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Whether Radicalized Culture at U. Penn Influenced Luigi Mangione Needs To Be Looked Into

Woman Who Accused Three Duke Lacrosse Players of Rape Admits She Lied, Seeks Forgiveness

Fifty-One Discriminatory Scholarships At University of Rhode Island Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Hey, what am I, chopped liver?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 05, 2011 55 Comments

Benjamin Korn of Jews for Sarah, writing at the JTA, OP-ED: Jews becoming commonplace in conservative ‘new media’: Many reviews already have appeared of "The Undefeated," the soon-to-be-released documentary about Sarah Palin’s tenure in Alaska.Yet none of them -- even in The Los Angeles Times, Huffington...

Your morning Strauss-Kahn news

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 05, 2011 16 Comments

The NY Post, which whatever else it is has good sources in NYC, is reporting that the charges will be dropped against Dominique Strauss-Kahn within the next couple of weeks: Prosecutors will agree to drop the charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn -- either on his next court...

Nooooooooo!

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 05, 2011 19 Comments

Thanks to reader Phil for alerting me to this very troubling development: Stricter offensive bumper sticker law takes effect Starting Friday [July 1], Tennessee drivers caught with obscene or patently offensive bumper stickers, window signs or other markings on their vehicle visible to other drivers face an...

Did Margaret Thatcher “refuse” to attend Reagan statue dedication?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 04, 2011 9 Comments

No of course not. Margaret Thatcher is not in good health, rarely goes out or receives visitors, and therefore had to miss the dedication of a statue of Ronald Reagan in London: It was a fitting occasion for the 4th of July. A statue of Ronald...

Quite Proud

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 04, 2011 12 Comments

Hey, it's a slow news day. I can't even find a good Stuxnet story to write about. We have extensive hydrangea and hosta gardens at our home in Rhode Island, and I'm particularly happy with the way this Oak Leaf hydrangea is growing. We bought it...

Anti-Israel Group at Columbia U. Distributes Pamphlet With Link to Financer of Terrorism

More Bans on DEI Policies are Coming in 2025

Offshore Wind is Bad News for New York and New Jersey

Diversity Conference for Elite Private Schools Devolves Into Festival of Jew Hatred

New Course at U. Colorado Boulder to Explore Feminism Through Disney Female Characters

Several Top Schools Urging International Students to Return From Break Before Trump Takes Office

July 4 Open

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 04, 2011 22 Comments

What's on your mind?...

35 Years Ago Today – Entebbe

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 04, 2011 7 Comments

Thanks to IsraellyCool for reminding me that today also is the 35th anniversary of the Israeli hostage rescue raid in Entebbe, in which Jonathan Nethanyahu, commander of the raid and brother of current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was killed. You know the story. I...

How do you square this with “original intent”?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 04, 2011 13 Comments

Spotted by reader Bob in Mountlake Terrace, WA. If the drafters of the Bill of Rights had known, they would have worded the 1st Amendment to read as follows: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or...

The 500

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 03, 2011 22 Comments

Late this afternoon, the 500th person registered with this blog just two weeks after registration opened. Thanks for signing on. If only they had had our 500, who knows: Update: In response to some reader questions, registering has nothing to do with WordPress. If you have a WordPress...

Dems getting punchy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 03, 2011 45 Comments

Communications Director of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, on the anniversary of Medicare (h/t a reader in WI): But not to worry, he was using "punch" metaphorically and when he said "punch" did not really mean "punch." This guy, on the other hand, seems to have meant it (h/t HotAir): [Democratic]...

Blogging Advice

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 03, 2011 10 Comments

From Robert Stacy McCain, on the eve of the 7 millionth visit to The Other McCain: One of the common complaints of newbie bloggers is that it’s impossible for them to break through into the top ranks of the blogosphere, because Big Bloggers hog up all the...

So tell me precisely what the Manhattan DA did wrong?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 03, 2011 24 Comments

The New York Times and New York Magazine have the long knives out for Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. But tell me, what precisely is it the DA's office did wrong in the Strauss-Kahn case? There was a quick indictment and serious terms to home confinement based upon...

Waiting

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 03, 2011 21 Comments

About those lackluster Republican presidential candidate fundraising numbers. I think I'm fairly typical. I'm sitting on my wallet because the field is not complete, or if it is complete, we don't yet know it. And yes, there's a lack of excitement in the current field. The most solid...

You are “The Other” to them

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 03, 2011 19 Comments

Spotted in Franklin, TN, by reader Linda, who writes: "[A]s a native Nashvillian, I am offended by the message." ...

Saturday Night Card Game (Would this rewrite of Michigan Prop. 2 be constitutional?)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2011 16 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling on Friday holding that Michigan Proposal 2, which banned the use of racial and other preferences in a variety of contexts,...

Prediction – Manhattan DA going to come out of Strauss-Kahn case looking pretty good

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2011 20 Comments

I suggested yesterday that readers take the statements by the lawyer for the alleged victim about injuries to the alleged victim, etc., with a grain of salt. I had confidence that the Manhattan District Attorney's Office would not be proceeding as it is unless the DA's...

Still Temperamentally Unfit for Office

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2011 18 Comments

I still can't put aside Obama's press conference earlier this week. Obama was seething with mockery and disdain for almost everyone other than himself, with Republicans in Congress a focus. To say that the press conference was not presidential is an understatement. Mark Halperin was right,...