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Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2011 18 Comments

You know that saying about the dog which chased the car but didn't know what to do once it caught it.  Shirley Sherrod just filed suit against Andrew Breitbart, but I think she'll find it was not worth the pursuit.The lawsuit concerns Breitbart's release last summer of a tape...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2011 24 Comments

They just can't let go of the issues of where Obama was born or his religion.Not Obama's opponents, but his political and media supporters, who insist on a political purity test from Republicans, and who use the "refused to repudiate" line of attack on all who...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2011 10 Comments

How did I not see this vehicle before?  Spotted in a driveway just 100 yards from my house in Ithaca.No "Coexist" bumper sticker on this vehicular equivalent of Keith Olbermann's brain:Here is their lawn sign, from warmer weather:(P.S. - In case you were wondering, this...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2011 5 Comments

With democracy comes responsibility.  The Egyptian people may find that our relatively soon, as even some of its non-Muslim Brotherhood emerging leaders seem hellbent on war with Israel.Ayman Nour, a leading Egyptian opposition figure who is expected to run for President -- and someone who...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2011 29 Comments

Medical malpractice tort reform is one of those supposed remedies frequently mentioned as a cure to lowering health care costs.  Currently being debated is H.R. 5 (most recent mark up here) which would create a federal medical malpractice reform modeled on what has taken place...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2011 9 Comments

The Muslim Brotherhood has announced that it will not run a presidential candidate and will not seek a parliamentary majority in the coming elections.  This announcement is being hailed as a sign of moderation, but it is no such thing.The Muslim Brotherhood must know that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2011 14 Comments

A number readers have written to me asking me to comment on the finding by a federal judge that the Obama administration is in contempt of court by maintaining a deep water new drilling moratoriam despite the court having rule such moratorium illegal:Judge Feldman was...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 12, 2011 12 Comments

The wilful ignorance of the Obama administration to the threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamists in Egypt is astounding.  Just look what happened in Gaza where the Muslim Brotherhood offshoot Hamas was elected to office and proceeded to drown out all other voices,...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on February 12, 2011 3 Comments

Okay, okay, maybe I woke up on a better side of the bed today, but CPAC is looking up. Andrew Breitbart rocked the first session, giving accounts of the crazed leftists he sees regularly. After him, Haley Barbour made a great speech. Here's the takeaway:...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 12, 2011 0 Comments

Wired links to a Symantec paper on the Stuxnet virus, showing that there were three waves (image right) of infection targeting five key organizations:Attackers behind the Stuxnet computer worm focused on targeting five organizations in Iran that they believed would get them to their final target...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on February 11, 2011 4 Comments

For the past four years, I've looked to CPAC for a fix of liberty-oriented resources and ideas. Growing up in a bastion of liberalism wasn't always easy, but CPAC has a way of making a conservative feel at ease. Last year, I had a particularly...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 11, 2011 13 Comments

Last June, in the midst of the "Gaza Flotilla" in which leftists joined Islamists against Israel, I asked Can Israel Survive A Second Obama Term?:This past week has seen the coming together of the growing Islamist-Leftist Coalition in the war against Israel.Leftists who, among other...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 11, 2011 8 Comments

After yesterday's speech by Hosni Mubarek, I noted: "Things will be interesting. I can't imagine the situation will stay stable until September."Well I was right, although I didn't predict Mubarek would resign the next day.But it has happened, and now the military controls Egypt.I repeat...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 11, 2011 10 Comments

I posted earlier today about a study by Cornell Professors Wendy Williams and Stephen Ceci finding that career and other choices, not discrimination, are the best explanations for the currently low levels of female participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.Profs. Williams and Ceci have...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 11, 2011 5 Comments

Two Cornell University researchers conducted a study to determine whether the significant underrepresentation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) was the result of sex discrimination.The results of the research are summarized in the Cornell Chronicle:"It's an incendiary topic in academia -- the pervasive...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 11, 2011 2 Comments

Thanks to reader Angela for the link to GOP Valentine's Card.Here's my early Valentine's Day card for my readers:--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

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