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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

All In All We’re Just Another Bump In The Road

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

I doubt Pink Floyd would have given permission to use the Another Brick in the Wall soundtrack, but that is what came to my mind when I saw this advertisement being run by Mitt Romney.What do you think? Is Romney capable of making the transition from "nice...

Parking Tickets, Merit Pay, and Affirmative Action – Why Bureaucratic Incentives Matter

Posted by Matthew Knee on June 13, 2011 2 Comments

(by Matthew Knee)I recently managed to get a few parking tickets dismissed. My parking permit fell off my mirror, resulting in about 4 tickets overnight. The parking office told me there was no rule against duplicate citations, and so did whomever processed my...

Palin Can’t Win ≠ Palin Shouldn’t Run

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 40 Comments

There is a lot I could say about John Ziegler's article in The Daily Caller demanding that Sarah Palin not run for President, and insisting that Palin has become beholden to an inner circle of yes-men and yes-women.I'll make just two points.First, Ziegler's main argument...

Warning Sign

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 10 Comments

Spotted by reader Joseph in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on a Chevy Prizm:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Pro-Illegal Immigration Groups Try To Turn RI Atty Gen’s Neighbors Against Him

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2011 7 Comments

The tactic which has come into vogue, particularly for SEIU protests, is to go to your opponents' home to protest, even if it means frightening the children in the house.Pro-illegal immigrant groups in Rhode Island have taken it one step further, not only protesting in...

House Report Says Top Universities ‘Refused’ to Stop Campus Antisemitism

Campus Anti-Israel Protests Declined From Last Spring to This Fall

Racist Graffiti Found at Rhodes College Turns Out to be a Hoax

Indiana University’s 'Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity' Loses Funding

Idaho Board of Education Passes Resolutions Requiring Closure of DEI Offices

Harvard Law Enrolls Fewer Black Students After SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action

Rachel Maddow Brings “Beef, Tequila and Condoms”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2011 11 Comments

Rachel Maddow is the superstar of the MSNBC stable and hero of the liberal Democratic base, called the smartest and best talk show host on television..So what did she do Friday night in the segment about the Palin e-mails? She highlighted an e-mail sent to...

Headline AP Refuses To Write: “Sarah Palin Stood Up For Good Gov’t In E-mail”

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

Instead, we get this headline from AP: Palin Slams Jane Swift In E-mails. Catfight!Jane Swift was the former Governor of Massachusetts. I don't think the e-mail referenced by AP fairly could be characterized as "slamming" Swift, but Palin was critical of the fact that Swift reportedly...

He Is The Taxman, Man

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2011 1 Comment

I heard it on the radio, so it must be true.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Is There Such A Thing As Being “Too Grouchy To Blog”?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2011 9 Comments

Look, I can understand someone being too worn out to blog. After all, blogger burnout is a serious problem, often resulting in bloggers falling back on the old trick of pumping out quick, newsy bits and links in lieu of substance. How can we be expected to work the fields...

Fear Factor 2012

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 11, 2011 19 Comments

Reader John forwarded me this quote from Caroline Glick written in late May regarding Obama's position on Israel's borders:The question is, why are American Jewish leaders defending Obama?It would seem that there are three possible explanations.The first explanation is fear. Several American Jewish philanthropists have...

Michele Bachmann Doesn’t Seem To Understand How Ed Rollins Is Hurting Her

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

Michele Bachmann was interviewed by The Wall Street Journal:"If I'm in, I'll be all in," says Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, artfully dodging my question of whether she's running for president. Given that she just hired campaign strategist Ed Rollins, whose past clients include Ross Perot...

Chinese Communist State-Run News Objectively Declares Chinese Communists Objective Historians of Chinese Communism

Posted by Matthew Knee on June 11, 2011 4 Comments

Its not The Onion, its the chutzpah of authoritarianism.China's state-run Xinhua news service praised the Chinese Communist Party's latest volume of the "History of the Chinese Communist Party" as objective, containing "No exaggeration of glory and no denial of failure."Among other things, they blame...

Exclusive Video – MSM Launches Palin Email Probe

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 11, 2011 14 Comments

And the whole world was watching:Who is responsible for the failure to launch? According to The NY Times, Palin of course:Another near certainty whenever Ms. Palin is involved: a media spectacle. Like I said, it practically writes itself.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the...

Weinergate Development Takes a Back Seat to Palin Emails

Posted by Michael Alan on June 10, 2011 7 Comments

(By Michael Alan)As the mainstream media descends upon Juneau to do opposition research on someone who hasn't been governor for almost two years, a crucial development in the Weinergate story--about a sitting Congressman that may very well have pursued underage girls--is being completely ignored.Any one...

Behold The Mainstream Media Eating Its Own Anti-Palin Bile – A Running List of Headlines

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 10, 2011 40 Comments

A collection of headlines from the mainstream media after a feeding frenzy to break stories regarding the 24,000+ e-mails released by the State of Alaska from Sarah Palin's time as Governor. The rushed headlines and analysis reveal the mainstream media desperately seeking ways to confirm its long-standing...

Obama Mishandling of Libya Hurting Efforts Against Syria

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 10, 2011 4 Comments

I saw this coming from a mile away. Actually, from two months away.Obama insisted on a U.N. Security Council Resolution authorizing a no-fly zone in Libya. But the U.S. and NATO attacks on Libya have exceeded the U.N. mandate. What was hailed as a major...

Ed Rollins Is Hardly The Spokesman For “Seriousness”