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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

Southern Poverty Law Center Completes Its Descent Into Madness

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 11, 2010 13 Comments

I have written many times before about the Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization to which I contributed for many years back in the late 1970s and 1980s, when SPLC was fighting Klan groups.In the past two decades, however, after the Klan ceased to be a...

How’s That BP Oil Spill Fund Going? (Part II)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 10, 2010 4 Comments

On June 17, when Obama "informed" BP how much money it would have to set aside in a claims fund, I cautioned as follows:If the Constitution means nothing to you, and all you want is retribution, you will be left very unsatisfied.The claims procedures apparently...

Guilt By High School Classmate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 10, 2010 27 Comments

I really hope my high school classmates don't plan to burn any Korans, or my name may be in a headline like this:Rush Limbaugh, Pastor Terry Jones Were High School ClassmatesTerry Jones, the Florida pastor threatening to burn a Koran tomorrow on the anniversary of...

Me On InstaVision

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 10, 2010 5 Comments

The video of my interview last Wednesday with Glenn Reynolds on InstaVision is available at Instapundit (you will have to register with PJTV to watch it, but it's free). We covered some of my background in blogging, the Scott Brown race, the Tea Party movement, and...

America Held Hostage – Day 599

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 10, 2010 5 Comments

I took yesterday off from blogging, and of course the big news broke that the Pastor in Florida was not going to set the world on fire (we think, not sure, he'll let us know for sure eventually) this Saturday by burning a load of...

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

Day of Rest

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 09, 2010 13 Comments

Today is the first day of Rosh Hoshanah, the start of the New Year (5771) in the Jewish calendar, and the first of the Days of Awe, culminating in Yom Kippur.So I'm taking the day off from blogging. Which is a guarantee that there will...

A Message From Renee Ellmers To Legal Insurrection Readers

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 08, 2010 8 Comments

Renee Ellmers is running for Congress in the 2d District of North Carolina against Bob Etheridge (you remember him, more below).Mrs. Ellmers was kind enough to tape a video for Legal Insurrection readers, asking for your support. I'm completely on board for her campaign, and...

Me On Charlotte’s Morning News Talking Sarah Palin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 08, 2010 0 Comments

On September 3, I was interviewed by Stacey Simms of Charlotte's Morning News, 1110 WBT, about my blog post, CNN Distorts 60 Min./Vanity Fair Poll about Sarah Palin.The audio is here.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube ...

Watch For It – The Mexican Incandescent Light Bulb Cartel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 08, 2010 12 Comments

Via The Washington Post, a story about how 200 U.S. factory workers lost their jobs as part of the banning of incandesent light bulbs:The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month...

I Could Not Vote For Someone Who Refuses To Debate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 08, 2010 17 Comments

My first foray into the Delaware Republican Senate primary a few days ago was to make the point that voters should select the candidate of their choice -- be it Mike Castle or Christine O'Donnell -- and not try to game the overall Senate outcome.In...

Obama’s Ideological Death Grip

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 08, 2010 9 Comments

Obama can't let go of his war on the "rich." It was an integral part of his campaign, and an even more integral part of his presidency.Obama's obsession with playing class warfare politics is his undoing, not because it necessarily loses him support in isolation, but because...

Kos Media and Research 2000 Reach Tentative Settlement

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2010 1 Comment

Kos Media sued Research 2000 back in late June, after incendiary accusations by Markos Moulitsas that Research 2000 issued fraudulent polling data.Now the parties have agreed on the "basic terms of settlement" which will require a "series of actions to be taken by each party"...

The Gallup Generic Tracking Poll – Let’s Just Flip a Coin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2010 5 Comments

The last Gallup Generic Tracking Poll showed Republicans up by a historic 10 points. I meant, the last Poll prior to the one just released, which a week later shows a tie.Any poll that swings 10 points over a week when there was no news is...

No, Thank You

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2010 14 Comments

A few minutes ago I passed my 4 millionth blog visit, and weeks ago my 5 millionth page view.Visitor no. 4,000,000 was from Cantor Fitzgerald, the firm which lost 658 of its 960 New York-based employees in the 9/11 attack on The World Trade Center.Since starting...

Google Ads Does It Again

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2010 0 Comments

It really is amazing how frequently and quickly Google Ads placing an advertisement on a blog on the topic of an article, often for a product or service which is the opposite of the point of the article.The screen shot below shows the advertisement for "streamlined"...

While You Were Away

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2010 3 Comments

While you enjoyed your long weekend and your soft lives, those of us defending the gates were ever vigilant.In case you missed it, you may want to check out:It's al-Quds Day at WaPo (feat. George Bisharat) Saturday Night Card Game (NAACP Doubles Down With "TeaPartyTracker.org") My...

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