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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

The Republican Party Can’t Win Without The Support of Palin Supporters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 02, 2010 42 Comments

I posted yesterday about Ed Rollins being the latest of the "I knew Reagan" types to use a variation on Lloyd Bentsen's "You're no Jack Kennedy" line against Sarah Palin.Rollins was Mike Huckabee's campaign manager in the 2008 cycle, and guess who Rollins thought was the...

“Legal Insurrection is the greatest blog I’ve ever seen”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 01, 2010 7 Comments

Who am I to argue with a tireless and indefatigable blog goddess:"Legal Insurrection is the greatest blog I've ever seen. It is full of insightful commentary on the human condition, with a wit-tinged subtext calling out for hope in a world of change, bringing joy...

Okay, So You Knew Reagan

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 01, 2010 22 Comments

The attack dogs are out, and they're not Democratic.They are Republicans who "knew Reagan" and play the phony "you're no Reagan" or "how dare you compare yourself to Reagan" or "how dare you put down Reagan," or some variation on that theme, against Sarah Palin.The latest...

Par For the Course, Clinton

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 01, 2010 14 Comments

Whenever something incriminating about the Clinton family arises, I look to Dick Morris for analysis. His latest TownHall article with Eileen McGann does not disappoint. "The Wikileaks information indicates that Hillary -- and her predecessor, Condolleeza Rice -- instructed American diplomats to gather information about...

Mitt Romney, The Responsibility Candidate?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 01, 2010 15 Comments

..."To err is human. I had what at the time seemed like a good idea as to how to expand health care coverage, but it turned out wrong. I'll take part of the blame, but others who acted beyond my control also share in the blame. ...

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

Son of Coffee Party

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 01, 2010 9 Comments

This post is not about The Coffee Party, because I know I'm not allowed to go there.This post is about Son of Coffee Party (emphasis mine):TV's Joe Scarborough, who today dismissed Sarah Palin as a symbol of "anti-intellectualism" with a "dopey dream" of being president, will...

Sick and Tired of Blogger Burnout Stories

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2010 32 Comments

Okay, blogging is tough. We get it. Great Grandma and Grandpa had it easy, with rotary phones and all ("You mean your Great Grandparents had a phone?"). If I hear another blogger complain about blogger burnout, I'm going to scream: I'm taking the evening off from blogging;...

Tea Party “Resonates With Human Dignity”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2010 5 Comments

In response to a " a dear friend who runs a large charitable foundation" and who branded the tea party movement "a group of racists, xenophobes and bigots," Rabbi Shmuley writes in The Jerusalem Post, Why the Tea Party resonates with human dignity:Lost in the debate...

Trolls, Heal Thyselves

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2010 8 Comments

The New York Times had an Op-Ed yesterday complaining about anonymous trolls on blogs who post inflammatory messages to get a reaction:Trolling, defined as the act of posting inflammatory, derogatory or provocative messages in public forums, is a problem as old as the Internet itself, although its...

A Step in the Right Direction

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 30, 2010 7 Comments

Showing some semblance of sense, President Obama proposed a two-year freeze on salaries for most federal workers yesterday. (Excluding those in the military, who account for roughly half the workforce.) This cancels their scheduled 1.4% pay increase in 2011. As Josh Barro of the Manhattan...

And Now I Insult Joe Scarborough

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2010 16 Comments

There is a lot which could be said about Joe Scarborough's very personal and demeaning screed against Sarah Palin, but I'll rest on this response:"You are the Alan Colmes of MSNBC, and I mean no offense to Alan Colmes."On second thought, maybe I just insulted...

“I Litter and I Vote”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2010 6 Comments

Taken by reader Ben earlier this month in a Schnucks' parking lot in south St. Louis.I like Bobby Jindal, and a couple of years ago I thought this bumper sticker made sense. Jindal has increased his national profile, but I'm not seeing a run for President in...

America Held Hostage – When To Start The Count?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2010 17 Comments

...Curious as to when you think the count should start.Don't bother with January 20, 2009, too obvious and predictable, but if you must know, that would make it Day 679.For suggestions, include start date and event which started it (and number of days, if you...

Howard Kurtz, Uncaged and Free-Range?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2010 3 Comments

When Howard Kurtz was at WaPo, I wasn't a big fan.I took Kurtz to task for being As Deep Inside The Beltway As It Gets for his slobbering love note to Chuckie T., notwithstanding that Kurtz did blow the whistle -- after the game was over -- on the...

The One Tactic We Haven’t Tried Yet With Wikileaks

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2010 16 Comments

Nasty demand letters aren't working. Tributes to "responsible, accountable, and open government" aren't working.How do we stop these Wikileaks folks short of dropping a house on their heads?Six ways to make people like youBecome genuinely interested in other people. Smile. Remember that a person's name...

Your Morning “Too Good Not To Be True” Stuxnet News

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2010 8 Comments

Fox News had an interesting article on Friday about the stuxnet malware, and how it was ingeniously constructed to disrupt the Iranian nuclear program:"In other words the worm was designed to allow the Iranian program to continue but never succeed, and never to know why."But that...

Non-Whites Are Accustomed To Getting Their Junk Fondled, or Something Like That

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2010 9 Comments

This one cannot wait for a Saturday night. In listing the reasons why people are upset with TSA screening procedures, The New York Times plays racial psychologist:RACE AND CLASS. Even though air travel is far from luxurious, it is a still a big expense during...