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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

Judge Sumi’s Mess

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

The legal situation in Wisconsin is a mess. Judge Maryann Sumi preemptively issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) which she thought (see below) would stop the publication of the budget repair bill, and therefore prevent the bill from becoming law. This was an unprecedented move, and none...

Wisconsin Publishes Budget Repair Bill Despite TRO

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2011 18 Comments

The Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) in Wisconsin has published the budget repair bill which is subject to a TRO against the Secretary of State.The LRB felt that the law could be published, and take effect tomorrow [see Update], because the LRB was not a named...

Strange What Gets Them Excited In Wisconsin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2011 12 Comments

Supporters of Democrats making death threats against Republican legislators? Snooze.Democratic protesters chasing down and cornering a Republican state Senator outside the State House? Snooze.A Democratic blogger engaging in possible identity theft in order to embarrass the Governor? Snooze.Democratic Senators fleeing to another state to prevent...

The other thing McCain did in 08

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 25, 2011 4 Comments

The more I read about John McCain, the more I cringe. "In September 2008 Condoleezza Rice traveled to Libya to have talks with Gadhafi. And just a few days before the 2008 presidential election, Bush signed a settlement under which Libya compensated families of victims...

Wisconsin Recall Integrity Center

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

In addition to the central donation site linked in a prior post, Wisconsin Republicans have set up The Recall Integrity Center (h/t Chris Cillizza):The Recall Integrity Center provides an outlet for those who have been unfairly targeted by the far left.Please submit videos, recordings, and...

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

NY Times Shocked To Find Islamists Rising In Egypt

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2011 23 Comments

I have highlighted the romanticized view of uprisings in the Middle East taken by NY Times reporters and pundits, projecting Western liberal values onto what in many cases were fundamentalist and virulently anti-Semitic Islamists:NY Times Whitewashes Return of Anti-Semitic Egyptian Cleric Who's Afraid Of The...

How Desperate for Attention is Meghan McCain?

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

She's attacking me, but in fact makes a complete fool of herself, which seems to be her specialty.Details in an update to Kathleen's prior post, Meghan McCain.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Frontline Wisconsin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 24, 2011 4 Comments

The other day I posted a link to the Wisconsin Republican Party web page for donating to help defend against recall efforts.A new web portal has been established, Frontline Wisconsin.As described by JSOnline:The Republican Party of Wisconsin has created a political conduit to assist the...

Wisconsin Court of Appeals Refuses To Rule On TRO, Says Case Should Go Directly To WI Sup. Ct.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 24, 2011 15 Comments

Channel 3000.com in Wisconsin is reporting that the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has declined to rule on the TRO enjoining the Secretary of State from publishing the budget repair bill:The Wisconsin Court of Appeals declined on Thursday to rule on a Dane County judge's order...

Caplan on Socialized Medicine

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 24, 2011 2 Comments

Bryan Caplan, one of my favorite bloggers, will sometimes write a short review of a book he has read with a small snippet. Whenever the book involves communism, it is always a treat. His latest post, on Nothing to Envy: The Ordinary Lives in North...

Aspiring Political Cartoonist Mark Smith

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 24, 2011 5 Comments

Just started following me on Twitter. His cartoons are quite good and can be found on his Facebook page.Here is one I like:--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Fortunately, The Cops Did Not Act Stupidly Again

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 24, 2011 5 Comments

Hillary apparently forgot to lock one of the doors ...

The Worst Thing For Obama About Trump On The View

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 24, 2011 62 Comments

is that it reflects the reality that Obama's "Birther" strategy has failed politically, something I have long argued.Listen to the crowd reaction beginning at the 2:08 mark, as Donald Trump vigorously and repeatedly states "I want him to show the birth certificate." The crowd claps loudly...

There’s No Such Thing As A Free American Dream

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 24, 2011 12 Comments

Thanks to reader Scott who spotted this vehicle in Raleigh, North Carolina, and who assures me that the bumper sticker tide is turning even in Raleigh against Obamamania:(Bonus question: Guess the flag the driver has on the front of the car.)Update: No one has come...

“a bubble-gum Trojan horse containing a radical text throwing itself against the gears of a death-bound society”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2011 21 Comments

And also some racial-pyscho-sexual tension, ending in Otherness:"She has followed the sexual urge across every boundary to recover a clear and choosing self, and in her freedom all may find hope. A phallic tree trunk behind her marks the completion of the anarcho-sexual odyssey, cock...

Waiting For The Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2011 6 Comments

The Wisconsin Attorney General filed an emergency application requesting that the Wisconsin Court of Appeals vacate a Temporary Restraining Order issued by Judge Maryann Sumi prohibiting the Secretary of State from publishing the budget repair bill passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Scott Walker.The...

Tea Party FP

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 23, 2011 4 Comments

One of the most endearing qualities about the Tea Party is that there is no central organizer, no true figurehead orchestrating their protests and meetings. While there are many groups who try to bank on the Tea Party name, it is about as democratic as...