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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2011 8 Comments

I would gladly suffer through a mini-Ice Age if it proved them all wrong:What may be the science story of the century is breaking this evening, as heavyweight US solar physicists announce that the Sun appears to be headed into a lengthy spell of low activity,...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2011 22 Comments

And they complain that Sarah Palin is "stupid" and unfit to be President?  Obama recently expressed a view of the economy in which technological innovation is viewed as a threat to jobs:President Obama explained to NBC News that the reason companies aren't hiring is not because...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2011 9 Comments

I saw this interview of Rick Perry yesterday afternoon, and I was impressed.  I'm not willing to commit yet, because the field is not complete and I don't know enough about him, but I'm intrigued by Rick Perry.  (Thanks for all your prior comments, give...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 50 Comments

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has just released a decision (here) overturning Judge Sumi's ruling invalidating the Wisconsin collective bargaining bill.Some key language from the ruling, which overturned Judge Sumi's rulings both procedurally (for interfering in the legislative process) and substantively (there was no violation of...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 0 Comments

Glad I didn't have to watch the whole thing last night.  The Democratic National Committee's Rapid Response Team has produced this 42-second version to save me time:Not having watched the whole thing, I can't say myself that is was misleading. So I'll rely on this...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 9 Comments

John Hinderaker of Power Line Blog has done an excellent job tracking down and debunking the serial lies of Think Progress regarding the Koch brothers.  I've chimed in too from time to time, but John really has led the charge.In a post today, John demonstrates...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 5 Comments

Michele Bachmann should not be enjoying all the praise the Palin haters are throwing her way, for they don't really mean it, except as a tool to "shut the door" on Palin.  Example:Doug Mataconis about last night's debate:Bachmann is a much better public speaker [than Palin]...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 2 Comments

In the aftermath of the Palin email media frenzy debacle, various media outlets who were publicly humiliated are spinning the crowdsourcing as a new investigative reporting technique.The analysis of Sarah Palin's emails over the past few days may end up teaching us more about the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 1 Comment

Seems like an appropriate blog post title.The bloggers were neither Syrian nor lesbian nor female, and according to my readers, the Republican Debate was not a debate.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 9 Comments

I will continue to highlight blog rankings which show me in a good light.  I will vigorously expose as complete frauds any blog rankings which do not meet that objective standard.So I am pleased to present the latest rankings of law professor blogs via TaxProf for...

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

I did not see the New Hampshire debate last night because I was traveling, but the various news reports, including from mainstream conservative blogs, seem to indicate that Romney appeared presidential and in command, Bachmann got attention and likely name recognition, Pawlenty missed an opportunity,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 5 Comments

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 8 Comments

Despite the hype, I suspect many people will be thinking about some current and former Governors who will not be there, and who have not yet declared, or who may never declare.I'll be traveling tonight so I will not get to watch it.  Please post...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 5 Comments

On Friday the media was in a complete frenzy to get Sarah Palin, enlisting a cast of thousands to scour the 24,000 pages of e-mails released by the State of Alaska.As just about everyone now acknowledges, the major networks and print newspapers never devoted a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 9 Comments

Republicans in Wisconsin are planning to put the collective bargaining provision into the state's budget legislation, if the Wisconsin does not act soon to revoke Judge Sumi's ill-advised injunction against the law, as reported by JSOnline:The Legislature will put Gov. Scott Walker’s limits on collective...

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