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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2012 111 Comments

A lot, according to Hans Bader, who sees a coming quota system in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math enrollment: Quotas limiting the number of male students in science may be imposed by the Education Department in 2013. The White House has promised that “new guidelines will...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2012 17 Comments

Up to his usual games, via The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has scheduled a vote Tuesday to bring up legislation to extend tax relief to small businesses that increase their payrolls. Republicans question whether it is a sincere effort or just a messaging vote....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2012 19 Comments

"To pull a Warren" I think we have us a new -- what's the word -- descriptor for falsely claiming minority status. @LegInsurrection Someone tried to pull a Warren in AZ.dailycaller.com/2012/07/10/ari…— blank (@Eri_Barrister) July 10, 2012 Via The Daily Caller: A Democratic congressional candidate in Arizona is facing questions...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2012 16 Comments

The whole outsourcing attack on Romney is stupid, because there's no evidence he actually outsourced jobs abroad, and being able to use global labor where there is no American equivalent makes American corporations more competitive. The question is whether there were any abusive means used,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2012 20 Comments

Along with Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Missouri, and several other states. Rick Perry says Texas will not participate in Obamacare's Medicaid expansion: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com...

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New Ohio Law Banning DEI Goes Into Effect in June

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More Than Half of Disability Accommodations at UC-Berkeley Are ’Emotional’

Police Investigating Antisemitic Incidents at Michigan State U.

The Teaching of Western Civilization is Being Neglected at Harvard

New Legislation Would Require Students in New York State to Learn About January 6th

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2012 4 Comments

From reader Perry: Bumper sticker I saw today in the parking lot by a Barnes & Noble in New Hartford, NY (Utica area) -- on a car w/ Connecticut plates, no less !! I *had* to take a picture of it - will wonders never cease? I...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 09, 2012 31 Comments

I asked Why are people panicking? He feels good: I could not agree MORE with @JayCostTWS' assessment of how much trouble Obama is in: weeklystandard.com/blogs/morning-…— John Nolte(@NolteNC) July 9, 2012 The link to Jay Cost: Give the media enough time, and they will spin straw into gold – for...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 09, 2012 29 Comments

Sympathetic reporters in the MSM are practically giddy that Elizabeth Warren's Cherokee problem has not hurt her fundraising. Warren's Second Quarter haul of $8.6 million brings her total fundraising to over $24 million.  In June, as Warren's obfuscation on the Cherokee issue was in full throttle and as she...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 09, 2012 14 Comments

I've written before about the latest fad on the American left, accusations of Israeli "pinkwashing." Various anti-Israeli left-wing professors and professional activists, including those who hold themselves out as part of the gay rights movement, hold conferences to denounce pinkwashing, the positive publicity generated by Israel...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on July 09, 2012 17 Comments

Changing their minds, about everything. Despite the splash that followed Jonathan Krohn’s departure from conservativsm, I should hope this comes as absolutely no surprise to anyone. Discussing his ideological shift, Krohn said, I mean, come on, I was between 13 and 14 when I was regurgitating...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 09, 2012 29 Comments

Obama is refocusing his campaign on attacking the Top 5%. As documented here in great detail, that's where Obama started during the 2008 campaign. Over time Obama narrowed the demonization to the Top 2%, then the Top 1%, then a few hundred people who might pay more...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 09, 2012 13 Comments

Many of you took all or part of last week off from work, so you probably didn't get to spend as much time on the internet as you do during normal "working" hours. I noticed a distinct drop in traffic from government i.p. addresses.  Was Washington...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 09, 2012 23 Comments

The speculation is over, via L.A. Times: Mitt Romney pulled in a blockbuster fundraising haul in June, collecting $106.1 million for his campaign and the Republican Party, his campaign announced today. The total marks Romney's best fundraising month yet, as the former Massachusetts governor continues to capitalize...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 09, 2012 35 Comments

Via Jan Crawford, who previously broke the story about Chief Justice Roberts' change of mind, comes additional details, Discord at Supreme Court is deep, and personal: Discord at the Supreme Court is deep and personal after Chief Justice John Roberts' surprise decision to side with the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 09, 2012 2 Comments

From reader bluehous1991: I saw this bumpersticker in Little Rock, on an Arkansas plate. There is sanity in the town of Clinton! ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 08, 2012 82 Comments

The discussion in the video below (h/t jimzinsocal)  is pretty good on where the campaign stands.  Krauthammer is hard on Romney for failing to score hard blows on Obama over the economy, something echoed by Bill Kristol. Am I concerned?  Sure.  At least based on chatter, it looks like...

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