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Harvard Program Caught Trying To Hide Discriminatory Language After Complaint Filed By Equal Protection Project

Homan: DHS Investigating Ilhan Omar Marrying Alleged Brother for Visa Fraud

UVA Law Prof Describes Outrageous Behavior From Colleagues Over Case He Argued Before SCOTUS

Lugar announces will not campaign for Mourdock — Donate to Mourdock NOW

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 17, 2012 21 Comments

I've noted before that Dick Lugar has been less than dignified in his loss to Richard Mourdock. We supported Mourdock early in the primaries and he is on the Operation Counterweight Final List. Mourdock has gone out of his way not to bad mouth Lugar's sore...

Foreign Policy President

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 17, 2012 11 Comments

From friend of the blog, soon to be appointed Director of Photoshop Services, Patricia. To me, it rather brilliantly points out the problem. ...

Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s piece on Islamist riots infuriates leftwing media

Posted by Anne Segal on September 17, 2012 45 Comments

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a former Muslim woman who authored a fascinating book, "Infidel," about her life, has penned an article in this week's Newsweek entitled "Muslim Rage: How I Survived, How We Can End It." The article and the cover are infuriating the Left, as...

Fried Twinkiegate! Michelle admits to eating the unhealthy food

Posted by Anne Segal on September 17, 2012 12 Comments

Michelle Obama, the Joan of Arc leading the crusade against food freedom, brags in this week's US Magazine to enjoying fried twinkies in Iowa! The magazine published a feature about Michelle entitled "Exclusive: First Lady Michelle Obama: 5 Things You Don't Know about Me." From the...

At debate Elizabeth Warren needs to disclose if she made false federal filings

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 17, 2012 11 Comments

"Native American" is a legal definition and Professor Warren should be held to the standards she holds Wall Street...

40 Percent of Undergrads at Stanford Now Receive Disability Accommodations

New Pro-Life Group at U. Southern Maine Faces Vicious Harassment

Antifa Aligned Prof to Teach Seminars at Rutgers This Spring

Florida Bill Would Limit Number of Foreign Students at State Universities

Orientation at Amherst College Allegedly Included Students Mimicking Sex Acts

Trump Education Dept. Announces They've Prevented More Than a Billion in Student Aid Fraud

Dan Bongino in a great interview with the Daily Caller

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on September 17, 2012 7 Comments

If you have time to watch the entire interview, I encourage you to do so. It offers an in-depth look into Bongino's policy positions and personal philosophy. If you're in a rush I recommend starting at 9:27, where Bongino address the question of class warfare and...

One year later, Occupy characterized by secrecy, violence, and ennui

Posted by Anne Segal on September 17, 2012 20 Comments

Today marks the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, a movement born of disaffection, a surface-level distrust of the political and financial establishment, and more than all that together, ennui. To mark the occasion, what is left of the group is once again taking to New...

Mayor threatens to sue as Chicago teachers strike continues

Posted by Anne Segal on September 17, 2012 21 Comments

The Chicago Teachers Union strike continues Monday after a failure to resolve the strike, now into its second week with 350,000 children affected by the standoff. There had been some optimism that the union officials, who met Sunday afternoon, would vote in favor of the...

Wild West

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 17, 2012 15 Comments

Reader Rosalie isn't seeing much enthusiasm for Obama either, but she did catch this wild west poster: I came across this photo in a store front window while vacationing in Hyannis, MA. I thought you'd get a kick out of it. Much to my surprise, I didn't...

The Media, an Unreality-based Community

Posted by Joel Engel on September 16, 2012 29 Comments

CNN reports that Libyans warned U.S. diplomats three days before the deadly violence that something was amiss. Jamal Mabrouk, a member of the February 17th Brigade, told CNN that he and a battalion commander had a meeting about the economy and security. He said they told the...

Today in dumb left-wing equivalencies

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2012 43 Comments

Left-wing blog finds single example of Christian violence over film almost 25 years ago in France...

New directions even in Ithaca

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2012 22 Comments

From November 2008: To live in Ithaca is to live in a city alive with anti-Bush, anti-war protest. I often joke that the directions to my house in Ithaca read as follows: Take a right at the fifth Obama sign, a left at the third "Impeach...

Branco Cartoon – Got Bibi’s Back

Posted by A.F. Branco on September 16, 2012 7 Comments

Note: You may reprint this cartoon provided you link back to this source. To see more Legal Insurrection Branco cartoons, click here. Branco’s Facebook page is Cartoonist A.F.Branco ...

Boston Globe unintentionally proves Elizabeth Warren’s ethnic fraud

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2012 37 Comments

Spends 3,000 words trying to cover for her, but facts revealed destroy her claim to be Native American...

They built it, even in Massachusetts

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2012 6 Comments

Another kulak defending his harvest. From reader "M" who sent this to me just after Empty Chair Day: If this is showing up on the road in Massachusetts, maybe there is hope! I took the photo today on Rt. 9 East thru Westboro, MA. Saw it last week,...

“And all I got was this lousy t-shirt wrapped around my head”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2012 50 Comments

There's a new quickmeme going on, Defend the Constitution. The story of the Founding Fathers of the meme is at Power Line. Here's my contribution: ...

Radical left coalesces around Chicago Teacher protest

Posted by Anne Segal on September 15, 2012 22 Comments

It appears the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), which held a solidarity rally this Saturday afternoon, is facilitating a rejuvenation of the Wisconsin-style protest movement. The scene at Saturday's rally, held in anticipation of Sunday's yes-or-no vote on the latest negotiated agreement, seemed more like a...