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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 21, 2011 10 Comments

Lots doing in the world. The end is near for Qaddafi, or not, who knows:  "Libyan rebels said they were less than 20 miles from  Muammar al-Qaddafi's main stronghold of Tripoli on Sunday, a day after  opposition fighters launched their first attack on the city.  The...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 21, 2011 3 Comments

... something nice to wake up to on a Sunday morning. Sent by reader Linda from Tennessee: [Note: Text corrected, photo not taken on I-24]...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2011 27 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: A couple of weeks before the 2008 election, in one of my first blog posts, I wrote: The suppression of legitimate political expression through false accusations of racism by the Obama...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2011 11 Comments

The fallout from the handling of the case of Prof. Lawrence Connell is starting to be felt at Widener Law School. Widener has confirmed that two members of Widener Law School's Board of Overseers and fundraising subcommittee have resigned.  In an e-mail to me, Widener's Director...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2011 38 Comments

He didn't pass it through Congress, even though he had overwhelming majorities for almost two years, because there were not enough votes.  He also didn't do it by regulation, because that would take time and be subject to public comment and other messy procedures. Instead, Obama...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2011 7 Comments

I defy you to point to a single sentence written by Marx or Lenin complaining about corporate jet owners, or a single sentence uttered by Obama demanding that the kulaks pay their "fair share" of the harvest. Thanks to reader Rich who writes: I saw this pair of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2011 82 Comments

Regardless of whether you support her or not, for President or not, no one does inspirational political (campaign?) videos better than Palin. Palin's Mama Grizzlies and Together videos were historic. This is another home run (h/t TheOtherMcCain): ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2011 8 Comments

As explained in The Secret Passion of the New Antisemitism (h/t @yaacovlozowick): What distinguishes antisemitic propaganda from legitimate criticism, then, is the stubborn insistence on holding Israel to standards from which other countries are exempt, and the demand that Jews be denied a right to which other...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2011 9 Comments

As you know, I have been following the case of Widener Law School Professor Lawrence Connell for several months. Connell claimed that he was singled out by two students for false accusations of racism and sexism, and that the Widener administration backed the students without bothering with...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2011 8 Comments

The great hope for Wisconsin Democrats has been that former Senator Russ Feingold would run in a recall election next year against Republican Gov. Scott Walker.  Since Democrats are likely to get enough signatures to force a recall, Democrats also will need a strong candidate...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2011 15 Comments

Thanks to reader John who writes: I was walking around Portland, ME while on vacation last week, and this car made me think of you. Enjoy and keep up the good work. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2011 50 Comments

It's coming too fast and furious, and in some cases is too bizarre, to summarize here.  And some of the charges are not worth repeating. While I'm sure his supporters are frustrated, they shouldn't be. Better to get it all out there and deal with it now.  He'll...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2011 36 Comments

Sometime today the 1,000th User registered here. Exactly two months after registration opened with the move away from Blogger, and about six weeks after The 500. I haven't forgotten about Phase 2, it's just that things have been a bit busy. Thanks for signing on.  I'll stop now, before...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2011 18 Comments

It's hopeless with the current man at top. Flickers of job hope quickly fade because there is a cloud hanging over the country's economy and job growth: The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week rose back above the 400,000 level in the latest week,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2011 15 Comments

There were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Israel overnight (our time, noon Israeli time).  At least six people were killed, and the attacks apparently emanated, at least in part, from Egyptian territory. Israel Matzav is gathering the latest information. Updates: The Israel Defense Forces reports that...

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