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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 21, 2010 33 Comments

12-24-2010:  Welcome Matthew Yglesias readers.  I address Yglesias' defense of why he called Haley Barbour racist, and his attack on me, in an update below.  And I see that Ta-Nehisi Coates is defending Yglesias, so I'll address that too.-----------------------------------------------------1947 was the year in which the...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 21, 2010 4 Comments

I was a guest on The Teri O'Brien show last Sunday. We had a pretty entertaining conversation, touching on all the non-controversial issues of the day, like earmarks, the tax deal, DADT, Meghan McCain, Sarah Palin, and caribou.I even was nominated for clip of the day for...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 20, 2010 11 Comments

I'm not talking about DADT or the military troops.I'm talking about the political troops who worked their rear ends off to take back the House of Representatives and narrow the gap in the Senate, only to watch Barack Obama and Harry Reid run circles in...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 20, 2010 7 Comments

The Manhattan Institute has launched a new website, Public Sector, Inc. The whole concept of the website is "dedicated to the preservation of the budgetary status quo in recession-ravaged state capitals and city halls throughout the country. This website is designed to illuminate the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 20, 2010 6 Comments

Republicans in the Senate collectively agreed that there would be no votes on any legislation unless and until expiring marginal tax rates and the budget continuing resolution were passed.That agreement held together through the passage of "tax deal" and the defeat of the Omnibus bill.Then...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 20, 2010 7 Comments

As I mentioned before, I was selected to be the judge of the 2010 PUK Awards run by iOwnTheWorld.Twenty five images were selected from the nominees, and from those 25, I selected a winner and 9 others to round out the Top 10.  There were many good...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 20, 2010 0 Comments

The lame duck session has seen Harry Reid at his best or worst, depending upon your perspective.Reid held back a slew of substantial legislation to the last two weeks in order to try to ram through measures which, in a rational world, would have had...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 19, 2010 11 Comments

Taken by a reader in a Wal-Mart shopping center in Winchester, VA, in late October.  Prompting this responsive letter:Dear Driver,We get it, you're not a fan.Sincerely,The White House--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 19, 2010 6 Comments

This is rich.  Julian Assange's lawyers are complaining that details of Assange's alleged sexual assault have been leaked:Incriminating police files were published in the British newspaper that has used him as its source for hundreds of leaked US embassy cables.In a move that surprised many...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 19, 2010 6 Comments

There was an interesting article today on the Forbes site about the prospects of Tuesday's census report release. An expanding population in the sun belt, and a decline in the Rust Belt, may reform our elections in 2012 and beyond. "The population continues to shift...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 19, 2010 12 Comments

We have returned to the pre-Clinton policy of leaving it up to the military as to whether and on what terms servicemen and servicewomen may openly acknowledge same sex sexual orientation.  Contrary to popular media hype, repeal of the law does not itself require the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 19, 2010 1 Comment

I was saddened to wake up this morning to find out that Joe Fernandez had passed away yesterday after a short illness.I first met Joe a decade or so ago in connection with the Harvard Law School Association of Rhode Island.  Although Joe and I...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 18, 2010 8 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:Tonight's post brings us back to a variety of topics I have touched upon before:  The Islamist-Leftist Anti-Israel Coalition and its Useful Idiots in the U.S. who use terms such as "Israel-Firsters"; Leftist Jews who are...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 18, 2010 5 Comments

The WSJ today had a fascinating article about how hard it is to fire teachers, particularly ones with tenure, in NJ. James Smith, the head of security of Paterson NJ's public schools, gave a great insight to the protections offered to teachers, even when they...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 18, 2010 2 Comments

Oh my, "the founding president of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate yesterday said he is giving up on seeking federal funds for the legacy project, $30 million short of the total the institute has requested from Congress.“We had this request in...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 18, 2010 0 Comments

Guy Sorman of the Manhattan Institute's City Journal has published an article about how politics has shaped three megacities in Asia. "[One] finds the most striking evidence of how politics shapes the new Asian megalopolises in the differences between Seoul, South Korea’s capital, and China’s...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 18, 2010 0 Comments

It's the last shopping weekend before Christmas. Fittingly, this adaptation of 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' is circulating around."He had to stop Christmas from coming, somehow.He asked and he questioned the whole thing’s legalityThen his eyes brightened: he screamed “externality!”He reached for his textbooks; he...

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