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Whether Radicalized Culture at U. Penn Influenced Luigi Mangione Needs To Be Looked Into

Woman Who Accused Three Duke Lacrosse Players of Rape Admits She Lied, Seeks Forgiveness

Fifty-One Discriminatory Scholarships At University of Rhode Island Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Bloomberg and the Third Term Curse

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 07, 2011 2 Comments

There was a recent article in the NY Daily News covering the plummeting approval ratings due to the (lack of) blizzard response earlier this week. Things aren't looking good for Bloomie, "Bloomberg admitted City Hall was in the dark about the extent of the crisis....

Key Numbers In Unemployment Report Not So Good

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 07, 2011 8 Comments

Needless to say, administration supporters will be touting that the unemployment rate released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning dropped from 9.8% to 9.4%. Politically, this is good news for Obama, at least in the short run.Dig just a bit deeper, and you...

Liberal Taxes Explained

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2011 4 Comments

From the producer of Feminism Explained and Meet the Liberal Elite. Thanks again to reader Robin for the link.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgTFiMUF4kY?fs=1]Once again, liberal consciences were put to the test.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Head Faking Right, While Driving Left (Part II)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2011 5 Comments

From Ezra Klein, a catalogue of Obama-things Bill Daley, the new Chief of Staff, opposed:Imagine I told you that one of the candidates President Obama is considering for chief of staff opposed the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, opposed doing health-care reform and...

A Facebook & Goldman Deal: Why Do They Bother?

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 06, 2011 11 Comments

Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute had a really great post on The Corner yesterday concerning the recent deal between Goldman Sachs and Facebook. Gelinas analyzes the situation very well, but fails to ask a key question: why isn't Facebook going public? Why bother with...

Kansas University Pushes Trans Activism in Defiance of Kansas Voters

Columbia Prof Resigns Over School's Decision to Have Academic Who Praised October 7th Attacks Teach Zionism Course

Anti-Israel Group at Columbia U. Distributes Pamphlet With Link to Financer of Terrorism

More Bans on DEI Policies are Coming in 2025

Offshore Wind is Bad News for New York and New Jersey

Diversity Conference for Elite Private Schools Devolves Into Festival of Jew Hatred

Obama Renominates Four Controversial Judicial Nominees

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2011 0 Comments

One of the deals worked out in the lame duck session was the confirmation of 19 judicial nominees without action on four controversial nominees, including Goodwin Liu and John J. "Jack" McConnell.As reported by AP (h/t Senatus):President Barack Obama on Wednesday resubmitted a batch of federal...

Rhode Island Becoming A Sanctuary State

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2011 7 Comments

One of Linc Chafee's key campaign promises in running for Governor was to rescind an executive order in Rhode Island which required vendors doing business with state agencies to use the federal E-Verify system to verify the immigration status of employees, and directing the state police...

Yes, Virginia, There Is A Tea Party In Ithaca

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2011 8 Comments

The State of Ithaca, NY, has been the subject of multiple posts here, reflecting on what it is like living in "10 Square Miles Surrounded By Reality."One question I frequently hear is, "Is there a Tea Party in Ithaca?"The answer is, yes there is, and thanks...

“it wouldn’t be a Republican majority if they weren’t taking an African-American’s voting rights away”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2011 12 Comments

From David Dayen of Firedoglake, whose election coverage I enjoyed, comes what may be the first race card played during the Boehner era (emphasis mine):The new House of Representatives will be sworn in at noon today. We have a pretty good sense of their schedule of...

Mr. Speaker

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2011 6 Comments

What do you think?[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiD_EVNQRiI?fs=1]The happiest person in the room? Mitch McConnell.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Calvin Coolidge: Rolling in Grave

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 05, 2011 2 Comments

It was announced yesterday that "Federal prosecutors [have] opened a criminal probe into allegations sanitation workers conspired to paralyze [New York City] in last week's blizzard, sources said." The investigation falls on the heels of a disastrous cleanup effort from public servants in New...

Operation Demoralize

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2011 14 Comments

The mainstream media will undertake, and already has undertaken, a concerted effort to blame the Republican House for everything that goes wrong, for not living up to promises, for living up to promises, for failing to compromise, for selling out, etc.Do not fall for it. Holding the...

Photo of the Day – Tear Down That Nameplate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2011 10 Comments

Ms. Speaker, tear down that nameplate:Here is an image of the doorway in happier (for Pelosi) days.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Another Day, Another Misleading Think Progress Headline

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2011 8 Comments

Think Progress is a frequent focus here because it is one of the best/worst (depending on your perspective) manipulator of news in the interest of the Obama administration and Democrats. Think Progress famously was caught creating a misleading anti-Tea Party video.In my experience, Think Progress...

Seems About Right

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 04, 2011 4 Comments

There are all these websites tracking high profile opinion makers like ...

9th Circuit Sends Prop. 8 Case Back To California Supreme Court On Certified Question

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

I just received an automated e-mail from the 9th Circuit, as follows (emphasis mine):Filed Order for PUBLICATION (STEPHEN R. REINHARDT, MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS and N. RANDY SMITH) for certification to California State Supreme Court. Before this panel of the United States Court of Appeals for...

Now Known As The “Coffee and Caring Club”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 04, 2011 1 Comment

I will not mention the entity whose name is banned from these pages by popular vote, even though it appears that at least one of its branches doesn't even want to use its name anymore.I merely will quote an article (emphasis mine):The Coffee Party Ithaca Area changed...