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Biden's last-minute pardons "proved beyond any doubt that there really was a Biden crime family"

Trump's Merit-Based DEI Executive Order Is A Sledgehammer

Cal State Alters Systemwide Program Excluding Whites and Women Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Dylan Pays Respects To Girl From The North Country

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 9 Comments

It may be my first memory of an album (image right), played when I was a child at my aunt and uncle's house in the mid-60s.I always thought the woman on the cover was the "north country girl" of the song with that title.She's died, and...

Long-Term Damage From Obama Exceeding U.N. Security Council No-Fly Resolution

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 3 Comments

The Obama administration declined to use military force in Libya until obtaining the authorization of the U.N. Security Council. Put aside for now whether such authorization was necessary and whether U.S. Congressional authorization also was needed.The U.S. and coalition offensive military action clearly exceeds the mandate...

Expect Extreme Civility When Michelle Malkin Speaks In Wisconsin on April 11

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 5 Comments

via JSOnlineMalkin will make Marquette U appearanceHow do I know the event will be civil?The topic of the talk is “Incivility in the Age of Obama." Date, April 11 at 7 p.m. What are the chances there will be disruption, "Malkin = (insert name of...

Things You May Have Missed This Weekend

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 3 Comments

In no particular order:Meghan McCain proves she is a fool who will do anything, including publish falsehoods about me, to get attention. (Okay, not this weekend, but still a point.)Anyone who is against D.C. statehood hates blacks and gays.Media Matters proves that what we always...

Least Likely Headline Of The Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 6 Comments

From The Muqata:Talmud Study now Mandatory in South Korea Close to 50 million people live in South Korea, and everyone learns Gemara (Talmud) in school. "We tried to understand why the Jews are geniuses, and we came to the conclusion that it is because they...

Sonoma State University Makes Massive Cuts and Ends Athletics

Georgetown U. Looking to Hire Transgender Studies Literature Professor

U.S. Dept. of Education Takes Action to Eliminate DEI Policies

Ohio College Students Protest Bill That Would Ban DEI Policies

Trump Following Through on Plan to Return American Education 'Back to the States'

Anti-Israel Protesters at Columbia U. Barge Into Classroom Donning Face Coverings

Anti-Libya War Bumper Stickers Spotted Already

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2011 19 Comments

Spotted in French Lick, Indiana, by reader Robert, just days ago. And they didn't even wait for Obama's speech tonight:Somehow, I have this sneaking suspicion they probably blame Bush:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Pity Post

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 27, 2011 11 Comments

Six hours in the car will do it. Pretty much unable to string sentences together.Was going to say something about the policy of stayawayism and non-regimechangism in Syria in contrast to the non-stayawayism and regimechangism in Egypt and Libya.Was going to say something more about the legal...

Syrian update

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 27, 2011 7 Comments

Kathleen McCaffreyAs I have mentioned before, my friend Jonathan is studying in Syria --- one of the few American students there. His latest blog entry, dated the 23rd of March, offers tremendous insight. Since his blog is probably being monitored, I've chosen to copy/paste his...

I Don’t Think He Cares What They Think

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 27, 2011 4 Comments

Photos of the car of a reader, who writes:Up top is the Snow Cone (parachute and wings) of the 82nd Airborne Division (currently a member of, on leave from Camp Clark, Khowst, Afghanistan). On the left, next to my Maui sticker is the Major League...

Saturday Night Card Game (Denying D.C. Statehood is Racist and Homophobic)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 26, 2011 14 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:The District of Columbia has a special status that does not provide it with full voting representation in Congress, due to its unique history. Until recently, D.C. did have a vote...

Competitive government isn’t just about tax havens

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 26, 2011 6 Comments

I'm a huge fan of the Seasteading Institute, Charter Cities, etc. etc. because I believe there is very little bad that can come from competition between government. In fact, I believe that -- if these measures are successful -- bureaucracies around the world will adjust...

Geraldine Ferraro, R.I.P.

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

I liked her, even when I disagreed with her.And she was not afraid to speak out, and she paid the price:But she was a class act:--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Media Matters Plans “Guerrilla Warfare and Sabotage” on Fox News And Conservative Websites

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 26, 2011 15 Comments

If you had any doubt that Media Matters -- which just received an infusion of money from George Soros -- is the most dangerous and intolerant media group in the nation, this piece by Ben Smith at Politico will convince you.Media Matters, which started as one of...

Judge Sumi’s Mess

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 26, 2011 14 Comments

The legal situation in Wisconsin is a mess. Judge Maryann Sumi preemptively issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) which she thought (see below) would stop the publication of the budget repair bill, and therefore prevent the bill from becoming law. This was an unprecedented move, and none...

Wisconsin Publishes Budget Repair Bill Despite TRO

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2011 18 Comments

The Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) in Wisconsin has published the budget repair bill which is subject to a TRO against the Secretary of State.The LRB felt that the law could be published, and take effect tomorrow [see Update], because the LRB was not a named...

Strange What Gets Them Excited In Wisconsin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2011 12 Comments

Supporters of Democrats making death threats against Republican legislators? Snooze.Democratic protesters chasing down and cornering a Republican state Senator outside the State House? Snooze.A Democratic blogger engaging in possible identity theft in order to embarrass the Governor? Snooze.Democratic Senators fleeing to another state to prevent...

The other thing McCain did in 08

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 25, 2011 4 Comments

The more I read about John McCain, the more I cringe. "In September 2008 Condoleezza Rice traveled to Libya to have talks with Gadhafi. And just a few days before the 2008 presidential election, Bush signed a settlement under which Libya compensated families of victims...