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

Lack Of Information About Brown University Murders "Allows a Lot of Speculation to Flourish"

Members of Pro-Palestine Group Arrested for Allegedly Plotting New Year's Eve Bombings

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...

Saturday Night Card Game (When Chris Matthews says Romney is “arrogant” what he means is …)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 15, 2012 18 Comments

Come on Chris, just say that Mitt Romney is whipping up racism. You spent almost the entire RNC doing that. It's your claim to fame, your reason to be on television, your destiny. Why are you being so coy now, calling Romney "arrogant" for challenging Obama,...

Who’s afraid of the Arab Street? Part 2

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 15, 2012 25 Comments

When will The NY Times be held accountable for its deception?...

Trinity College Resurrects Debate About Removing Confederate Memorial Plaque From Campus

The Resurgence in American Antisemitism Comes From Our Education System

Arab Activist Group Plans K-12 Push

U. Alabama Professors Launch Appeal, Claiming That DEI Ban is 'Censorship'

MIT Professor Shot and Killed in His Boston Area Home

R.I.P. - Conservative Icon Norman Podhoretz Passes Away at Age 95

Obama shoots the First Amendment, aims later

Posted by Joel Engel on September 15, 2012 35 Comments

The Chinese (allegedly) have a curse: May you live in interesting times. These are interesting times. It is hard to overstate the significance of what it means when the free exercise of our First Amendment rights while not breaking any laws leads to this: A Southern California filmmaker...

“The Obama Effect” vs. “2016: Obama’s America”

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on September 15, 2012 11 Comments

Both of these movies were released on July 13 of this year. A few months ago, I wrote about how at first glance, "The Obama Effect" appeared to be some kind of parody video. Sadly (for Obama supporters), it was a very real, but fruitless, attempt...

Branco Cartoon – Pants Down

Posted by A.F. Branco on September 15, 2012 7 Comments

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California pitching Hollywood for sitcoms, reality shows to sell Obamacare

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 15, 2012 21 Comments

There are times it seems overwhelming how corrupted various aspects of society have become in the effort to impose Obamacare on the country. Hollywood is being pitched by the ad agency hired by California to promote its Obamacare health exchanges to promote Obamacare through sitcoms, reality shows...

A law student’s response to JFK’s grandson’s plea for youth to reelect Obama

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on September 15, 2012 33 Comments

To Jack Schlossberg: My name is Bryan Jacoutot. I’m 23 years old, and a second year law student at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. I recently had the opportunity to read your opinion piece on CNN that called on our nation's youth to reelect Barack Obama...

Well, they do say a picture is worth

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 15, 2012 6 Comments

16 trillion words. From reader Scott in western upstate New York: Saw this sticker at my local Wegman's today and had to share. Good sticker. ...

Fantasy v. Reality

Posted by Joel Engel on September 14, 2012 48 Comments

There has been a complete lack of reality this week in our government and media. Words are not deeds. This is especially important to remember if you're the President of the United States who has essentially talked himself into office. Behold a paragraph from President Obama’s stirring...

It’s never really over in Wisconsin, is it? Dane County Judge throws out collective bargaining reform law

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 14, 2012 40 Comments

And the wheel keeps turning in Wisconsin. The long, strange trip is not over. First it was Dane County Judge Sumi who interjected herself into the legislative process by striking down the collective bargaining reform law, only to be overturned by the State Supreme Court which...

Operation Counterweight Upstate NY Week – Maggie Brooks (NY-25)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 14, 2012 3 Comments

With the world collapsing around us, it's more important than ever that we not forget about holding the House. Please check out the House races including on the Operation Counterweight final list and consider a donation today. This is the last post in our focus on the Upstate...

Obama abandons Chicago teachers just like he did Wisconsin’s public unions

Posted by Anne Segal on September 14, 2012 15 Comments

Why is Obama abandoning the Chicago Teachers Union, just as he abandoned the Wisconsin unions during the Walker recall? As the Chicago Teachers Union strike drags on another day without an agreement, and a CTU lawyer says the next hope is that an agreement will be...

Branco Cartoon – Priorities USA

Posted by A.F. Branco on September 14, 2012 17 Comments

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Obama leads from behind as violence in Middle East escalates

Posted by Anne Segal on September 14, 2012 27 Comments

Violence continues to erupt across the Middle East and North Africa today following the attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya on September 11 that killed the ambassador and three others Americans. An interactive map of the violence is available from National Journal detailing where and what is...