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Pull funding "for one or two universities, and you will see hundreds of others fall into line"

The Lie that Will Define Biden’s Legacy

Major Kamala Fundraiser: Leaving 'Democratic Party is Like Leaving a Cult'

Video: Wisconsin Protesters Surround Bus With Republican Senators, Bang on Windows and Doors

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 12, 2011 8 Comments

After the vote passing the budget repair bill, Republican Senators were led from the Capitol through a tunnel, and then onto a bus, where protesters surrounded them and chased the bus, as reported by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel::Amid unprecedented protests, Republican lawmakers have at times been escorted...

PolitiFact Has A Serious Problem, But I Repeat Myself

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 12, 2011 6 Comments

I have written about PolitiFact before, includine the clear bias shown by The Providence Journal in its application of ratings during the campaign by former Democratic Mayor David Cicilline against Republican John Loughlin in my home RI-01 District. I also have noted an analysis of...

Money and technology.

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 11, 2011 6 Comments

Today the tragedy in Japan is on the minds of people around the world. This was a terrible tragedy, but it lifts my spirits to see how being in a developed country can dramatically increase the welfare of a group of people in such a...

Wisconsin Who?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2011 17 Comments

The failure of Democrats in Wisconsin to stop passage of a budget repair bill, including a scaling back of public sector collective bargaining as to benefits, is being portrayed as a "gift" to Democrats and public sector unions. The usual suspects are describing Gov. Scott...

Before There Was NPRscam, There Was

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2011 4 Comments

Abscam:http://abcnews.go.com/assets/player/walt2.6/flash/SFP_Walt_2_65.swf--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Vanderbilt Graduate Workers Union Drops Efforts to Organize Following Legal Setbacks

As Syria Falls and Iran Fades, Turkey Seeks Regional Takeover

The Free Beacon Interviews Edward Blum, Slayer of DEI Policies

Smith College Offering Course on 'White Supremacy in the Age of Trump'

Aren't Keffiyeh Wearing College Students Guilty of Cultural Appropriation?

Ohio State U. Spent $13 Million on Salaries for DEI Officials Last Year

The Coastal Road Massacre – March 11, 1978

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2011 4 Comments

Today marks the anniversary of The Coastal Road Massacre, one of the most notorious PLO terrorist attacks on Israel, in which dozens of Israelis were killed when PLO operatives from Lebanon landed at a beach north of Tel Aviv, and proceeded on a killing spree. ...

Morning No Way

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2011 37 Comments

The Hill reports that John Cornyn and other Republicans in Washington, D.C. are trying to recruit Joe Scarborough to run for Senate as a Republican in Florida, GOP woos 'Morning Joe' for Fla. Senate:Republicans in Washington are trying to recruit Joe Scarborough to run against...

Polling 101, Last Class: You Can’t Learn Much From Asking People Their Ideology

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2011 3 Comments

This is the fifth in a series of GUEST POSTS by Matthew Knee, a Ph.D. candidate at Yale University specializing in campaigns and elections, ethnic voting patterns, public opinion, and quantitative and experimental approaches to political science. While this is the last post in the Polling...

NPR, Please Meet The Fork Which Is About To Be Stuck Into You Because You Are Done

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2011 14 Comments

Can it get any worse for NPR? H/t to my readers for alerting me to this video in the NPR Sting, Part 2, via The Daily Caller:New video released Thursday afternoon indicates National Public Radio intended to accept a $5 million donation from fictitious Muslim...

Why do these people, many of whom are professionals, feel no fear in expressing such death wishes in the open?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2011 36 Comments

You have seen the video of Twitter death wishes directed at Sarah Palin, by people who did not feel the need to hide their identities.So like clockwork, death wishes (threats?) are being tweeted about Scott Walker, again often using real names.And these were before last night's...

I hope character counts.

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 10, 2011 12 Comments

Newt Gingrich has been incredibly brazen in the past few weeks, forming an exploratory committee to help consider his first steps towards a presidential bid in 2012. Yesterday it was reported that "if he runs for president he will make his announcement in early May...

The Really Important Wisconsin Vote Is Not Today

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

There will be a vote in Wisconsin which will shake the political landscape of the nation.That vote is not today in the Wisconsin Assembly on the bill passed last night in the Senate restricting public employee union collective bargaining.That vote will not be in April, when there are...

A Must See

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 10, 2011 4 Comments

A hilarious, smart, and insightful video from ReasonTV that discusses the higher ed. bubble. --------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Morning sanity.

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 10, 2011 0 Comments

From Rand Paul:And from Britain:I feel refreshed already. --------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress! ...

The Other Loser In Wisconsin – Law Enforcement Credibility

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2011 26 Comments

Regardless of who emerges as the political winner or loser in Madison, Wisconsin, one thing is clear, law enforcement -- from the Madison police, to the Dane County Sheriff's office, to the Capitol and State police -- have lost credibility as neutral players in this political standoff.Time...

Polling 101, Session 4: Evaluating The Public Employee Union Polls

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2011 0 Comments

This is the fourth in a series of GUEST POSTS by Matthew Knee, a Ph.D. candidate at Yale University specializing in campaigns and elections, ethnic voting patterns, public opinion, and quantitative and experimental approaches to political science.___________________Today I will provide an overview of the polling situation...

Wisconsin End Game Live Event 3-9-2011

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 09, 2011 15 Comments

From news reports, it appears that a move is in process in the Wisconsin legislature to pass the collective bargaining reforms separately, and that the Democrats who fled to Illinois are racing back to try to stop it. So we'll go to a Live Event...