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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

Flummoxed Again By “The Enemy of My Enemy…”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2010 12 Comments

Once again I have a seemingly unsolvable dilemma. If "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," which one of these guys has to be my friend?Via Breitbart TV:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8FipvbDI6E?fs=1]--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Greenwald Agonistes Hey Progressives, Are You Motivated Yet?The Left Brought The Wave Down On Itself Follow...

The People Who Brought Us The 2006 and 2008 Disasters Want The You-Know-Whats Back

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2010 19 Comments

Sorry, but we don't take advice anymore from the people who drove us into the ...

Booming Market For Cars In Gaza

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2010 3 Comments

It's a good thing Israel eased the blockade of Gaza a few months ago, otherwise it might not have been able to take out Palestinian al-Qaeda operative Mohamed al-Nemnem, who died on November 3 when his car mysteriously exploded in Gaza, with him in it:The Israeli...

New Blood, Old Game

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 05, 2010 7 Comments

After Prof. Jacobson's introduction, I certainly hope you will find me a suitable addition to Legal Insurrection!It would be wrong of me to ignore the biggest news of the political year in my first post, and I'm sure nobody here will mind being reminded of...

World’s Biggest Boomerang

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2010 5 Comments

Who knew that the gavel carried by Nancy Pelosi on her way to the Obamacare vote actually was a boomerang?And when it came back to hit them last Tuesday, it wiped those smiles right off their faces.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Yeah, They Lied (x 10) Pelosi Surrounds Herself With...

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

People Still Have Lots of Questions About Spending in the Kamala Harris Campaign

Boise State U. Shuttered Campus DEI Centers Over Thanksgiving Break

National Spelling Bee Approves Feminist Term 'Womyn' for Kids' Competition

U. Iowa Paid MSNBC Host Joy Reid $55K to Speak on Campus

Biden Admin. Rushing to Auction Off Unused Border Wall Materials Before Trump Takes Office

Legal Insurrection Is Solo No More – Meet Kathleen McCaffrey

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2010 28 Comments

As I've discussed with readers many times in the past, I frequently think about the direction in which to take this blog. For the most part reader feedback has been "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," and I've taken that feedback to heart. No flashing lights here. ...

Good Bear, Bad Bear

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2010 4 Comments

Good Bear:Bad Bear:--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Actually, I Do Have One More Thing To Say To Barney Frank

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2010 23 Comments

Need I say more to Barney Frank than Margery Egan says today in The Boston Herald:After 30 years, Barney Frank finally lost my vote.On election night, he lost my respect as well.Frank’s road rage acceptance speech was an out-of-body experience.There was the congressional king of...

Obama’s Post-Election Press Conference In One Sentence

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2010 12 Comments

...I understand that you think I don't understand what the people said yesterday, but please understand that the people didn't understand what I have been saying for two years, which is understandable because it's hard to understand things when you're scared and confused, capiche?--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Obama's Gulf Speech...

Rhode Island Still Has Its Plantations

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2010 8 Comments

Unlike the rest of the country, my home State of Rhode Island stayed blue, with both congressional seats going to Democrats.Or should I say, my home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations stayed blue.As my readers know, there was a referendum on the ballot yesterday...

Progressives Have A “They Took The Bar” Moment

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2010 2 Comments

Homepage report at Firedoglake on last night's elections. Dems wiped out in the House, serious setbacks in the Senate, Statehouses gone ...

Meet The New Face Of The Democratic Party

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2010 10 Comments

...Update 11-04-2010: The Gail Collins gets the point:O.K., you poor little Democrats. Stop sobbing. Lift up your little liberal heads and shout. There’s gonna be. ... Umm. Harry Reid! There’s gonna be more Harry Reid! --------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Brilliant Thoughts from Post-Tsunami, Hurricane-Ravaged, Earthquake-Shaken America

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2010 9 Comments

Well, at least it must have felt that way is you were a Democrat who just two years ago was being told that you were a permanent majority.I'm way too tired to write a well-rounded post with a single meaningful theme, and a beginning, middle...

Election Day LIVE

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 02, 2010 15 Comments

Welcome to our Live Event, which will run all day and night until results come in from the West Coast.As results and local stories roll in, feel free to post the information. The benefit of this feed is that by tonight we will be an...

Brilliant Election Day Thoughts

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 02, 2010 9 Comments

This will be a running list of my thoughts this election day:The Era of Big Legislation Is Over. Whether it is a small wave, a tidal wave, or a Tsunami today, the age of Obama-ism is over. Democrats may hang on to one House of...

An Election Message From Alicia Keys For Democrats

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 01, 2010 12 Comments

Please be sure to vote on November 4:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LKdN1peRqM?fs=1]--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

The Definitive “They Didn’t Know What Hit Them” Tweet

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 01, 2010 38 Comments

Or maybe, The Definitive "They Didn't See It Coming" Tweet; or The Definitive "They Don't Get It" Tweet; or The Definitive "Not Seeing The Forest For The Trees" Tweet. Any other suggestions?You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows:Update: WaPo becomes...