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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

Feds Ignoring Greatest Threat to Dunes Sagebrush Lizard

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2011 15 Comments

Sure, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may be about to shut down oil production in a key region of Texas to protect the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard. But the Feds are ignoring the threat from this environmental danger, the Texas Roadrunner, caught here eating a,...

Next Time Use Code Name “Dubya”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 12 Comments

That'll keep 'em happy. Really:The Senate Indian Affairs committee will hold a hearing Thursday on racist Native American stereotypes, a hearing that will now also address the Osama bin Laden mission and the code-name Geronimo.While the hearing was scheduled before the mission, a committee aide...

Dean Friedman

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 7 Comments

If you have been watching the left sidebar, you have seen that I've featured Dean Friedman for the past several days. I have his original album from 1977, now if only I had a turntable that worked. So I was delighted when Dean reached out to...

Mr. Daniels goes to Washington

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on May 04, 2011 11 Comments

KathleenMitch Daniels is down in DC today during his tour of three days "beyond the Hoosier State after the end of Indiana's legislative session, which was capped by Daniels' decision to sign a controversial bill that would cut off federal funding for Planned Parenthood clinics."...

Obama: No Photo For You

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 12 Comments

Will no mean no, or will it mean no until later?Via Mark Knoller of CBS News:Added: Next question - --------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

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

Several Top Schools Urging International Students to Return From Break Before Trump Takes Office

Sheldon Whitehouse Steamrolls Republican Caucus – Jack McConnell Survives Cloture Vote

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 13 Comments

Sheldon Whitehouse has steamrolled over the Republican caucus, and his nominee for the Rhode Island federal District Court, John J. "Jack" McConnell, Jr., will get a floor vote which Democrats have the votes to win.The final vote was 63-33 (with one "present"). By my count...

Get A Handle On It

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 20 Comments

Euphoria Sunday night has turned into a complete muddle of embarrassingly conflicting accounts.As for the release of photos and other proof, did they not think that through beforehand?I suggest the adminsitration get a handle on it, now, because it's getting away.Is anyone in charge?--------------------------------------------Follow me on...

Majority Now Pay No Federal Income Taxes

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 18 Comments

Via TaxProf comes this news: 51% of income "tax filing units" now pay no federal income tax. While that does not necessarily translate into 51% of the population, it still shows that there is a strong political incentive to pander to those who pay no federal income...

Senate To “Go To War” Today Over Jack McConnell Nomination

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2011 8 Comments

So reports The Providence Journal regarding the nomination of John J. "Jack" McConnell, Jr. for an open seat on the Rhode Island federal District Court.The reason this has become a "war" is that Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has threatened to block future nominees under Republican presidents, as...

Imagine What The Numbers Would Look Like If They Said Something Nice About Bush

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2011 12 Comments

Gallup is out with a poll taken yesterday on the issue of who deserves credit for finding and killing Osama bin Laden.The results are very telling. Understandably, the U.S. military gets the most credit (89% Great Deal, 9% Moderate Amount), followed by the CIA (62/26).Obama has been...

Recall Hansen Group Seeks TRO Against Harassment of Petition Signers

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2011 5 Comments

I reported on Friday how Democrats were using call centers to make suggestive and misleading "push-calls" to people who signed recall petitions against Democratic State Senator Robert Wirch. The problem apparently is not limited to Wirch. A group which filed recall petitions against Democratic Senator David...

Just Us

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2011 2 Comments

Thanks to reader Bill who spotted these on a vehicle in St. Petersburg, Florida.Patience, my friend, patience:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Kloppenburg-O-Meter

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2011 12 Comments

The demand for a recount, at taxpayer expense, by JoAnne Kloppenburg has produced almost no change in the vote count after six days of counting, but has cost taxpayers several hundred thousand dollars already.The Prosser Recount committee has a handy way of keeping track of...

Dems Go To The Filibuster Mat For John J. “Jack” McConnell, Jr.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2011 8 Comments

Update - Vote in Senate will be Wednesday at noon. See updated post, Senate To "Go To War" Today Over Jack McConnell Nomination. ------------------I have posted frequently about John J. "Jack" McConnell, Jr., nominated for an open seat to the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island. ...

Remembering Johnny “Mike” Spann

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2011 4 Comments

Hearing the news of Osama bin Laden's death brought forward many emotions and memories.One of those memories for me was the story of Johnny "Mike" Spann, from Winfield, Alabama, the first American killed in the Afghanistan war, on November 25, 2001.Spann was a CIA operative,...

Sign of the Times

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 02, 2011 2 Comments

Taken by reader Scott in North Raleigh, NC, while stopped at a red light (thanks for humoring me).Scott says it's one of the first time's he's agreed with a Tar Heels fan. Hey, maybe this has brought us all together:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow...

Back to Reality

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 02, 2011 1 Comment

Back to reality. Osama bin Laden is still dead, and the economy still stinks, Teen joblessness may hit record this summer: A record-low one in four U.S. teenagers will land a summer job in the coming months as a result of a still-poor job market...