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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

Great Morning – MoveOn Confirms Paltry Protest Numbers And Village Voice Messes Up

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 28, 2011 16 Comments

On Saturday I documented the paltry turnout at MoveOn.org and union rallies around the country (other than Madison, which did have a good turnout).In The Village Voice this morning, Roy Edroso took me to task for my estimating that the protest nationwide (outside Madison) likely...

I Can’t Believe Teddy Rented The Whole Thing

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 27, 2011 18 Comments

He did, in 1961 while visiting Santiago, Chile, while he was an Assistant District Attorney of Suffolk County (Boston), Massachusetts (not clear if this was on the taxpayers' dime):“While Kennedy was in Santiago he made arrangements to ‘rent’ a brothel for an entire night. Kennedy allegedly invited...

Madison Capitol Building Closed To Protesters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 27, 2011 9 Comments

Despite threats by some police union members to stop the evacuation of the Madison Capitol, and some wishful thinking by supporters of the protesters, the Capitol has in fact been closed as of 4 p.m. (CT) today, with "peaceful resistance" by some protesters.As reported a little after closing...

Postrel on Glamour and other things

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on February 27, 2011 1 Comment

Here's a great, great interview with Virginia Postrel on Reason TV discussing glamour in the most free market-friendly way possible.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Tim Pawlenty’s Rising Star Is Born – Thanks to … Think Progress

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 27, 2011 5 Comments

Think Progress sent a videographer to the Tea Party Patriots Policy Summit, and tracked down Tim Pawlenty. Think Progress surely thought it would get one of those ambush type interviews where the candidate says something he regrets, but in fact in this case Think Progress...

House Report Says Top Universities ‘Refused’ to Stop Campus Antisemitism

Campus Anti-Israel Protests Declined From Last Spring to This Fall

Racist Graffiti Found at Rhodes College Turns Out to be a Hoax

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

Could This Video Lead To Arab-Israeli Peace?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 27, 2011 2 Comments

Well, maybe with the Libyans and others in the Middle East who, according to The New York Times, have embraced this Israeli spoof of Muammar Gaddafi:A satirical YouTube clip mocking Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s megalomania is fast becoming a popular token of the Libya uprising across...

Go to Gaza, Mr. Robinson, Then Lecture Conservatives About Freedom

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 27, 2011 14 Comments

In the aftermath of the overthrow of the Mubarak regime in Egypt, Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post penned a meme which has become common among the mainstream media and left-blogosphere, that The GOP loves freedom, but not for Egypt:The conservative mantra has been: Obama...

Wisconsin Police Union Members Threaten Insurrection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 27, 2011 47 Comments

There's a reason this blog is called Legal Insurrection. An insurrection by definition is illegal, but that is exactly what some police union members in Wisconsin have threatened in support of fellow public sector unions.The video below show a policeman (presumably off-duty but wearing what looks like a...

50-State Union Protest Falls Far Short Of Predicted Turnout

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2011 40 Comments

Protests in support of Wisconsin public sector unions were organized by MoveOn.org and labor unions today.Promoters, such as David Dayen at Firedoglake, were predicting a million-person turnout nationwide. But reports as of 7:00 E.S.T. today make clear that other than in Madison, Wisconsin, the crowds were sparse.The turnout...

Saturday Night Card Game (“Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep, Have You Any Wool?”)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2011 9 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:And now we go deeper into the linguistic gymnastics which are required to avoid being called a racist. Having covered Black Friday, Black Hole, Providence Plantations, Rejigger, Gobbledygook, and "No...

Hitch on the Mark.

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on February 26, 2011 4 Comments

Christopher Hitchens has been on fire recently. First, he thoroughly excavated the falsifications in The King's Speech (and went on to defend his criticism) and now he has called out President Obama's inaction with his signature acerbic wit, asking if he is really Swiss.The Obama...

Story About Gov. Walker Being Kicked Out Of Restaurant Appears To Be A Hoax

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2011 18 Comments

The folks at Firedoglake were very excited about the story that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was kicked out of a restaurant in Madison, based on a report by a blogger in Madison:Sometimes, it’s good to leave detached, cerebral meta-analyses of politics aside and just get...

Miss Them Yet?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2011 7 Comments

Spotted in Ithaca this morning:And while you're at it, don't you miss the old civility? --------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Iran Having Trouble Finding Someone To Flip The “On” Switch

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 26, 2011 5 Comments

I'm sure the Iranian Minister of Whatever will soon announce that Iran has completely cured its Stuxnet problem.But that announcement will have to wait, because Iran is too busy right now unloading nuclear fuel rods from the Bushehr nuclear reactor, even though the reactor was...

Phony David Koch Call Wasn’t Just A Prank, It May Have Been Identity Theft

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 25, 2011 16 Comments

A pro-union blogger impersonated David Koch in order to get through to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The blogger, pretending to be Koch, made numerous inflammatory and outrageous comments hoping to get a reaction from Walker. The blogger recorded the phone call, and then released the phone...

My modest proposal.

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on February 25, 2011 7 Comments

K. McCaffrey -- Since the 1980s, when one third of their population fell below the poverty line, the nation of Ireland has seen tremendous growth. This is a testament to the glory of a nation of people who had been purged of autonomy for hundreds...

By Deciding To Do Nothing, Obama Actually Has Done Something

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 25, 2011 10 Comments

What is Obama doing?No, I mean, "what" is he "doing"? As in, is he doing anything?The Middle East is in flames, our domestic energy production is hurting as oil prices rise, job creation is almost non-existent, the deficit and national debt are out of control, people are...