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Cherokee women want to meet Elizabeth Warren on book tour

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 19, 2014 40 Comments

To get Warren to understand why they are hurt and angry that she assumed, then discarded, Native American identity.

Those were the days, my friend

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 19, 2014 9 Comments

we thought they'd never end

Friday Night Links

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 18, 2014 0 Comments

A roundup of links for your Friday evening reading. An interesting read, via HotAir: From The Week, The Democrats have a mega-donor problem…And no, we’re not talking about the Kochs Punt: From Reuters, U.S. extends Keystone XL comment period, delaying final decision From HotAir, New...

For Passover and Easter: celebrate freedom

Posted by New Neo on April 18, 2014 10 Comments

It’s the holiday season, one of those rare years when Passover and Easter come close together, as they did during the original Easter. So I get a twofer when I wish my readers “Happy Holidays!” In recent years whenever I’ve attended a Seder I’ve been...

Happy Gaza

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 18, 2014 3 Comments

Does not fit the narrative.

The U.N.: What is it Good For?

Posted by David Gerstman on April 18, 2014 21 Comments

Apologies.

Will Hillary face “prop” charge, like Palin did?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 18, 2014 58 Comments

Remember when liberals accused Sarah Palin of using her own child, Trig, as a campaign prop?

Dem Rep: Obamacare will bury us

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 18, 2014 32 Comments

Obama is spiking the football over sign-up numbers, but Democrats on the ground see things differently when not spinning.

Black Conservatives Fund PAC debuts in run-up to 2014 midterm elections

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on April 18, 2014 26 Comments

“The lock that liberals have held on the black vote is slowly but surely breaking”

The science is settled

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 18, 2014 11 Comments

Works like a charm, every time.

Update: Cornell anti-Israel divestment resolution still tabled after 2 hour protest

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 17, 2014 4 Comments

Anti-Israel students got to vent, but not much else happened.

Jews told to register in eastern Ukraine? Facts still murky

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 17, 2014 14 Comments

Earlier Thursday, reports surfaced that leaflets were distributed earlier in the week in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk demanding Jews register with a government office. We waited to report the information here at Legal Insurrection because of conflicting reports on the story and questions...

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/new_york_map.html

Something soaring in NY State: Borrowing to cover local pension costs

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 17, 2014 11 Comments

New York State municipalities are suffocating under the weight of local pensions. The solution? Defer and delay, rather than deal with the problem now. From The Ithaca Journal, Borrowing for pension costs soar in N.Y.: Local governments and the state increased borrowing off the state...