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"We view ourselves as the cop on the beat" to get DEI discrimination out of higher ed

Crybully Tucker Carlson Claims Detained At Ben Gurion Airport - US Embassy and Israelis Deny

Democrats to Defy Leadership With Protests for Trump's State of the Union

David Frum’s ghoulish attack on Breitbart

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 02, 2012 22 Comments

Upon hearing of the death of Andrew Breitbart, Breitbart's Twitter nemesis Eric Boehlert of Media Matters sent a respectful and classy tweet: Even Media Matters itself, with whom Breitbart sparred almost daily, issued a respectful statement: Media Matters has a long history with Andrew Breitbart. We've disagreed more...

Time to get going

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 02, 2012 4 Comments

Another one from reader Bruce, taken in Manhasset, NY: ...

Man against the mob

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 01, 2012 31 Comments

This is a classic. The story and a longer video are here. On Saturday, September 18th, Glenn Beck and Andrew Breitbart headlined an event entitled “Right Nation 2010,” held just outside of Chicago, Illinois. As you will see in our video report from the scene, when Andrew Breitbart...

Elsewhere

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 01, 2012 23 Comments

Koch brothers accuse Obama campaign of intimidation tactics Delegate dispute in Michigan Gay marriage signed into law in Maryland Thomas Sowell again points to Newt: "Newt Gingrich is the only candidate still in the field who can clearly take on Barack Obama in one-on-one debate and cut through...

A personal note on the death of Andrew Breitbart

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 01, 2012 112 Comments

I only spoke once with Andrew Breitbart. He reached out to me, and we spoke by phone. The topic is not important, but I was shocked that he even knew who I was; but as I've come to learn, Andrew seemed to know who everyone...

Texas Tech Prof Arrested for Alleged Involvement in Fentanyl Ring

Kennesaw State U. Students Yell ‘F*** ICE’ During Walkout Protest

College Fires Prof for Calling Charlie Kirk, TPUSA ‘Racist Pieces of Sh*t’ in Class

Man Who Bought Campus of Green Mountain College Wants to Give it Away for Free

North Carolina Elementary Teacher Who Identifies as ‘Transgender Wolf’ Fired After Complaint

NY High School Teacher Placed on Leave After Offering to Help Students Form TPUSA Chapter

Andrew Breitbart dead

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 01, 2012 101 Comments

Very sad news to report, just breaking. Andrew Breitbart is dead. Via Big Journalism: Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning in Los Angeles. We have lost a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a dear friend, a patriot and a happy...

Look Drudge’s gift horse in the mouth

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 01, 2012 35 Comments

When it mattered in the period between the South Carolina and Florida primaries, Drudge was all anti-Newt all the time, promoting falsehoods about Newt's history with Ronald Reagan and assorted other Romney campaign themes. Now Drudge is being nice to Newt, with this banner linking to...

There’s no such thing as a free health care

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 01, 2012 6 Comments

If free health care costs so much, maybe it's not free. Just don't tell it to the yutes. I'm guessing this is from a doc's car. From Linda, who e-mailed this photo with the subject line "nothing extra special ...

Who you calling parody?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 29, 2012 25 Comments

This video explaining how free contraception is a law student human right apparently was not parody. This video of law students warning 16-year-olds not to go to law school is a parody, a take off on this 16-year-old me video. (h/t @GabrielMalor) [Update: Strange, the video now redirects to...

Taking the readership’s political temperature

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 29, 2012 95 Comments

What is your political mood right now? 1-10, worst-to-best. Poll open until 10 a.m. Eastern, Thursday, March 1, 2012. What is your political mood right now? (1-10, worst-best)...

NBC: The new Mayor of Ithaca sure reminds us of Obama

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 29, 2012 12 Comments

I guess the comparison to Obama was inevitable, and NBC goes full "deja vu" on the new Mayor of Ithaca, Svante Myrick. I wouldn't pigeonhole him yet; he ran an insurgent campaign against the entrenched Ithaca Democratic political establishment and also defeated the designated Progressive candidate. He won with...

R.I.P., Davy Jones

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 29, 2012 28 Comments

Lead singer of The Monkees has died at age 66: A rep for the singer tells us Jones suffered a heart attack at his home this morning ...

Conspiracy is in the eye of the beholder

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 29, 2012 23 Comments

"Some people are much more into conspiracies" ...

The Ocean State Current

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 29, 2012 3 Comments

Long-time Rhode Island blogger Justin Katz, formerly of Anchor Rising, is heading up a new blog, The Ocean State Current: Managing Editor Justin Katz attracted national attention when he joined an early wave of bloggers with his site DustintheLight.com in 2002 — back when one frequently...

Imagine Obama unrestrained by another election

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 29, 2012 53 Comments

Mitt Romney had a very good line in his victory speech last night (emphasis mine): Weve seen enough of this President over the last three years to know that we dont need another four. President Obama believes he is unchecked by our Constitution. He is unresponsive...

Mana-Tea’d

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 29, 2012 3 Comments

From reader and frequent photographer Bill, come these photos taken just outside the Manatee refuge in Crystal River, Florida: ...

Michigan and Arizona primary results

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 28, 2012 133 Comments

Endgame assessment: Very good night for Romney, he has all but beaten back the Santorum surge. It's hard to know if outspending Santorum did the trick; Romney spent only about 1/3 going after Santorum in Michigan as he spent going after Newt in Florida, and didn't...