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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2010 2 Comments

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2010 11 Comments

Tomorrow I will release Legal Insurrection's Official New Year's Resolutions for 2011.Taking suggestions.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 30, 2010 4 Comments

In the Parisian news today, it was announced that a "fleet of blue, eco-friendly electric cars will hit the streets of the French capital next autumn and cost no more than a tube fare to zip around town." I was skeptical when I first read...

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

I gave you my "predictions" for 2011 yesterday.I would not classify the following as predictions unless they come true, in which case I am a genius.  Here are some things I'm looking at in the coming year (list to be updated throughout the day).There will be...

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

That is a name I had not heard in decades. When I studied in the Soviet Union many of the East European students loved the group Boney M and were surprised that none of the Americans in our group had heard of it.  To them, Boney...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2010 3 Comments

As a follow up to my post the other day regarding the reopening of a rare earth minerals mine in the U.S., China announced yesterday that it was slashing exports:China, which produces about 97 percent of the global supply of the metals used in the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 29, 2010 35 Comments

I am trying to take this advice, offered by a regular reader, to heart (emphasis mine):"Professor Jacobson,A long time ago my grandfather gave me some very good advice I often follow, but not all the time, due to my competitiveness. I am sure you have...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 29, 2010 10 Comments

Defenders of WikiLeaks have portrayed Bradley Manning and Julian Assange as heroes who only want transparency, and who did no real harm.In fact, WikiLeaks has put lives at risk and damaged international attempts to rid Zimbabwe of the Mugabe regime.  And beyond that, Wikileaks has damaged...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 29, 2010 2 Comments

It was great to clear my head this morning with a walk through Colt State Park in Bristol, Rhode Island.  I wonder what the guy in the second photo below was feeling as he dug for clams in this frigid weather.  Probably stayed focused on...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 29, 2010 7 Comments

Here are Legal Insurrection's Official predictions for 2011:Obama will give an unscripted speech announcing he is resigning to take a year-long road trip to play golf in each of the 57 states.Joe Biden, the second in line to the presidency, will become President upon Obama's resignation, and head...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2010 8 Comments

Everyone seems to be doing the "Best Of" thing this time of year.Worth a try?  If so, what?Would it be completely pretentious to do a "Best Of" my posts for the past year? If not, any favorites?(In case you were wondering, I am not taking...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2010 7 Comments

Heroes of the American Left, Bradley Manning and Julian Assange, have destroyed the best hope for ridding Zimbabwe of madman Robert Mugabe by releasing U.S. State Department cables of communications  between Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, the leading opponent of Mugabe, and U.S. and E.U. officials,...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 28, 2010 7 Comments

Today's guest column is from Allison McCarty, a senior at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA majoring in Philosophy and Economics. She interned this past summer at the Institute for Justice through the Koch Summer Fellow Program. Her post is relevant to some of the research...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2010 14 Comments

But, but, there was scientific consensus, so why is anyone questioning the theory or looking for evidence to the contrary?As reported by AP (emphasis mine):Israeli archaeologists said Monday they may have found the earliest evidence yet for the existence of modern man, and if so, it...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2010 1 Comment

over the long holiday weekend, but really need to read now that you are back at work and have all day to waste pretending you are doing work on the computer:Lame Duck Congresses - Venezuela v. U.S. "So at what point in time should global...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2010 4 Comments

Alfred Kahn has passed away.  As you travel during the holidays, shopping around for cheap airfares, you have Kahn to thank.  Kahn, a Professor at Cornell, was responsible for deregulating the airline industry.I realize all you kids think airfare competition always has been a fact...

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