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Celebrating the Tea Party with Craft Beer

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 28, 2013 2 Comments

As we head into the New Year, I thought this might be an appropriate time for an homage to two of my favorite things: the Tea Party and craft beer! Approaching the 5th anniversary of the start of the Tea Party movement, media types and...

What a bunch of Turkeys: “Santa Punched in Face”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 28, 2013 9 Comments

Christmas is a celebration of “peace on Earth, goodwill toward men”, and Santa Claus is famed for spreading joy to children throughout the world. However, reports from Turkey and the Balkans show that the image of Saint Nick is taking a beating. Literally. From the...

End of Year Lists Week at College Insurrection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2013 3 Comments

Some end of year lists: YAF Lists The Top 10 Politically Correct Offenses on Campus in 2013 Greg Lukianoff Lists the 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech in 2013 13 Outrageously Dumb Campus Moments of 2013 In a college world of Kangaroo courts and a...

Two States Stop Payment to Obamacare Website Developer

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 28, 2013 13 Comments

Obamacare is ending the year on a very low note. Two states, both deep blue in their politics, are unhappy with the quality of the websites designed for the healthcare insurance exchanges. Shockingly, they have opted to take a very free market approach to the...

Goucher College channels Daniel Patrick Moynihan in denouncing anti-Israel academic boycott

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2013 5 Comments

"Our college will not abide by this measure, through which, in our view, the American Studies Association completely discredits itself."

A&E Admits it Ducked Up – will bring back Duck Dynasty Star

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2013 84 Comments

A&E to air PSA's, but will those include promoting tolerance and acceptance of religious Christians?

American Federation of Teachers secretly funded PAC in Boston Mayor’s race

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2013 3 Comments

A lesson in how unions buy elections, as their supporters scream about "right-wing" money.

Now a split decision on NSA data mining

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2013 11 Comments

We reported last week on how Judge Leon in the District of Columbia ruled against the government, preliminarily, on NSA mass data surveillance. I cautioned against the media assumption that the ruling would survive: The judge issued a preliminary injunction, but stayed his decision pending...

Anti-Israel Amsterdam boycott group uses Anne Frank for Avatar

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2013 4 Comments

Not new, but reflects the pathology behind the anti-Israel BDS movement.

Trinity College profs issue letter supporting Israel boycott, but less than 10% sign

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2013 10 Comments

The President of Trinity College in Connecticut is one of over 50 University Presidents who have issued a very strong statement rejecting the academic boycott of Israel. The Trinity statement consisted of a letter to the President of the American Studies Association, and reads (emphasis added): To The...

Some questions for a post-Obama era

Posted by New Neo on December 27, 2013 25 Comments

Here are some questions from Victor Davis Hanson on how the precedents Obama has set could result in a changed America even after he leaves office: The nation has grown used to the idea that what the president says is probably either untrue or irrelevant...

Egypt’s Military Declares Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Organization

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 27, 2013 5 Comments

Egypt can be a place of miracles. As we have just celebrated Christmas, I am reminded of the flight into Egypt of the Holy Family. More recently, snow hit the streets of Cairo in more than a century. Now, Egypt begins its recovery after a...

Branco Cartoon – Obama-care Unleashed

Posted by A.F. Branco on December 27, 2013 5 Comments

Note: You may reprint this cartoon provided you link back to this source. To see more Legal Insurrection Branco cartoons, click here. Branco’s page is Cartoonist A.F.Branco

“The point is not so much about MSNBC and what happens here”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 26, 2013 12 Comments

I’ve had my disagreements with Glenn Greenwald as to the term Israel Firsters and the Snowden damage to our foreign intelligence operations, but this is pretty funny. Via Mediaite, Greenwald Snarks at MSNBC: I Defend Snowden Like You Defend Obama ’24 Hours a Day’ (h/t...