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Squeezing California - Equal Protection Project Fighting Higher Ed DEI Discrimination Statewide

State Dept. Links 'Code Pink' and Other Far-Left Groups to the Chinese Communist Party

Harvard Prof Who Chaired 'Institutional Neutrality Group' Advocates 'Resistance' to Trump

What if everything we have been told about Mitt Romney’s electability is wrong?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2011 46 Comments

From The Razor (h/t SoccerDad), a brutal takedown of Mitt Romney followed by a "he's electable" endorsement, The Case for Mitt Romney: I don’t like Mitt Romney. I think he’s almost a walking cliche of the smooth talking, Country Club Republican. I think he’s about as...

Remembering Mike Spann

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2011 5 Comments

The first American killed in the Afghan war, on November 25, 2001. I've told his story before, but it is worth remembering every year. This interesting video by The Daily Caller recalls the group of special forces similar to Spann, who worked with Afhan warlord Abdul Rahdis...

MAILER-DAEMON

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2011 6 Comments

A colossal mistake, of historic proportions, the Great Error, the greatest political error since The Great Depression, the MAILER-DAEMON of presidents. Spotted in my hometown in Rhode Island: ...

Bravest teacher in Wisconsin

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2011 14 Comments

The second ad released by Scott Walker in response to the recall effort features a Wisconsin teacher. Anti-Walker commenters at TPMDC identify her full name. The first ad is here. I think this hits the right theme, sour grapes and Walker doing what's right. I would...

Question of the Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2011 23 Comments

... Who's getting really excited about the 2012 Summer Olympics in London?...

Elementary School Teacher Resigns Following Pro-ICE Comments on Social Media

Artificial Intelligence Poses a Major Threat to Law Schools

Maryland Woman Tells School Board She Called Child Protective Services Over TPUSA Meeting

Scholars Claim Women Need Abortions to Make More Money

Justice Department Investigating Lincoln Memorial U. for Allegedly Discriminating Against Jewish Students

U. Florida Health Announces an End to Gender-Related Care

Thanksgiving Open

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2011 5 Comments

Some breaking news items: How's that protection of civilians in Libya working out? Not so great. Trump still threatening third party. h/t Windbag at the Tipline Some interesting pro-Israel videos. h/t Beloved2 at the Tipline I will have a full-throttled defense of Mitt Romney against this accusation on Saturday...

Israeli tanish-pinkwashing must be condemned

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2011 11 Comments

Yesterday I noted the accusation by an anti-Israeli LGBT activist writing in The New York Times that Israel engages in "pinkwashing," the promotion of its not-gay bashing, not-gay stoning, not-gay hating policies to cover up its suppression of Palestinians. How long before Israel is accused of...

Did Newt set a trap for Romney on immigration?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2011 21 Comments

Newt Gingrich's statement on immigration at the national security debate is being called an unforced error by some in the conservative media. Immigration was not the topic of the night, so why make it the highlight of the night? I don't know whether Newt's position, that...

Thanks for all they gave

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2011 3 Comments

and all the others who have served this country. From reader and frequent photographer Linda: To you and yours, Professor God bless you for your work in the cause of liberty for all. May we all have cause to be especially thankful come Thanksgiving 2012! This bumper sticker spotted at...

Thanksgiving Eve Open

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2011 29 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving Eve. Here are some things I've noticed but have not been able to do separate posts about: ABA Gives “Not Qualified” Rating to 14 of 185 Proposed Obama Judicial Nominees. This reminds me of the futile attempt to stop the nomination of a federal...

The demented Israeli “pinkwashing” charge

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2011 15 Comments

Every time one thinks it is impossible for Israel haters to come out with a more bizarre justification for hating Israel, someone comes up with an even more bizarre justification. Today's exhibit is City University of New York Professor Sara Schulman, who is feverishly anti-Israeli to...

Dust off the maps of Sinai

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2011 16 Comments

One of the key supposed foreign policy achievements of the Obama administration is turning into a disaster. Egypt is quickly devolving into chaos with only bad likely outcomes, as Barry Rubin writes: Only days before parliamentary elections, Egypt is in a huge crisis whose outcome will determine the...

Hope, Economic Literacy

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 23, 2011 2 Comments

Barack Obama flopped it in NH when he was heckled during a speech: 'A lot of the folks who have been down in New York and all across the country, in the Occupy movement, there is a profound sense of frustration,' he said. 'There is a...

Abbott and Costello on Immigration

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2011 40 Comments

Last night Newt Gingrich addressed the issue of whether to deport people who are in the country illegally but have deep roots in the community over long periods of time. The issue of deportation is quite distinct from a so-called "pathway to citizenship." The Romney campaign...

Our energy plan is right on track

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2011 6 Comments

Windmills are a centerpiece of Obama's energy plans for the nation. We've already documented how wind power subsidies take from the windless to give to the winded, and some problems when the wind blows too much. Here's another, from Britain, regarding noise pollution: Wind turbines are being turned off...

If Newt wins the nomination, last night was the watershed moment

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2011 41 Comments

And the winner of the debate last night was ...

Warms my heart

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2011 1 Comment

to see readers wait for a red light to take a bumper sticker photo. Thanks to reader Ira who writes: Love the blog, and look forward to all the bumper stickers. Attached is one I observed in Naples, FLA almost two weeks ago, while on a trip to...