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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...

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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...

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!...

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...

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...

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...

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...

K. McCaffrey --- According to a wikileak, Gadhafi has stashed over $32 billion in foreign accounts from various government deals over the years. In some circles, this is known as stealing. I guess this is pretty obvious information, no shocker that an African dictator would...

George Soros made his fortune by breaking the British pound and other manipulative currency trading, and became known as "The man who broke the Bank of England."  Yet this currency speculator who destroys for the sake of money is a hero of the left-wing because...

Aroma Cafe is an Israeli chain of espresso bars which has expanded internationally, including in the U.S.:Being Israeli, Aroma Cafe has come under attack (h/t AussieDave) by the Boycott Divestment Sanction movement of anti-Israeli activists.  Watch as the moonbats protest outside an Aroma Cafe location in New...

The Providence, RI, School Board voted tonight to send layoff notices to every teacher in the school district, approving a plan about which I posted earlier, Providence Teachers Union Head Compares Layoff Notices To Pearl Harbor Attack. The notices are required to be sent by...

when you can pay people to make them up for you? George Soros, the only acceptable billionaire by liberal standards, is opening up a hedge fund in this measly economy. How? Why? George Soros ...

Well worth the read, Doug Mataconis:We Must Stop Those Evil Koch Brothers From Helping Expand Individual Liberty.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

One of my friends is studying in Berlin this year. Recently, he went to a neo-Nazi protest (and counter-protest) in Dresden and wrote up his experience. I left out the context (which can be found in the full article here), but here is the meat...

Tim Pawlenty is taking a leading and unflinching public position supporting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in the battle with public sector unions.As pointed out a The Hill, Pawlenty has been more aggressive and consistent at defending Walker:Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) sought Thursday to...

Thanks to Instapundit. for reminding me that it was just two years ago that Rick Santelli fired off the Rant Heard 'Round The World:It gets better with time, and applies equally to the public sector unions which expect taxpayers to subsidize pensions and benefits which...

The video below (h/t Markos Krugman) has received a lot of attention because the pro-union protester called someone who apparently supported Gov. Scott Walker a "bad Jew."But I found equally interesting the woman's response when the person she called a "bad Jew" asked her if...