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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

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...

Frustration

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2011 8 Comments

It's slow posting here today.I'm trying to get as much done on income tax preparation this week as possible, since it's our spring recess.Every year I go through the same thought process:The income tax preparation process is a colossal waste of time, effort and resources. It...

Are Some Libyan Civilians More Equal?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2011 11 Comments

U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 (2011) on Libya regarding the protection of civilians makes no distinction as to who is doing the killing (emphasis mine):"4. Authorizes Member States that have notified the Secretary-General, acting nationally or through regional organizations or arrangements, and acting in cooperation with the Secretary-General,...

Bus Bombing in Jerusalem

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2011 2 Comments

Reports are just filtering in of a bus bombing in Jerusalem. I'll update as casualties and other information is reported.This is not surprising. Hamas several days ago launched dozens of mortars against Israel leading to a round of retaliation, and the Israeli Fogel family was...

Remember When Following Our Leaders Blindly Was Not Cool?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 22, 2011 7 Comments

Spotted in Providence, Rhode Island, a faded memento of a bygone era, when dissent was patriotic, disobeying authority was hip, and leaders were not followed:"We must behave patriotically, obey authority, and follow our leaders blindly or we will lose our freedom!"That was then, this is...

Amnesty International Accuses Israel of Committing 'Genocide'

Federal Govt Trying to Hire up to 1,200 New DEI Bureaucrats Before Trump's Inauguration

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has Fun on Broadway While Conservative Justices Can't Leave Their Homes

Northwestern Prof Calls Out AAUP Over DEI Hypocrisy

Kansas University Pushes Trans Activism in Defiance of Kansas Voters

Columbia Prof Resigns Over School's Decision to Have Academic Who Praised October 7th Attacks Teach Zionism Course

What Will They Say About The Blaze Now?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 22, 2011 10 Comments

The website The Blaze has obtained audio of a union organizer presently or recently working for SEIU divulging a plan to collapse the banking system:A partial transcript is here.The interesting thing is that The Blaze received critical acclaim from the left for its assertion that...

Sarah Palin Loses The Support Of Her Many “David Frum Republican” Supporters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 22, 2011 27 Comments

David Frum does not like Sarah Palin. He hasn't liked her pretty much since he heard her name, or at least since he laid eyes on her, or at least since she was nominated as V.P. candidate, or at least since she didn't go away...

Sen. McCaskill From The Show-Me State Will Not Be Showing This Video

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 22, 2011 4 Comments

Claire McCaskill (D-Mo) was facing a tough reelection campaign to start.Now, with the revelation that she owes almost $300,000 in back property taxes on an airplane she owns, I doubt she will be showing this advertisement from an earlier campaign (h/t Taegen Goddard via Ben...

Obama’s Explanation of Why He Did Not Need Congressional Authorization

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 22, 2011 12 Comments

.... for the attacks on Libya sounds an awful lot like his explanation of why the health care mandate is constitutional.Just as the Obama administration tied the decision of an individual not to purchase health care insurance, through a series of connections and chains of causation, to...

The other 3 Mile Island?

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 22, 2011 5 Comments

In the past two weeks or so, everyone has been discussing the tragedy in Japan. In addition to the death toll, news headlines have been relentlessly speculating the impact of the Fukushima reactors. Matthew Shaffer's latest piece in NRO helps amalgamate some of the...

“Don’t Obama Whack Libya”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 22, 2011 18 Comments

Doesn't sound quite as catchy as "Don't Bush Whack Iraq" as in one of the bumper stickers below.Any suggested bumper stickers for Obama and Libya?Thanks to reader Jeff who took this photo this weekend in Longmont, Colorado, and who assures me he was at a...

Wisconsin Republicans Ask For Help: “We are in the fight of our lives”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 21, 2011 7 Comments

Via JSOnline (emphasis mine):The Committee to Elect a Republican Senate (CERS), the main campaign committee for Senate Republicans, is trying to raise money for the eight Republicans who face a recall."We are in the midst of a crucial time," a fund-raising letter says. "CERS is waging...

www.findmarizela.com

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 21, 2011 1 Comment

Marizela Perez remains missing. A website has been created with the latest information, http://findmarizela.com/.As reported by Marizela's cousin, Michelle Malkin:Readers, we can’t thank you enough for your support of our family’s search for Marizela Perez. It has now been 16 days since she disappeared from...

Take that, Oliver Stone.

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 21, 2011 0 Comments

Veronique de Rugy's research has, once again, proven pouty liberals wrong. "Myth: The hedge fund industry’s tendency to take excessive risks, combined with a lack of regulation, was an important cause of the financial crisis.Fact: Not only did hedge funds not precipitate the financial crisis,...

E-mailers Strongly Support Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 21, 2011 15 Comments

The polls have tended to show that Democrats in Wisconsin are in a much stronger position than last fall as a result of the budget repair bill controversy.I've wondered whether voters minds really could have changed that quickly, and whether union intimidation tactics really have worked. ...

You Missed A Piece

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 21, 2011 6 Comments

Thanks to reader Chris from Sparks, Nevada, who spotted this almost completely removed Obama-Biden bumper sticker over a Kerry-Edwards bumper sticker. All that remained was part of the Obama logo and Biden's name.Yet another failed attempt to erase a mistake.Nice try.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The...

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