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Kulaks Beware: Mamdani Orders Public Hearings To Shame "Ripoff" NYC Landlords

Tim Walz Drops Out of Minnesota Governor Race

Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan Resigns After Felony Conviction

The Derrick Bell thing has them worried

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 12, 2012 92 Comments

The Breitbart video of Barack Obama embracing Prof. Derrick Bell, one of the founders of critical race theory, has been dismissed as a dud and failure. But the dialogue about how that narrative fits into Obama's campaign tactics -- something I explored on Day 2 of this blog...

Gawker more acceptable than conservative talk radio for advertisers?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 12, 2012 21 Comments

Gawker Media's websites, particularly its flagship Gawker website, are notorious gossipers. Gawker in many ways is an equal opportunity attacker, but two of its highest profile stories were sexualized attacks against conservative female politicians. Wonkette, known for going after Michelle Malkin, Sarah Palin and other conservative women, was...

Smells fishy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 12, 2012 6 Comments

From reader Bluehouse: Seen in Fish Creek, WI. Surprisingly enough, heh! Many apologies for the reflection! ...

Liberal seeds of doubt on Limbaugh boycott likelihood of success

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2012 80 Comments

If you only read Media Matters and Think Progress, you'd think Rush Limbaugh was on the verge of losing his radio empire because 50 or more advertisers "dropped" him. While Limbaugh has lost some important advertisers, it appears that many of the advertisers dropping him never...

The Trivialization of Joe Continues

Posted by Louis R. Lombardi on March 11, 2012 20 Comments

Joe the Plumber is back and this time he is fighting for keeps, a place in Congress. What can he expect this time from the main stream media? If the past is any guide, a pretty rough go and then some. Think of the Christine...

Families of Idaho murder Victims File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Washington State U.

Ibram Kendi Reportedly Launching New Center at Howard U. This Month

U. Kentucky Law Prof Suspended for Calling for 'Palestine Everywhere' Wants Federal Judge to Reinstate Him

U. Maryland Still a Hotbed of Anti-Israel Activism

Arizona State U. Administrator Admits School Conceals DEI Instruction Despite Federal Ban

Lipscomb U. Facing Lawsuit Over Allegation That Students are Getting Sick From Black Mold

Rick Santorum’s Higher Ed Crusade, cont.

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 11, 2012 42 Comments

I've railed against the racket that higher education has become on this page before. I think more people should be able to abstain from going to college and I think the government should stop "helping" students. That being said, I also think Rick Santorum's populist revulsion...

Steve Bridges

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2012 5 Comments

Steve Bridges, who did a great impersonation of George W. Bush, passed away last week. Video h/t Terri in the Tip Line: He also did a pretty good Obama and Clinton. But he'll always be remembered for Bush...

“No taxation without rubberization”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2012 18 Comments

Mark Steyn views the Fluke fiasco from Down Under: The brave middle-aged schoolgirl had the courage to stand up in public and demand that someone else pay for her sex life...

ARB WNTR

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2012 4 Comments

You can't be Syriaus. From frequent photographer Bill, who spotted this in Tampa, FL: (Note: No drones were used in the taking of this photograph)...

Not The Saturday Night Card Game

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2012 35 Comments

Greetings from the Lone Star State, where it's cold and rainy (in Dallas). Because of pre-travel, travel, meetings, etc., I am unable to provide you with the usual searing insight into the human condition, just links: If chanting USA! USA! USA! is racist, what is chanting Si...

A Castle too Far

Posted by Louis R. Lombardi on March 10, 2012 68 Comments

Over the last past twenty years or so, states have been strengthening the “Castle Doctrine” affording homeowners’ greater protection when they use deadly force against invaders. It is common sense that when one is in one’s home and an intruder appears one can resort to deadly...

The Olympic Sized Drain

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on March 10, 2012 10 Comments

While I lived in London this past summer, I became more acquainted with The Adam Smith Institute - a fine libertarian think tank based in London. I usually read their blog, which is pretty euro-centric, and reading it really highlights the differences between the two...

Carbonite’s Saturday Night Massacre

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2012 43 Comments

One week agao, on Saturday night, March 3, 2012, Carbonite announced its decision to break off relations with its key radio endorser. It appears to have been a fateful decision. From Chuck Jaffe at MarketWatch, Don’t ‘rush’ to Carbonite shares (h/t commenter Eliot Ness): When Carbonite Inc. stock took...

“That, Madame, is intellectual baby-talk”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2012 29 Comments

Monckton’s Schenectady showdown, h/t reader John: As they filed in, Lord Monckton was chatting contentedly to a quaveringly bossy woman with messy blonde hair who was head of the college environmental faction. Her group had set up a table at the door of the auditorium, covered...

People who live in anti-conservative misogynistic houses should not throw indignation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2012 49 Comments

Rush Limbaugh used an analogy including the words slut and prostitute, and the liberal media and political sphere went wild. It was just what Media Matters, Think Progress, and others needed to organize attacks on advertisers in an attempt to force Limbaugh off the air. The self-righteous indignation...

You have been warned

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2012 10 Comments

Don't say you didn't see it coming. Thanks to reader John, who writes: Seen this afternoon on an SUV in Chantilly, VA. ...

Alabama and Mississippi polls: Gingrich on top, but not by much

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on March 09, 2012 197 Comments

A slew of new polls have recently been released showing that the Presidential campaign in the southern states is essentially a dead heat. Newt Gingrich appears to have a tenuous lead over the other candidates but, in almost every poll, he is within the statistical...