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"The fear in higher education isn’t new; the groups who fear have simply flipped"

American Assoc. University Profs (AAUP) Threw Away Credibility To Become An Anti-Israel "Fighting Organization"

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“that same unhealthy, irrational need to hurl himself higher onto the slopes of history”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2011 6 Comments

It's not sufficient for a presidential candidate as Obama has demonstrated, but it is necessary for victory. Here's Nate Silver's take on why Newt is likely to be the last "anti-Romney" (I don't like that term, I prefer "not-Romney" because one doesn't need to be against...

Who cares about duplicate signatures in Wisconsin Recall?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2011 28 Comments

Apparently not the Governmant Accounting Board according to the McIver Institute (h/t CharlieSykes): The state board overseeing the potential recall election of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker tells the MacIver News Servicethat they will rely upon temporary workers to scrutinize recall petitions and those individuals will not be...

Remember when Jennifer Rubin said Romneycare rendered Romney all but unelectable?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2011 20 Comments

Mitt Romney appeared last night for an interview with Brett Baier (video below). Too bad Brett didn't ask Romney why Romney refused to appear before the full panel on Center Seat, like the other candidates have done. My biggest reaction is that it's bizarre that Romney refuses to admit he...

Good morning, sunshine

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2011 11 Comments

Here's the background via The NY Post: Considering that President Obama has practically made New York his second home between fund-raising, UN visits and “date nights” with the missus, you’d think he’d be a little more sympathetic to beleaguered residents and workers schlepping home on a...

Cпасибо and Dankeschön

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2011 8 Comments

It could have come to that, but it didn't, and not because of the United Federation of Teachers. Thanks to reader SoCalMike who spotted this bumper sticker in Riverside, CA: ...

Congress Demands Answers From Sarah Lawrence College About Antisemitism on Campus

Wisconsin Prof Placed on Leave for Allegedly Flipping College Republicans’ Table on Election Day

Judge Blocks Enforcement of Texas A&M Ban on Drag Shows

Student Govt. Candidate at UNC Asheville Destroys Pro-Life Table After Intimidating Exhibitors

U. Minnesota ‘Intersectional Medieval Art’ Class Explores ‘Transgender Saints’

Jewish Princeton Student Prosecuted for Filming Antisemitic Protests Found Not Guilty

Newt: ‘I Call On The President To Repudiate The Concept Of The 99 And The 1′

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 29 Comments

Think Progress thinks it has Newt Gingrich in a gotcha moment, which shows how out of touch Think Progress is. Here's a partial quote and the video below (emphasis by TP): I repudiate, and I call on the President to repudiate, the concept of the 99...

Reconsider Bachmann? No.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 41 Comments

Taking another look at Michele Bachmann is one of the memes being pushed by people unhappy with the Newt/Romney choice in the wake of the likely departure from the race of Herman Cain. Why does Cain dropping out make Bachmann any better than she was? She's still...

Vernon Smith Interview

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 29, 2011 3 Comments

Reason Magazine has a great interview with Vernon Smith, a pioneer in experimental economics. reason: You say you’re a libertarian with a lot of reservations. The experiments you have run and the research you’ve done over the years really argue that institutions create good and bad behavior. Smith: As a libertarian,...

Post hoc justification, Cain edition

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 46 Comments

Via The Hill, and about a thousand other outlets: Herman Cain told members of his staff that he is "reassessing" his decision to remain in the race for the Republican presidential nomination following new allegations that he conducted a 13-year-long affair with an Atlanta businesswoman. "Cain told...

Selective Sermon Memory Disorder

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 4 Comments

Calling Tad Devine. You reopened the door by claiming the Romney campaign was bringing Jeremiah Wright back into play when clearly it was not. Basically, you told people not to think about the pink elephant. Now The Daily Caller has some more video of Obama praising...

American Airlines does what GM and Chrysler should have done

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 13 Comments

Obama saved GM and Chrysler, Obama saved GM and Chrysler. Republicans wanted the companies to die quickly. That's pretty much a central Democratic Party talking point this election cycle. Of course, it's complete nonsense. GM and Chrysler were "saved" by Obama with a bailout to preserve the...

Least Likely Headline of the Day, updated

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 2 Comments

From the archives, Least Likely Headline Of The Day: Talmud Study now Mandatory in South Korea The headline did have to be modified slightly, as the author explained: After receiving a personal thank you letter from the South Korean Embassy in Israel for this blog post, I have...

The one that got away

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2011 7 Comments

Hey, I know how it feels. Professor, I couldn't take a picture because I was driving 70 miles per hour, but I saw a fantastic sign, printed on the side of an empty semi trailer on HWY 71 just north of Nevada, Missouri: "ARE YOU A PRODUCER OR...

Obligatory Cain Affair Allegations

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 28, 2011 50 Comments

Although many in the media are using terms like "sexual harassment," the woman appearing on Atlanta TV tonight alleges a consensual 13-year extra-marital affair. Initial details here. Update: More details here. And, here's the video. The only proof she pointed to was relatively recent cell phone records. ...

“There is no such thing as liberal journalistic bias” Tweet of the Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 28, 2011 8 Comments

Chris Cillizza's The Fix blog at The Washington Post presents itself as a political reporting blog, not an advocacy blog. It purports to be journalism in a blog format. That distinction in the mainstream media, of course, really doesn't exist in the newsroom or the blog...

Barney Frank retires, Democratic self-decapitation continues

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 28, 2011 42 Comments

I was in the car this morning when I heard on the news that Barney Frank was retiring and would not run for re-election. Obviously there is a lot of snark which could be thrown around, but this represents a bigger deal than Barney. As more...

DSK play-by-play

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 28, 2011 9 Comments

Edward Jay Epstein wrote an extremely interesting piece on the day that the US became acquainted with DSK's name. Important parts of the piece that a lot of outlets left out: What took place between DSK and the maid in those six to seven intervening minutes is a...