

UPDATE 5-5-2013 7 a.m.-- The attacks are confirmed by various sources and appear to have been Israeli air strikes against several targets in the Damascus area including a storage facility for Iranian missiles bound for Hezbollah and other Iranian-Hezbollah linked facilities. We will have...