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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

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...

Indiana University’s 'Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity' Loses Funding

Idaho Board of Education Passes Resolutions Requiring Closure of DEI Offices

Harvard Law Enrolls Fewer Black Students After SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action

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

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...

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...