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Intersectionality is all the Rage - Just Ask "Turtle Island Liberation Front"

Feds Open Investigation Into Brown Univ Over Security Failures, as Campus Police Chief Placed on Leave

Systematic Scholarship Discrimination In Illinois Public Universities Challenged By Equal Protection Project

A.F. Branco joins Legal Insurrection (first cartoon, Harry Politics)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 06, 2012 29 Comments

I am pleased to announce that Antonio F. Branco will begin contributing political cartoons created exclusively for Legal Insurrection. Tony will continue his work at other websites, including Conservative Daily News and NetRight Daily, but has agreed to create two weekly cartoons specifically for Legal Insurrection. Recently,...

Wisconsin Sikh Temple shooting press conference update

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 06, 2012 79 Comments

The police held a press conference at 11 a.m. Eastern today. The shooter was Wade Michael Page, who was shot dead by police during the incident. He was shot in the parking lot after he shot at police. Police confirmed that Page was the only shooter, but...

Forgot to mention

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 06, 2012 12 Comments

I met Allen West this weekend when he was in Rhode Island. Very impressive guy, even more so in person. He is a prime target for Democrats and SuperPACs. You can donate to his campaign here. That is all....

New Challenge to Boston Phoenix: Demand Elizabeth Warren and Harvard put up, or shut up about “right-wing smear machine”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 06, 2012 27 Comments

This is too funny. David Bernstein, a writer at The Boston Phoenix, previously warned that the "right-wing smear machine" was coming to get Elizabeth Warren. I offered a Challenge to Boston Phoenix: Defend Elizabeth Warren on Cherokee issue, or drop “right-wing smear machine” accusation. Bernstein never...

I have seen my future

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 06, 2012 39 Comments

and it is Ithaca, in about two weeks after a summer in Rhode Island. This is Rhode Island, at the beach near my house a few days ago at dusk: This is Ithaca, on a street near my house a few weeks ago during a short return...

Man Connected to Harvard Human Remains Scandal Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

Vanguard University Bans TPUSA Chapter While Maintaining Other Identity Based Clubs

Some Colleges and Universities Have a 'Holiday Tree' for Christmas

Foreign Policy Analyst Suggests Shutting Down College Middle Eastern Studies Departments

DEI Policies Have Caused Real Harm to Young White Men

U. Oklahoma Fires Instructor Who Failed Student for Citing Bible in Essay on Gender

Occupy Chicago activist claims to be person taunting homeless man at Chick-fil-A protest

Posted by Anne Segal on August 05, 2012 57 Comments

Yesterday, I posted a video of a group of Chick-fil-A "Kiss-In" protesters mocking an elderly homeless street preacher in Chicago on Friday evening. Many commenters have asked for additional information about the man and the scene. In walking around the small protest area, I saw the homeless man reading the...

Wisconsin Sikh Temple shooting (Open)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2012 48 Comments

There was a shooting at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin this afternoon. According to reports, seven people are dead,including the gunman, who was killed by police. At this time not a lot more details are known. Please feel free to keep us updated in the comments....

Did NBC hype Gabby Douglas as role model for … devoutly Christian young girls?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2012 36 Comments

Last night I highlighted how NBC falsely was being accused of racism for running a promo for a new television series featuring a monkey after Bob Costas commented on Gabby Douglas' Gold Medal win. There's another aspect of the controversy. Why did Costas and NBC feel...

How do you say “dog whistle” in Hebrew?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2012 23 Comments

.translate Google to according כלב משרוקית Come on Andrea, call it a dog whistle. Because everyone you consider a dog hears it. ...

Homemade Chick-fil-A

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2012 16 Comments

bumper sticker. From reader MKReagan: I thought you might enjoy this homemade Chik-Fil-A bumper sticker I spotted this AM, Bealls parking lot, Palm Coast FL. American ingenuity at its finest! ...

Chicago Chick-fil-A Kiss-In protesters “chalk” homeless street preacher

Posted by Anne Segal on August 04, 2012 147 Comments

I attended Friday night's "Kiss-in" protest outside the only Chick-fil-A location in Chicago. The small group of between twenty to thirty protesters gathered outside the restaurant around 7pm. A few same-sex couples took the opportunity to kiss in public, as the protest organizers encouraged attendees...

Saturday Night Card Game (NBC gets an itsy, bitsy taste of its own medicine)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2012 57 Comments

NBC is being accused of racism because it ran a promo for a new series featuring a monkey after a segment in which Bob Costas talked about Gabby Douglas' Gold Medal in gymnastics. Here's the clip: The reaction on Twitter was fierce. Buzzfeed has numerous tweets, like...

David Cicilline (D RI-01) buys votes the old fashioned way, with federal money

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2012 20 Comments

Disgraced former Mayor of Providence David Cicilline, who was forced to admit he lied to voters about Providence's financial health when running for Congress in 2010, is out with a new television ad which is typical of how Rhode Island politicians buy votes with taxpayer...

Will @RomneyResponse become the hunter?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2012 45 Comments

The Romney campaign has started a Twitter rapid response user account @RomneyResponse and associated Tumblr site. Given how Twitter can move an issue in minutes, Team Romney is smart to get more active. John Nolte at Breitbart.com has some good advice, much of which centers upon hunting the...

Re-elect me and expect a different result

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2012 18 Comments

From reader Paula: I really enjoy your blog, I don’t write much, or comment much, but I appreciate all you do! We are vacationing in Lincoln City, Oregon, and while we were down in Newport, Oregon, today, I saw these stickers on a car with, yes,...

Adam Smith video – “Apologies and Clarifications”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2012 156 Comments

I'm not sure this helps. After this, an apology without a lecture would have been better. I would suggest someone download it, because I have a feeling it will not be up long. (h/t walnutdoor17 in the Tip Line) ...

Happy Birthday, Mr. Didn’t Build That

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2012 18 Comments

Love and kisses from the RNC, via The Hill: The Republican National Committee (RNC) sent the Democratic National Committee (DNC) a birthday cake on Friday, but the DNC sent it back. The cake read "you didn't bake this" over a picture of President Obama. Text written in...