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Adam Carolla Predicts California Fires Will Change the Politics of the State

Meta Reportedly Removes Tampons From Men’s Bathrooms As Part Of Broad DEI Crackdown

Tim Walz Endorses David Hogg for DNC Vice Chair

Enough Signatures For Recall of Sen. Robert Wirch (D-22) In Wisconsin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 04, 2011 14 Comments

I don't know if this is a sign that perhaps all the noise and fury from the Democrats and unions in Wisconsin does not reflect reality, but it is worth noting that Republicans have collected enough signatures to force a recall election in Senate District 22,...

Anything To Keep It In The Union

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 04, 2011 7 Comments

A post at POWIP by an author who lives in Madison, WI, documents how in mid-March, with the budget repair bill having recently passed, a variety of unions in Sauk County acceded to all management demands, including giving "carte blanche [to the county] with regard to the...

Obama’s Gulf of Benghazi Incident

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 04, 2011 8 Comments

Something about it always struck me as a stretch, but the words of Muammar Gaddafi, repeated endlessly in the media and from the White House, seemed to portent doom in Benghazi. Now Steve Chapman has put the lie to the Obama claim that military intervention was...

Supreme Court upholds private ed. tax credits

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 04, 2011 12 Comments

KathleenAs of a few hours ago...

L.A. Times Announces Obama’s New Campaign Website – http://www.latimes.com

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 04, 2011 10 Comments

If ever there were a Freudian slip, it is in this article at the L.A. Times announcing the start of Obama's 2012 election campaign:At the close of the article, the LA Times made sure to point readers to Obama's campaign website:Go grab your screenshots while...

San Diego State U. Pride Center Claims ‘Fatphobia’ is ‘Rooted in Anti-Blackness’

Eagles Fan Loses DEI Consulting Job After Video of Him Insulting Female Packers Fan Goes Viral

New Governor of West Virginia Bans DEI Policies at All Public Institutions

Former Northeastern University Employee Sentenced to Prison for Bomb Hoax

University of Maine System Will Not Divest From Israel Despite Student Demands

Panel at Oregon State U. Concludes Trump Will be Bad for Minorities

The Torch Has Been Passed To A New Obama Generation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 04, 2011 9 Comments

Obama announced via Twitter that his grassroots campaign will start today, on the eve of his nationwide tour of big money donors so that he can become the first billion-dollar candidate in the history of this country (sorry, that last part wasn't in the announcement).The Obama campaign...

Cpl Jonathan Daniel Porto, Remembered

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 04, 2011 2 Comments

I'm sorry that I forgot to mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Marine Corporal Jonathan Daniel Porto, who was killed in Afghanistan on March 14, 2010, leaving behind his wife and infant daughter. The original blog post by Cpl. Porto's wife, Rachel, announcing his death was...

The Billion-Dollar Candidate Bellies Up To The Fundraising Buffet Table

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 03, 2011 6 Comments

When you aspire to be the billion-dollar candidate, turning off the security features on your credit card operation just isn't going to do the job. You need big money donors to show you the money.And so it is for the most historic fundraiser ever, someone...

After Goldstone Recantation, Eliminate The U.N. Human Rights Council

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 03, 2011 17 Comments

As noted yesterday, Richard Goldstone has recanted and regretted much of his report issued on behalf of the United Nations Human Rights Council accusing Israel of serious war crimes during the Gaza war.So how do we cleanse the world of the putrid stench of the...

Tucker on Teens

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 03, 2011 3 Comments

KathleenOne of my favorite bloggers, Jeffrey Tucker, has an awesome article over at Mises.org about what is at stake amidst the teen jobs crisis (only about 14 % of teens aged 17 have jobs):And so fewer and fewer people know anything about the workplace. They...

Germans in Libya

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 03, 2011 3 Comments

KathleenMy friend Steven is studying abroad in Berlin. In the past few weeks, Germany has been noticeably absent from the Libyan dilemma and Steve gives a pretty good explanation as to why:"Germans are actually a rather insular bunch of people who prefer to think about...

We’re Trying

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 03, 2011 1 Comment

We're part way there, but that was the easy part. The next 18 months will be, in the words of the sage, hand-to-hand combat.Spotted by reader Scott:(Please remember my caution about taking photos while driving.)--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and...

Saturday Night Card Game (“Your race card narrative does not fit, so you must acquit”)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 02, 2011 26 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:Donald Trump has pushed the issue of Barack Obama's birthplace and citizenship back onto the front pages. I'm not going to revisit the merits of the issue, but I...

A historical double-standard

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 02, 2011 18 Comments

KathleenCity Journal's Claire Berlinski has written a great article about the disinterest around Pavel Stroilov's 50,000 unpublished, untranslated, top-secret Kremlin documents dating from the close of the Cold War.journalists [have] initially shown interest in the documents, only to [say] later that their editors have declared...

Separated At Birth?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 02, 2011 7 Comments

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Citizens United Weighs Heavily On Their Bumpers

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 02, 2011 16 Comments

The Citizens United case weighs very, very heavily on their minds and their bumpers.Spotted in Ithaca today:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Richard Goldstone Confirms He Was A Useful Idiot

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 02, 2011 14 Comments

The Report issued by Richard Goldstone on the Gaza war is the single most influential document in the arsenal of those around the world -- including on campuses in the United States -- who seek to demonize and delegitimize Israel. That Goldstone is Jewish gave supposed...