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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

My Take On NY Gay Marriage Bill

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2011 49 Comments

If you believe that "powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people," then you have to agree that states control their own legal definitions of marriage,...

Can any Republican presidential candidate withstand being Palinized?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2011 43 Comments

Not a fan of Ed Rollins, but you know that. I guess this qualifies as Part 3 of the "Hey Ed Rollins, you deal with it" series. More than not being a fan of Ed Rollins, I keep questioning why Michele Bachmann started her campaign by having Rollins...

How do you fit this in a 30-second TV commercial?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2011 16 Comments

Or a 1-minute debate answer? That's the trick isn't it? So much has gone wrong, Obama has been so bad, its hard to get your words around it. (h/t to reader John for the link)...

Get in line, first they have to legalize marijuana

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2011 8 Comments

Thanks to reader Linda, who saw this in Brentwood, TN: ...

Are you kidding me, this is the Chicago Police Superintendent?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2011 19 Comments

A very bizarre attack on federal gun laws (actually the Second Amendment) and Sarah Palin by Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy speaking at Reverend Michael Pleger's church. And we wonder why the streets of Chicago are out of control? (h/t @angelflemming)(full video and transcript here)...

Columbia Prof Resigns Over School's Decision to Have Academic Who Praised October 7th Attacks Teach Zionism Course

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

GOP-Backed Patent Reform Ignores the Constitution, Costs $1 Billion +, and Taxes Innovation

Posted by Michael Alan on June 24, 2011 11 Comments

You probably haven't heard about yesterday's passage of the "America Invents Act" in the House, but as the bill goes into reconciliation after gaining the support of all but 67 Republican Representatives and three Republican Senators (along with two Democratic Senators and 50 Democratic Representatives), it's...

Remember, we supported the Iranian regime in 2009

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2011 4 Comments

That's right, the Obama administration was deliberately silent and then deliberately accommodating to the Iranian regime during 2009 protests in order to facilitate "negotiations" on the Iranian nuclear program. What happened to all the protesters arrested? The Guardian reports: Prison guards in Iran are giving condoms to criminals...

The only thing better than being a blogger in 2012

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2011 9 Comments

would be to be a blogger in 2016 if this happened (h/t HotAir): ...

Help me pick my Top 10 House races for 2012

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2011 17 Comments

The last thing I want this blog to turn into is all Obama all the time (hah!). That's going to be hard in 2012, but we really need to keep focused on the insurance policy, the House and Senate. Contrary to what others are saying, there...

In RI, Republican Hope Springs Eternal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2011 2 Comments

There's a very interesting article in The Providence Phoenix (h/t Hummel Report) regarding plans by the Republican Party in Rhode Island to regain relevance: The Rhode Island Republican Party's reputation for ineptitude is, by any reasonable measure, richly deserved. Sure, the party held the governor's office for much of...

How am I going to explain this to my in-laws?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2011 9 Comments

And I just saw them to help celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. I know, it's the White House trying to shut me down again. Thanks to a reader for alerting me to this block he now gets at work: ...

Rhode Island becomes France, refuses to turn murderer over to feds due to possible death penalty

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2011 11 Comments

Ever since Independent and former Republican Linc Chafee was elected Governor of my home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations last fall, Chafee has implemented an interesting twist on states rights by refusing to participate in federal immigration enforcement efforts. Now Chafee has taken it one...

Blago Verdict Watch – See Ya Monday

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2011 0 Comments

Still no verdict. Via Chicago Sun Times Blago Blog: Onto day 10. Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich will have to wait until at least next week to hear from the jury debating his fate on 20 counts charging him with corruption, fraud and extortion. The jury ended its ninth...

Unexpected Tweet of the Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2011 3 Comments

Unexpectedly: More here....

Least Shocking Blog Post Title Ever: “Village Voice Editor discovers she hates Israel, curses when challenged”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2011 14 Comments

I will not bore you with all the details, so here's my summary: Leftist Jewish Film Editor of The Village Voice writes entirely self-absorbed tale of her own discovery that she hates Israel, decides to edit the mean stuff out of the Passover Hagadah, and when...

Hey Ed Rollins, you deal with it (Part 2)(the start of a series?)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2011 6 Comments

Maybe this will become the "Hey Ed Rollins, you deal with it" series, after Part 1 regarding the foul Rolling Stone attack on Michele Bachmann went over so well. This is how they do it, but you know all about that Ed, because you did it...

Storming the Senate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2011 19 Comments

According to Larry Sabato's "Crystal Ball," Republicans are likely to take control of the Senate in 2012: As we take a fresh look at next year’s Senate races, one thing is clear: Barring an unexpected reelection landslide by President Obama, Republicans are at least slightly favored...