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Ayatollah Khamenei Eliminated in Israeli Strike

Anti-Trump Revolt - Tucker Calls Iran Decision 'Disgusting and Evil'

My View From Moscow April 1980 - The Failed American Hostage Rescue Mission

Gone to look for America

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 09, 2012 28 Comments

A lot of readers seem to be on road trips these days. From reader Sandy: Prof, am on a road trip this weekend, from Virginia to Indiana and then return via Hillsdale, where older daughter begins junior year in August. Along the way we are seeing some...

Elizabeth Warren dodges questions at Netroots Nation – security guards block me

Posted by Anne Segal on June 08, 2012 41 Comments

I returned to Netroots Nation today. At lunch, I went to listen to Elizabeth Warren's speech and panel discussion. I wanted to ask her a few questions after her panel, which was entitled "2012 and the War on (and for) Women." Specifically, I wanted to ask Warren questions...

Exclusive – Prosecutor Angela Corey letter claiming libel by Florida Times Union

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2012 53 Comments

Angela Corey is the special prosecutor in the George Zimmerman case. Yesterday, Alan Dershowitz alleged that Corey threatened to sue for libel based on Dershowitz's criticisms of Corey's handling of the Zimmerman case, particularly the decision to charge 2nd Degree murder and the alleged failure to...

Breitbart lives in the heads of Netroots Nation protectors of Elizabeth Warren

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2012 76 Comments

Anne Sorock attended the Netroots Nation convention yesterday morning, and asked a thoroughly legitimate question of the members of a panel on Native American identity: "I thought it was really interesting in particular that you wondered to yourself, 'what is a real Indian,' and you also...

Zimmerman prosecutor has history of going after critics

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2012 65 Comments

Yesterday I posted about how Alan Dershowitz alleged that Zimmerman prosecutor Angela Corey called up Harvard Law School complaining about Dershowitz and treatening to sue for libel based on Dershowitz's criticisms of her handling of the case. The whole incident seemed strange, and reflected conduct that should...

Franklin & Marshall College Economic Department Features Marxist Curriculum

Students for Justice in Palestine at U. Chicago Cheer for Iranian Missiles Hitting U.S. Navy Base

Dearborn Henry Ford Community College Prof Says Trump Made a Huge 'Mistake' in Iran

Yale to Offer Free Tuition to Families Making Less Than $200K

U. Illinois Urbana-Champaign Students Want School to Spend $25K on Reparations Commission

Anti-Israel Group at Columbia Reacts to Iran Strike by Tweeting 'Death to America' in Persian

Thank him and you for his service

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2012 12 Comments

From reader Don in Texas, the rear window of his Chevy truck: While I realize most of the photos you post are political, this one's simply a reminder that there's a lot of folks still out there with sons and daughters in still in harm's way. My...

Bring bigger charts

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2012 22 Comments

Via ZeroHedge, The CBO Will Need A Bigger Chart To Forecast Exponentially-Rising US Debt: when it comes to the most recent forecast of US public debt as released hours ago, the CBO has officially run out of charting space. As can be seen on the graphc...

Netroots Indian speakers defend Elizabeth Warren even if not really Cherokee

Posted by Anne Segal on June 07, 2012 86 Comments

I attended the Netroots Nation progressive convention this morning in Providence, Rhode Island. The session was titled "American Indian Caucus." When I asked the panel about Elizabeth Warren's false claims to be Cherokee, they became defensive and accusatory, refused to condemn Warren or seek an apology...

In the beginning, Madison protesters wanted to walk like Egyptians

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2012 13 Comments

Remember when the Madison protesters compared their plight to the protesters in Tahrir Square? They wanted to walk like Egyptians Think Progress was giddy at the comparison: According to pro-labor protesters in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker (R) may be taking a page from former Egyptian Dictator Hosni Mubarak...

If Angela Corey threatened suit against Dershowitz and Harvard, she needs to step down from Zimmerman case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2012 122 Comments

If this is true, then Zimmerman prosecutor Angela Corey needs to step off the case. Alan Dershowitz has been a harsh critic of Zimmerman prosecutor Angela Corey. Among his criticisms is that Corey has been too politicized in charging Second Degree Murder. Now Corey is retaliating by...

Stand with Ali

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2012 14 Comments

Via Facebook (h/t iambasic in Tip Line): Now, sympathizers of convicted domestic terrorist Brett Kimberlin are harassing me, tearing me apart—and coming after my family. In the past two weeks, hackers have tried accessing my email accounts, they’ve placed a fake SWAT call on a colleague, and just...

Beemers4Barack

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2012 11 Comments

Reader and frequent photographer Bill is back in Florida, and spotted this Beemer in St. Petersburg: We're not all enlightened down here in Florida. Some people will obviously vote against their own self interest, a meme that those on the left often accuse folks from fly...

The one photo which sums up the entire Wisconsin protest/recall effort

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 06, 2012 28 Comments

Now that the recall is over, we'll be taking many strolls down memory lane. I think I know where to start. Of all the images, one stands out as a perfect metaphor for the entire protest/recall effort. Remember this genius who locked her head to a metal railing with...

Memories

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 06, 2012 58 Comments

are made of this. ...

Boston Globe columnist and Cherokee blogger face off on whether proof of Elizabeth Warren’s heritage matters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 06, 2012 44 Comments

There is much dispute when it comes to Elizabeth Warren's claim to be Cherokee. What is not in dispute, however, is that there is no known documentary evidence that Warren is Cherokee, and much evidence she is not. The family line which supposedly has Cherokee lineage...

Elizabeth Warren’s “weird choices”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 06, 2012 27 Comments

It's a pattern laid out by Meghan McArdle in July 2010, Considering Elizabeth Warren, the Scholar. Read the whole thing, but here's an excerpt: But while I found the thesis compelling, there were some problems with the book. The first is that Warren simply fails to grapple with...

Worst and Best Wisconsin Recall Predictions

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 06, 2012 42 Comments

Worst Prediction Erik D. Kain channeling David Frum in Forbes Magazine, March 10, 2011, Is Wisconsin the Real Republican Waterloo? (italics in original): After the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, conservative writer David Frum called the passage of the bill the GOP’s “Waterloo” in reference to Napoleon...