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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2011 13 Comments

The Occupy rallies are devolving into the equivalent of the prison yard, as reflected in multiple incidents around the country of rape and killing, and this story about the slashing of a San Francisco police officer with a type of shiv commonly used by prison gangs (h/t...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2011 7 Comments

Thanks to reader and frequent photographer Lenny who writes: A van in a south St. Louis, Mo. grocery store parking lot. I cropped out the fun-house mirror effect. :-) ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2011 33 Comments

Here was my assessment: End Game – no clear winner. Cain exceeded expectations but only because expectations were low.  Perry redeemed himself but I doubt it will change perceptions.  Newt and Romney were both good, Newt scored his usual slap at the moderator and it...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2011 37 Comments

End Game - no clear winner.  Cain exceeded expectations but only because expectations were low.  Perry redeemed himself but I doubt it will change perceptions.  Newt and Romney were both good, Newt scored his usual slap at the moderator and it worked wonderfully.  Scott Pelley...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2011 15 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: Newt Gingrich has made headlines and gained supporters at the debates by taking on the media moderators, challenging the assumptions in their questions, and refusing to attack others on stage. ...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2011 5 Comments

You remember the fiancé of Sharon Bialek, the one who lent credibility to her story because, although he was not involved with her 15 years ago, he was the proof the mainstream media used to prove that Bialek was financially stable and not looking for...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2011 32 Comments

The Penn State football scandal is the Kitty Genovese scandal of our time. Of all the unimaginable things, can you imagine a 28 year old walking in on a child rape in progress and doing nothing to stop it? I don't mean to turn this into Phil Ochs...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 12, 2011 6 Comments

I, alongside my friends from the libertarian and Republican clubs, went to the OccupyCornell weekly meeting yesterday afternoon. It was a tremendous departure from the "real" OccupyWallStreet and, thus, far more tolerable. However, it was still pretty pathetic. Here's why: What are these guys protesting? "The...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2011 13 Comments

I don't know whether the chalk this up to the Google algorithm, Cain campaign strategery, or just luck, but how great is it to have a Herman Cain internet ad appear on Phil Och's mocking Love Me, I'm A Liberal song at YouTube. Here's the screenshot: And here's the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2011 5 Comments

Spotted by a student reader of LI in a Cornell parking lot: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2011 7 Comments

Commentary on the claim by Nicholas Sarkozy, with a willing acknowledgement, that Benjamin Netanyahu was a liar, from Caroline Glick (h/t reader John): Since Iran’s nuclear weapons program was first  revealed to the public in 2004, Israel has provided in-depth intelligence  information proving Iran’s malign intentions to the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2011 4 Comments

Had to do it. Not as good as 12:34 on 5/6/78, but I wasn't blogging at 12:34 p.m. on May 6, 1978. And since this post is prescheduled because I'll be in class, let this be my "love you, honey, it's so special that we could share this...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2011 9 Comments

Story in NY Magazine about a longevity study of Askenazi Jews (h/t DINORightMarie at the Tip Line): An Einstein study published in August asked whether the SuperAgers, over the course of their lives, had better health habits than the general population. The answer was no; their habits were, if...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 11, 2011 6 Comments

Dr. David Friedman posted a link to his most recent work on his blog. The selection is titled "Legal Systems Very Different from Ours" and it is a really fascinating read. In Athens: The Athenians had a straightforward solution to the problem of producing public goods such as...

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