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Democrats Think They're Winning Back Men and Rural Voters in 2026

MTG's Exit Interview with The NY Times: Scorn, Self-Pity, and a Rewrite of History

MIT "Womxn" Only Physics and Bio Grad Programs Challenged by Equal Protection Project

The emerging Fordham scandal over its cancellation of Ann Coulter

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2012 25 Comments

We posted previously how the Fordham College Republicans cancelled Ann Coulter's appearance after severe criticism from the university President, College Republicans at Fordham Rescind Invitation to Ann Coulter After Being Attacked by University President. We noted a lament by a student, Fordham College Republican — “we...

The lessons of 2012 may not be what Operation Demoralize says

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2012 26 Comments

Operation Demoralize, the attempt to convince you that conservatism is dead, that you live in a media cocoon, that you are incapable of learning, and that your pundits lied to you, is dominating the media. But are the quick and easy answers -- just say Yes...

Dear Republican Establishment: a letter from the conservative grassroots

Posted by Anne Segal on November 14, 2012 96 Comments

The letter below is from a group of grassroots conservatives who got together to pen their frustrations with the GOP. While these individuals do not wish to share their names, their sentiments are ones many of us share, including myself. Some of them I know;...

Hamas military chief killed

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2012 16 Comments

In an Israeli airstrike, after almost non-stop rocket fire from Gaza into Israel. Via Times of Israel: The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday bombed a car in Gaza City, killing Ahmed Jaabari, the head of Hamas’s armed wing — the equivalent of an army’s chief of staff. The...

Papa John’s — From anti-Rush lefty hero to anti-Obamacare lefty zero

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on November 14, 2012 48 Comments

It has been one week since the reelection of Barack Obama and the reality of Obamacare’s permanence in the American landscape is beginning to set in for many business owners. Papa John’s founder and CEO, John Schnatter made headlines last week along with a slew of...

Police Investigating Antisemitic Incidents at Michigan State U.

The Teaching of Western Civilization is Being Neglected at Harvard

New Legislation Would Require Students in New York State to Learn About January 6th

Judge Orders Secret Hearing of Alleged Charlie Kirk Killer to be Made Public

Brown University Implements Campus Security Overhaul in Wake of Shooting

Nikole Hannah-Jones Writes Tribute to Cop Killer Assata Shakur

In the tank

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2012 2 Comments

Wait until you see the rear bumper. Working through some backlogged Ithaca photos, looking forward to post-election reader photos: ...

Lawrence O’Donnell calls for secession … in 2004

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2012 28 Comments

Alternative Title: "Election losers embrace secession to escape evil President's second term." Tuesday, Nov 16, 2004 08:55 PM EST If at first you don’t secede Feeling they've lost any say in how the nation is run, liberals are turning to an unfamiliar philosophy: States' rights. Guess who was...

Before you jump on the bandwagon accusing Dick Morris and others of being dishonest …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2012 29 Comments

If people want to criticize Dick Morris and other Republican pundits and strategists for being wrong in their election predictions, go ahead. 20/20 hindsight is a beautiful thing. But it is something else to go the extra step and accuse Morris and others of being dishonest in their predictions. That...

Help Us, Obi-Wan, You’re Our Only Hope

Posted by Joel Engel on November 13, 2012 29 Comments

First came the ignominious downfall of General David Petraeus. Now come the revelations that our top commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, got in on the action too, and that the FBI agent who chose to investigate the otherwise innocuous emails that kick started this episode...

Branco Cartoon – Who Chairs about Benghazi?

Posted by A.F. Branco on November 13, 2012 3 Comments

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Stick it to blue states a/k/a Country First

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2012 60 Comments

High state income and property tax states like California, New York, and Illinois are automatic wins for Democrats, giving them a built-in electoral college advantage. And they stuck it to the rest of us. So it's time for payback not out of vindictiveness, but in the interest of...

Letting the Cat Fight! out of the bag covers for policy failure

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2012 24 Comments

It's easy to get caught up in the Cat Fight! aspect of L'Affaire Petraeus. The emails that Jill Kelley showed an FBI friend near the start of last summer were not jealous lover warnings like “stay away from my man,” a knowledgeable source tells The Daily...

More “conservative echo chamber bubble cocoon” nonsense

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2012 23 Comments

A conservative electoral loss is a terrible thing to let go to waste...

Hey, anyone know how 3rd Amendment supporters voted?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2012 8 Comments

Third Amendment supporters are among the most motivated voters, because nothing is more fundamental to our liberty than the right not to have soldiers quartered in our houses in time of peace, or even in war, except in a manner prescribed by law. Without the Third Amendment, the First...

Knowledge is good

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2012 41 Comments

As I have been pointing out for days, there is a concerted effort based at best on speculation and at worst on malicious intent to have us assume the liberal narrative of why we lost the election by just under ...

Newtonian

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2012 20 Comments

The wisdom of his age. Profoundly so. Maligned by those who failed us so badly. Profoundly so. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...

The Petraeus Timeline: Will We Ever Again Hear the Complete Truth About Anything?

Posted by Joel Engel on November 12, 2012 21 Comments

Scott Shane in the New York Times gives us the Petraeus timeline and does his best to bury both the lede and the story’s implications. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department were notified in the late summer that F.B.I. agents had uncovered what...