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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

We Are Not Hostages

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2010 15 Comments

As I write, the "tax deal" worked out between Obama and Republicans in Congress has passed its first procedural hurdle, with more than 60 Senators voting to open debate on the legislation.As I have pointed out before, a marginally acceptable bill as originally announced has become an...

Maggie is Back!

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 13, 2010 2 Comments

Twenty years after she left her post as Prime Minister, the spirit of Margaret Thatcher is reportedly back in Britain. According to The Telegraph, "Only a quarter of people believe more money should be spent on benefits compared with more than half in the mid-1980s,...

Virginia Judge Declares Health Care Mandate Unconstitutional

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2010 19 Comments

A Judge in Virginia has held the health care mandate to be unconstitutional. The decision is here and embedded below.The Judge rejected the position of the government that the mandate was an exercise of taxing power:It is clear from the text of Section 1501 that...

I Love It When PDS Sufferers Get Humiliated

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2010 18 Comments

Michael Shaw, who blogs at HuffPo, has a serious case of PDS. Upon seeing an AP photo with a caption asserting that Sarah Palin had "her hair done during a visit to a cholera treatment center," Shaw went wild:If I find the fantastically clever Sarah Palin to...

All Swedes Are Malmö Jews Now

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 12, 2010 14 Comments

I have posted previously about the plight of the Jews of Malmö, Sweden, who have been under siege by the Islamist-Leftist Anti-Israel Coalition, what I called Malmö Syndrome.Islamists across Europe have used anti-Israel agitation to justify acts of anti-Semitic violence, and anti-Israel leftists have either encouraged or excused...

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

New Course at U. Colorado Boulder to Explore Feminism Through Disney Female Characters

Several Top Schools Urging International Students to Return From Break Before Trump Takes Office

Worst Argument Ever Against TSA Screening

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 12, 2010 7 Comments

From the "How do they think this stuff up?" files comes the absolutely worst argument ever against TSA screening procedures at airports:All things considered, though, I’d still rather just put less emphasis on airport security. Actually preventing terrorist attacks is a valuable thing to do,...

Ryan on a Roll

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 12, 2010 8 Comments

My favorite Congressman, Paul Ryan, is really on the ball this Sunday. Today, he was on Fox discussing the end of looming tax hikes. He also had an op-ed published in one of his hometown newspapers. "The deficit debate is not merely an exercise in...

Scaring My In-Laws

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 12, 2010 5 Comments

I posted on Friday about how the internet filters at the Department of Defense blocked access for internal users to Legal Insurrection. As a reader pointed out, technically it wasn't DoD, but the Navy and Marine Corps. filters.Regardless, I should have been more concerned about...

Leaving Work Early

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 12, 2010 8 Comments

How many of you would have left an important work meeting with the excuse that you didn't want to keep your wife (husband) waiting?Only the boss would do that, right?Isn't that attitude part of the problem here?--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal...

Saturday Night Card Game (It’s Just Chocolate Frosting, You Idiots)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 11, 2010 10 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:I admit it, the title of this post is somewhat intemperate. But I can't take it anymore.Nothing is safe from the insanity that is the race card in modern...

The “Crash Tax”

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 11, 2010 8 Comments

Apparently the FDNY is going to implement emergency services "crash tax" starting next year. "Getting hurt in a car accident is painful enough, but if firefighters have to respond, expect more pain — in your wallet.Starting next summer, the city plans to bill drivers in...

Will Bernie Finally Stop Smirking?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 11, 2010 8 Comments

One of the truly amazing aspects of the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme is that throughout it all, Bernie maintained a smirk on his face. The almost perfect psychopath, Bernie felt no sympathy for his victims, even those who committed suicide upon discovering that a life's...

More Cornhusker Kickbacks and Louisiana Purchases

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 11, 2010 17 Comments

The original compromise tax bill was a mixed bag, at best. I understood the benefits, as well as the conservative arguments against. At least we were arguing over the merits of the bill.Now the tax deal is becoming an insult to the Republican and independent voters who...

Dept. of Defense Blocks Access to … Legal Insurrection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 10, 2010 25 Comments

A reader in the military just forwarded me this screenshot showing that the Department of Defense computer system has been upgraded to block internal users from accessing Legal Insurrection:This apparently just happened, as the reader had accessed the site earlier today.Hey, whoever makes these decision...