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Harvard Program Caught Trying To Hide Discriminatory Language After Complaint Filed By Equal Protection Project

Homan: DHS Investigating Ilhan Omar Marrying Alleged Brother for Visa Fraud

UVA Law Prof Describes Outrageous Behavior From Colleagues Over Case He Argued Before SCOTUS

No, conservative media did not lose the election

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 20, 2012 44 Comments

I bet you didn't realize that conservative media was to blame for Mitt Romney's loss by about 3% of the total vote, much closer in swing states. That's the story line at Buzzfeed Politics, How The Conservative Media Lost The Election. It is a story with barely a dissenting...

Mideast at war, Barack Obama hit hardest

Posted by Joel Engel on November 20, 2012 18 Comments

So says Paul Richter in the Los Angeles Times: The increasingly bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip is threatening the Obama administration's plans to reinvigorate its Middle East diplomacy, creating new obstacles across the region as the president prepares for his second...

Allen West concedes race

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 20, 2012 32 Comments

Early this morning Allen West released a statement conceding the race after his attempt to obtain a full recount lost any realistic chance. Based on his team's analysis there were not enough disputed or suspicious votes to overcome the approximately 2000 vote lead. As indicated yesterday from...

Give me Liberty, or give me Impeachment

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 20, 2012 6 Comments

We still have choices. From Linda, taken at the Lowe's parking lot in Nashville: ...

Media study confirms what you already knew

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 11 Comments

Obama Enjoys Surge in Positive Coverage the Last Week of the Race; Attention to Romney Drops: In the final week of the 2012 presidential campaign, Barack Obama enjoyed his most positive run of news coverage in months, according to a new study by the Pew Research...

Missouri Secretary of State Trying to Enshrine Education as a Right in State Constitution

Labor Unions Fighting Affordable Housing Project for UC-Berkeley Students

40 Percent of Undergrads at Stanford Now Receive Disability Accommodations

New Pro-Life Group at U. Southern Maine Faces Vicious Harassment

Antifa Aligned Prof to Teach Seminars at Rutgers This Spring

Florida Bill Would Limit Number of Foreign Students at State Universities

Romney 47% party host may rescue thousands of union jobs at Hostess

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 17 Comments

As noted the other day, Hostess is seeking lidquidation of its operations rather than trying to emerge out of bankruptcy as a going concern because it could not negotiate the union concessions it said it needed. But there may be a White Knight on the Horizon,...

The “crazy-ing” of Marco Rubio begins

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 90 Comments

Marco Rubio is on the short list of Republican presidential contenders for 2016. Of course, that's a long way away, so who knows if he remains on the short list. So Rubio's a target even more so than in the past couple of years. Every question...

Dying gasps of racial preference industry

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 27 Comments

When equality is unconstitutional, the ideology behind racial preferences has failed...

Branco Cartoon – Media Myopia

Posted by A.F. Branco on November 19, 2012 11 Comments

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How dare that (now dead) Islamic Jihad commander ruin a good story about Israeli war crimes against journalists

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 22 Comments

A couple of complementary stories today. First, the international media still is falling for Pallywood in one of the most egregious examples of cynical Palestinian death rituals played out for the media. A four year old boy was killed in the fighting, and the Palestinians paraded the...

Shopping this week

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 9 Comments

Thanks to the many readers who use the Amazon.com links in the sidebar for shopping. It doesn't cost you anything, but a small percentage gets paid to Legal Insurrection. Considering all the big plans we have for next year (the tease) we really could use...

Don’t expect long battle in West recount effort (Update — the next phase of Allen West)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 18 Comments

Call it a hunch, call it reading tea leaves, call it whatever you want. With the partial recount of early ballots in St. Lucie county having increased Patrick Murphy's lead marginally, there are not many options left to Allen West since he remains outside the automatic...

“Feigned outrage was first weaponized and perfected on college campuses”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 22 Comments

There is a reason we have been focusing on the cancellation of Ann Coulter's speech at Fordham, in which the President of the University, Father Joseph McShane, publicly shamed the College Republican's for inviting her, then reveled in their apology and request for forgiveness. President McShane's statements...

Which one?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 7 Comments

Aren't they all religious symbols? From Eric: Spotted this creepy version of the co-exist sticker while riding passenger with a friend today (11/19) in Eugene Oregon. One of these symbols is not like the others. ...

Demography Schmemography

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 18, 2012 24 Comments

As with many good intentions, my pledge to address the "demography is destiny" political nonsense has fallen by the wayside, consumed by intervening events. Consider this just a touch on the issue. It's not that broadening the appeal doesn't matter, it's just that demographic arguments are...

Fear and social disintegration the key to Democratic victory

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 18, 2012 23 Comments

I don't read Ross Douthat, the "conservative" columnist at The NY Times, much. Via the recommendation of Jim Hoft, however, this column is worth reading, The Liberal Gloat (emphasis mine): ...

All Hail Obama!

Posted by Joel Engel on November 18, 2012 22 Comments

I criticize the president frequently here. So let me now praise him for remarks he made today regarding Israel’s attacks on Hamas’ positions in Gaza. Via the New York Times: Speaking on Sunday from Bangkok, President Obama condemned missile attacks by Palestinian fighters in Gaza and...