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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 15, 2013 58 Comments

What is wrong with this sentence? From The Daily News editorial cheering the draconian gun control law passed in NY State with no public discussion, no public debate, no normal waiting period, no time for Senators to read it, no likelihood of actually reducing crime, but great...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 15, 2013 11 Comments

The financial pressures of the internet. We have touched on that from time to time, including with regard to Andrew Sullivan's modified-paywall, Blogonomics and independence. There is an urge to do what the "absolute worst" designed website on the internet does, and load up with pop-overs and...

Posted by A.F. Branco on January 15, 2013 10 Comments

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Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 15, 2013 44 Comments

I am often asked why I remain a registered Democrat, despite my decidedly fiscal-sanity oriented independent streak. In part, it is how I can effectively fight the "left-right" political paradigm that is being used by the elite media and politicos to divide us, in order to...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 15, 2013 27 Comments

From James O'Keefe (via Charlie Spiering): Veritas video reporter James O’Keefe has released a new video of his team posing as an anti-gun group promoting an initiative to journalists. At each home, the group dubbed as “Citizens Against Senseless Violence” asks each homeowner if they are willing...

Posted by 0387erp on January 15, 2013 16 Comments

A couple of days ago I charitably described Andrew Cohen's embarrassingly gushing celebration of Justice Sonia Sotomayor and her new book in The Atlantic as "treacly drool." It is not alone, accompanied now by a full court liberal press (NPR, CBS News, the New York...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 15, 2013 5 Comments

From Leslie: My bumper stickers - just thought I would share!! Bottom one reads: I’m willing to die protecting my 2nd amendment rights. Are you willing to die trying to take them away from me? ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 14, 2013 50 Comments

My wife repeatedly promises to stop cursing at the television. Completely unrelated to that, we didn't watch the Obama press conference today. Via Common Cents, you can watch it for me: Mark Levin apparently watched it.  Protein Wisdom has the transcript of Levin's comments.  Here's the video: Related: Mark...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 14, 2013 47 Comments

I'm crushed for time, as are the other authors. Sometimes that happens. Maybe I'll have something more later this afternoon, maybe I won't. Until then, keep each other informed. Update 6:15 p.m. -- 25 comments with lots of good content, maybe you don't need me after all....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 14, 2013 46 Comments

I've been giving serious consideration to finally joining the NRA. The people who want to take away your guns (and they would if they could) almost always are the same people who want to control every aspect of your life, from the health care you get to the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 14, 2013 8 Comments

Another one in LukeHandCool's New Roads School series (also here), taken a few days after the election: Professor, Andrew Breitbart was The Lonely Bull(sh*t Fighter). I think each and every one of us feels like a matador now ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 13, 2013 24 Comments

This is a follow up to my post yesterday about Aaron Swartz. Patterico has the full details and documents. It's somewhat complicated.  I'll try to summarize Patterico's research briefly. On Friday, the day Swartz committed suicide, papers were filed in his federal criminal case which reflected a possibly significant evidentiary...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 13, 2013 23 Comments

California's conservative activists are preparing to battle back Sacramento legislators, who are using the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy and their new super-majority to impose further restrictions on gun ownership. A Fox News report describes some of the proposed measures: Political analysts say the political landscape puts...

Posted by Anne Segal on January 13, 2013 22 Comments

An infographic from Mayor Bloomberg's "Mayors against Illegal Guns" depicting "common-sense gun control" shows how graphics can swindle their audiences using simple tricks. Despite the fact that the NRA has condemned the group for being anti-gun, MAIG is attempting to define the terms of the debate in ways...

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