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Harvard Program Caught Trying To Hide Discriminatory Language After Complaint Filed By Equal Protection Project

Lack Of Information About Brown University Murders "Allows a Lot of Speculation to Flourish"

Homan: DHS Investigating Ilhan Omar Marrying Alleged Brother for Visa Fraud

TSA misses deadline to hold public comment period on “naked scanners”

Posted by Anne Segal on July 16, 2012 14 Comments

On July 25, 2011, the Federal Court of Appeals ruled that the TSA must act "promptly" to hold a public comment period and adopt rules and regulations regarding its use of body scanners in U.S. airports. Nearly a year later, the TSA has yet to comply...

Video – Cherokees to Elizabeth Warren: “You can’t even look me in the eye”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 16, 2012 15 Comments

The group Cherokees Demand Truth From Elizabeth Warren has released a video about their trip to Boston, when Warren refused to meet with them. The women wanted to provide Warren with documentary evidence of her genealogy showing that Warren was not Cherokee, and to present her...

Okay Mr. President, we can talk about the past

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on July 16, 2012 36 Comments

After all, he asked for it. In a recent campaign appearance in Virginia, the President remarked: Ultimately, I think, Mr. Romney is going to have to answer those questions because if he aspires to being president, one of the things you learn is you're ultimately responsible...

Great Britain’s doctors and nurses poised to strike after cost-cutting measures leaked

Posted by Anne Segal on July 16, 2012 37 Comments

Britain's National Health Services' plans to "avert a funding crisis" by cutting doctors' and nurses' salaries by around 5 percent, along with some receiving cuts in overtime and vacation, have been leaked. The organization representing Britain's doctors and nurses, the British Medical Association, has yet to...

Elizabeth Warren has memorized her Indian lines

Posted by Anne Segal on July 16, 2012 23 Comments

Elizabeth Warren has developed a story line to counter questions about her claims to Native American, minority, and woman of color status based upon family lore that has no documentary support. But only when you compare her recent response during a Patch.com livechat with her own...

Brown University Students and Staff Claim Security Worries Were Brushed Off for Years

Elementary School Principal in Pennsylvania Under Fire Over Antisemitic Voicemail Message

Georgetown Prof Says He Works With 'Stupid White People' in Undercover Video

Harvard Grad Students Create ‘Power Rainbow’ to Teach 3rd Graders About Systemic Oppression

Court Sides With Washington Prof Punished for Mocking University Land Acknowledgment

Membership at Turning Point USA Continues to Grow on College Campuses

When poverty comes to America, it will be driving a $22k Jeep Patriot

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 16, 2012 30 Comments

Apparently. From reader and frequent photographer Bill in Florida: Saw this jeep Patriot with the "I'm too poor to vote republican" sticker on it. New they run about $22,000. ...

Invasion of the photo snatcher

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 15, 2012 31 Comments

The hostess and others looked at me with such smiles as I snapped several photos. We all shared the pride, or so they thought. I looked just like they did. They thought I was one of them. But little did they know. Taken at Tacolicious, San Francisco: ...

Weiner links phone to facebook–sign of things to come?

Posted by Anne Segal on July 15, 2012 25 Comments

Congressman Anthony Weiner may be taking steps to return the the political fray. The New York Post reports that the congressman is "desperate" to return to politics, and with a large campaign chest he has the money to do it. The disgraced former congressman — who’s...

Left declares “meme” victory in #retroactive comments by Gillespie

Posted by Anne Segal on July 15, 2012 34 Comments

This morning on Face the Nation, Ed Gillespie commented that Romney "retired retroactively" from Bain Capital after questions about exactly what year the candidate retired have come to light. Romney left Bain to rescue the beleagured Salt Lake City Olympics, detailed in his book "Turnaround."...

I miss Dick Cheney

Posted by Anne Segal on July 15, 2012 19 Comments

Thursday night former Vice President Dick Cheney held a fundraiser at his home in Jackson, WY, for Mitt Romney. During his remarks, Cheney stressed Romney's ability to handle the foreign-policy decisions that a commander-in-chief faces, while Romney cautioned that Obama's foreign-policy mistakes may have even...

The Big 6-0(00)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 15, 2012 13 Comments

It's all a matter of perspective. I had dinner with a group of people last night, and one of the women was pregnant for the first time at age 37. Her husband commented that he was going to buy the kid a onesie that said "Now...

I don’t care which of these presidential candidates wins

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 15, 2012 8 Comments

This driver supports Anybody Else. From reader Chris, taken in Austin, TX: Professor, you've probably seen this one but for what it's worth. Car next to me saw me taking photo. They honked and gave thumbs up. Mobile tea party? While this other driver supports Anyone Else. From reader Jeff: From...

Mourdock outraises Donnelly in 2Q, but still behind in cash on hand

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 14, 2012 4 Comments

I have previously highlighted Richard Mourdock's attempt to close the cash gap with Democrat Joe Donnelly. At one level Mourdock has been successful, outraising Donnelly in the 2d Quarter, but since he started behind by $800k and had to spend money on the primary, he still...

Saturday Night Card Game (How many pours of MSNBC can you withstand?)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 14, 2012 53 Comments

Because you have been bad, and because I want to inflict maximum pain, you must watch all 12 minutes of this video in which Lawrence "Herman Cain didn't know how to be black" O'Donnell leads a panel of race card players attacking Mitt Romney's speech to...

The age of Bully Marketing

Posted by Anne Segal on July 14, 2012 36 Comments

We've become accustomed to leftist agenda-ists using campaigns of intimidation and bullying to push their way into the public school system, museums, our churches and synagogues, and of course into the old guard media. Are consumer packaged goods the final frontier? By now you've probably seen...

Oh, the horrors of criticizing Dems free stuff strategy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 14, 2012 25 Comments

Why this is borderline ...

OMG, it really is La La Land

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 14, 2012 58 Comments

We're in La La Land, and my wife and I had the pleasure of meeting up with commenter LukeHandCool (below) and his wife, and separately with Cassandra Lite. The photo is overlooking the left coast in Santa Monica. Don't worry, we're not going to do the Althouse-Meade thing. ...