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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 16, 2012 45 Comments

Whatever the many issues involved in the Newtown, CT, murders, one of the issues does not seem to be race.  A white shooter who, based on current accounts, had serious mental illness and personality disorders, killed his white mother to get her lawfully licensed guns, in...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 16, 2012 17 Comments

This comment in response to the Joel's post last night, Saturday Night Card Game (Color blindness is the new racism), is worth running on its own. The Political Hat |       December 16, 2012 at 2:28 am Sadly, the idea that being “colorblind” is racist has been around for...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 16, 2012 13 Comments

From LukeHandCool, another sign at the New Roads School in Santa Monica, CA: News item: Lefty school educators endorse Simpson-Butkus Plan. More Filling! ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2012 28 Comments

John Kerry to Be Nominated to Be Secretary of State, Sources Say: Sources tell ABC News that President Obama has decided that he will nominate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., to be secretary of state. If confirmed, which he will be (emphasis mine): If nominated by the president and confirmed...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2012 50 Comments

I told you yesterday that the remedies suggested in response to the Newtown, CT, shooting would be all about the politics. Demands for bans on assault weapons in a shooting that did not involve an assault weapon [see update], or for greater gun control laws in response to a shooting...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2012 8 Comments

The problem is not the 1967 borders, never was, never will be.  The problem is that the Palestinians do not want to give up "one inch." A return to the 1967 borders merely would get the Palestinians closer to that last inch. Via Times of Israel, New...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on December 15, 2012 11 Comments

As the fighting in Syria continues to rage, the United States and NATO have reportedly ordered the deployment of two Patriot missile batteries and 400 American troops to Turkey. The small force could be there as soon as mid-January. The missiles and troops will be under...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2012 9 Comments

WaPo reports, Crowder files complaint with Michigan state troopers: Delivering on a pledge that he made this week on “Hannity,” Fox News contributor Steven Crowder has filed a complaint with the Michigan State Police in connection with the pummeling he sustained during the union protests Tuesday...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2012 1 Comment

The Blind Are Ivy League Presidents Grossly Overpaid? Fairness — University Presidents Avoid Paying Their Own Taxes Dartmouth Caves to SEIU Most Californians Think Their Public Universities are Politically Biased Data mining may be used to cheat on restrictions on Affirmative Action NC Community Colleges push (fantasy) Green Jobs Agenda New Obama...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2012 11 Comments

In March 2011, two Palestinians from a nearby village infiltrated an Israeli community on the West Bank and killed the Fogel family with knives, first the parents as they slept and then the children.  I asked, "What Kind Of Person stabs a three-month old infant to death?" ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2012 2 Comments

Also known as, Obamaconomy. From Joe, spotted on election day in the parking lot at a polling place: A trick parked in the lot at the high school where I vote. (Goshen, in the Cincinnati exurbs). ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 14, 2012 70 Comments

I've been out of pocket pretty much since the first sketchy reports this morning about a possible school shooting.  A meeting, a luncheon and then 6 hours in the car. The car ride was enlightening because I followed the details of the Connecticut school shooting exclusively...

Posted by Anne Segal on December 14, 2012 9 Comments

I'm glad to be back stateside after returning this week from a trip to Colombia where I rediscovered a romance with the entrepreneurial spirit and free market, values which appear to be alive and well in Cartagena and elsewhere in the country. While the United States's...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on December 14, 2012 85 Comments

UPDATE (6:13): Shooter identified as the son of a teacher from the school. Motive for the rampage is still unknown. Via Fox News: The shooter, who sources identified as Adam Lanza, 20, shot his mother in the face at their home in Newtown, Conn., then went to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 14, 2012 12 Comments

The likely downturn in the job situation next year will be blamed on Republican supposed intransigence on raising taxes, even though the exact opposite is true. What will get papered over is the impact of Obamacare. Now that Obamacare taxes are coming into play, the effect already...

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