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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

Is There Now A Hostile Environment For Pro-Traditional Marriage Views At King & Spalding?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 26, 2011 19 Comments

King & Spalding has withdrawn from representing the House of Representatives with regard to the Defense of Marriage Act. King & Spalding was hired after the Obama administration abruptly -- and disingenuously -- changed its legal position recently.The attempts to intimidate, both politically and sometimes physically,...

Choking Our Oil Supply, One Permit At A Time

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 26, 2011 14 Comments

It's not just in the Gulf of Mexico. Or in West Virginia.There is a concerted effort on the part of the Obama administration to choke the growth of domestic supplies of fossil fuels. Instead, we have a President obsessed with windmills.Now it's Alaska (h/t reader sort of...

These Bumper Stickers Do Run

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 26, 2011 16 Comments

That was my initial reaction to this set of bumper stickers spotted by reader Jeff in Longmont, Colorado:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

MSM Doesn’t Have Haley Barbour To Kick Around Anymore

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2011 9 Comments

Impecable timing and sources, that's what makes Newsweek a powerhouse in the news business:But all jokes aside, this was a bad day for the MSM. Oh how they wanted Republicans to nominate someone from Mississippi with a heavy southern accent.Sorry, you'll have to find some...

S&P Shows Spine

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 25, 2011 5 Comments

KathleenIt's not surprising that politicians plead to stop Standard & Poor's credit warning, they cannot risk losing their pristine rating. After all, there is now a one-in-three chance that the S&P; will downgrade the US Government's rating in the next two years. Considering S&P; can't...

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

People Still Have Lots of Questions About Spending in the Kamala Harris Campaign

Boise State U. Shuttered Campus DEI Centers Over Thanksgiving Break

National Spelling Bee Approves Feminist Term 'Womyn' for Kids' Competition

Stimulus to Fund 3 Huge Wind Turbines In Providence … Made In China

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2011 11 Comments

Your Stimulus dollars at work, fulfilling Don Quixote's impossible dream of never being far from a windmill towards which he can tilt.Via Providence Journal (emphasis mine):A Chinese firm will supply three wind turbines that will be installed at the Field's Point Wastewater Treatment Facility on the...

King & Spalding Says Yes to Gitmo Detainees, No to Congress

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2011 30 Comments

Under pressure from groups opposed to the Defense of Marriage Act, the large Atlanta law firm King & Spalding is seeking to withdraw from representation. In a transparently phony excuse, the head of the firm blames an improper "vetting" process, when everyone in the world...

Trending Right

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2011 2 Comments

A new website established by John Hawkins and Doug Ross, is just what you need to make sure you do not get ANY work done.It describes itself as follows: "an automated news service that monitors social networks for the most popular conservative news."--------------------------------------------Follow me on...

No Expedited Path To U.S. Sup. Ct. for Virginia Health Care Case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2011 4 Comments

ScotusBlog is reporting that the U.S. Supreme Court, without any dissents noted, has passed on the application of the State of Virginia for expedited review of the case now on appeal to the 4th Circuit. The District Court in Virginia had ruled the health care mandate...

Politico’s Cheapest Shot Yet

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2011 25 Comments

As you know, I'm not a fan of Politico's news operation. Today's feature article, Mission for anti-Palin movement: Expose her, is a prime example of how the MSM will go after Republican candidates or potential candidates.Under the guise of reporting on the anti-Palin movement, Politico...

Meet Stuxnet’s Evil Twin, Stars

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2011 7 Comments

I wondered last week why the Iranian Defense Ministry was becoming more vocal in its criticism of Siemens for supposedly helping Israel and the West with the Stuxnet virus which has infected Iran's nuclear program.This may be the reason, as detailed by the Jerusalem Post:Iran has been...

Spread ‘Em

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2011 3 Comments

Spotted by a reader in Roslyn (Long Island), NY:"Spread my work ethic, not my wealth!"--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Axis of Snivel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2011 2 Comments

Or is it drivel?Other caption suggestions welcomed.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Media Matters: Egypt Erupts, So Let's Blame ...

“But how in the world did Mrs. Palin, who is supposed to be so thick, manage to figure all this out so far ahead of the New York Times and all the economists it talked to?”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2011 26 Comments

Back in November, Sarah Palin delivered a sharp criticism of Fed monetary policy, as reported by The Wall Street Journal:Sarah Palin, delving into a major policy issue a week after the mid-term elections, took aim Monday at the Federal Reserve and called on Fed chairman...

Fairness ≠ Envy and Jealousy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2011 17 Comments

The age of Obama is the age of envy and jealousy couched as fairness. As I have documented many times, Obama's political strategy during and after the 2008 campaign has been to appeal to envy and jealousy directed towards the Top 2% or 5%, depending upon the...

Free Carbon Credits

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2011 9 Comments

Imagine my surprise to see this vehicle with Virginia plates in Ithaca. From the decal, my guess is this belongs to the parents of a Cornell Engineering student.I met the owners, who were quite happy to have me photograph the bumper stickers:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers -...

Saturday Night Card Game (Fareed Zakaria plays the “John Smith card”)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 23, 2011 28 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:This is a follow up to two prior posts on the attempt by the mainstream media and left-blogosphere to frame the issue of Obama's constitutional qualification to be President as rooted...