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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

Saturday Night Card Game (Dem Base Fractures Into Twitter War And Charges Of Racism Against Professional Left)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2011 19 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:I warn you, this is hard to follow. I'm not even sure I have the sequence down. But as with many fights in which accusations of racism are thrown...

Libertarian Christmas!… was cancelled

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 09, 2011 8 Comments

KathleenIs the government shutdown?No. And President Obama had to shove the "value" of compromise in our face:"President Obama surprised tourists with an appearance at the Lincoln Memorial Saturday afternoon. He was there to make the point that places such as the Lincoln Memorial are open...

Quote of the Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2011 4 Comments

From a recently rediscovered colleague:"Government continues to struggle with the most mundane of tasks, including counting votes. Yet many people want it to take on vastly more sophisticated projects, like running health care."His blog is here.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection...

Smile

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2011 14 Comments

There is no taking it back on the internet (h/t Cubachi):--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Strangely Detached From Reality

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2011 12 Comments

After the budget deal was announced late last night, Obama gave a speech, apparently reading a teleprompter once again, which was nothing short of bizarre.Obama gave a campaign speech, with the Washington Monument in the backdrop, and with the now-typical story of some letter Obama...

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

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

Boise State U. Shuttered Campus DEI Centers Over Thanksgiving Break

Countdown to the Shutdown / Update – Deal Reached

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 15 Comments

Endgame - Significant cuts, no distraction from the Paul Ryan proposal, and an up or down vote on repealing Obamacare in the Senate. Worth it?11:15 - Mitch McConnell took to the floor. Says moving on from saving billions to saving trillions.11:10 - Harry took to...

Comment Moderation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 42 Comments

A blog post by one of the students in Jeff Cohen's Independent Media class at Ithaca College, to which I linked this morning, has led The Lonely Conservative to argue that my comment moderation policy contributes to the content of the blog:Since Professor Jacobson’s niche...

They Are Going To “Joe The Plumber” Her

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 24 Comments

Kathy Nickolaus, the Waukesha County Clerk who mistakenly forgot to include the City of Brookfield numbers in the initial county reporting already is under pretty intense attack, including claims she is lying because the reporting error was not technically possible, and that she cannot be trusted "because...

Libertarian Christmas!

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 08, 2011 5 Comments

Kathleen...

They Have Not Thought Through The Conspiracy Theory

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 24 Comments

I can't say I really blame them for trying. Hey, if a Democratic clerk found 7500 votes for Kloppenburg, we'd be screaming bloody murder.But here, the findings of the Waukesha County Republican election official on April 7 were verified by a Democratic election official, so...

Now Add More Mr. Nice Guy – How To Oppose Public Sector Unions Without Opposing Public Sector Workers

Posted by Matthew Knee on April 08, 2011 8 Comments

by Matthew KneeYesterday was a good day for the reformers. Prosser seems to have won, and Tuesday’s election holds promising signs for the recalls. However, the fight in Wisconsin is far from over, and is likely to repeat itself in other states....

Moi?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 8 Comments

I had the pleasure of appearing as a guest speaker at the Independent Media class taught by Jeff Cohen at Ithaca College. One of the students posted about it:"My independent media professor invited William A. Jacobson, creator of conservative blog “Legal Insurrection,” to our class a...

We Are Better Than That

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2011 25 Comments

I was out most of the night, so I only could follow the developments in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race sporadically. Apparently David Prosser picked up over 7000 votes, and now has a commanding lead, although it is too early to declare victory because there...

Prosser Now In The Lead

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2011 36 Comments

Please let it be true and please let it hold.Via JSOnline:The latest vote count in the state Supreme Court race in Winnebago County indicates incumbent David Prosser is leading Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg in votes.A tally compiled by The Associated Press Wednesday and used...

Because Reproductive Health Care Is A Cervine Right

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2011 16 Comments

I have written before about the moral angst sweeping the upscale Village of Cayuga Heights, bordering the Cornell campus and home to a large number of professors and staff, over how to control the out-of-control deer population.After years of debate, which tore the community apart, Cayuga...

Sweatshop derangement

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 07, 2011 4 Comments

KathleenAt Cornell, there is a large part of campus which actively rails against free trade. No, they are not explicitly protectionist, rather they believe that people in the Third World have the option to have jobs outside of sweatshops that will provide them with a...

Wisconsin DOJ Open Meetings Expert Secretly Gave Advice To Fleeing Dem Senators

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 07, 2011 8 Comments

In Wisconsin government, there seems to be a problem with pro-union politics interfering with job responsibilities as public servants.First it was police union members urging protesters to defy the Governor and legislature when it came to the takeover of the State Capitol. Then it was...