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Can Conservatives Be Social Workers?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 14, 2008 1 Comment

William Felkner, a former student at the Rhode Island College [RIC] School of Social Work, has filed suit against the school claiming that he was the subject of discrimination based on his conservative views. Felkner claims that professors and administrators used the pretext that Felkner's...

I Went to Greece on Vacation and All I Got Was This Lousy …

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 14, 2008 0 Comments

I went to Greece on vacation to escape the hard times here in the U.S. of A. It wasn't much fun, all I got was this lousy ...

For the Sake of the Nation, Gov. Blagojevich Should NOT Resign

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2008 0 Comments

See my article, For the Sake of the Nation, Gov. Blagojevich Should Not Resign, at American Thinker. Why would I want a corrupt Governor to remain in office until trial and conviction? Because that is the only way all the facts will come out quickly,...

Illinois Attorney General Boxes State Into Fiscal Corner

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 12, 2008 4 Comments

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed papers with the Illinois Supreme Court seeking to have Governor Rod Blagojevich declared "unable" to serve, and stripping him of his executive powers pending impeachment proceedings. In filing these papers, however, the Attorney General has boxed herself and...

Winner Of The (Not A) Weasel Award

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 12, 2008 0 Comments

My article, It's Time to Speak Out Against The "Mormon Boycott" (at American Thinker, with a related post here) has been selected as a First Place Winner at Watcher of Weasels. I think this means I am not a weasel, but whatever, a win is...

Mississippi Teacher Fired for Allegedly Giving Students Dog Treats Mistaken for Beef Jerky

Scholars Slam Nottingham U. for Content Warning on ‘The Canterbury Tales’

Will Trump Purge the Government of DEI?

University of Utah Now Offers ‘Feminist Cannabis Studies’ Course

U. Minnesota Students Still Protesting Trump, Two Weeks After He Won the Election

Pro-Israel Group Compiles List of Foreign Pro-Hamas College Students, Hoping Trump Will Deport Them

Only Senate Republicans Can Bring The Change We Need To The Auto Industry UPDATE: What A Union Contract Looks Like

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 12, 2008 2 Comments

As of last night, Senate negotiations to loan money to GM and Chrysler fell apart over the issue of UAW wage and benefit concessions. The UAW's ability to run roughshod over corporate management is one of, if not the, most important factors that has brought...

Day Without A Gay — A Bad Idea Ends Badly

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 11, 2008 3 Comments

December 10, 2008 was the "Day Without A Gay" boycott. This foolish boycott was a reaction to California Prop. 8, which enshrined in the California state constitution the traditional definition of marriage. The essence of the boycott, which was modeled on the failed May 1,...

NY Times: $73 Does Not Equal $73

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 10, 2008 2 Comments

There is no better example of why the NY Times is crumbling than the article $73 an Hour: Adding It Up. The article focuses on the oft-quoted fact that United Auto Worker members cost Detroit auto makers $73 per hour, which exceed the cost for...

Rudy Blagojevich For Infrastructure Czar

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 09, 2008 5 Comments

Illinois Governor Rudy Blagojevich has been indicted [correction 12/14/2008 - charged in a criminal complaint] for many offenses. While the press has focused on the attempt to sell Barack Obama's open Senate seat, there is a more important aspect of the indictment as relates to...

Tony Soprano Is Going To Love Obama’s Infrastructure Stimulus Plan

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 08, 2008 1 Comment

The stimulus plan proposed by Barack Obama focuses on public infrastructure projects, which have a long history of cost overruns, corruption, and construction incompetence. Public infrastructure construction and maintenance is important, it's just not an efficient use of funds if a quick economic stimulus is...

Obama’s Infrastructure Plan Is A Road To Nowhere

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 06, 2008 3 Comments

In his weekly radio address today, Barack Obama repeated his intention to stimulate the economy and "create" jobs through a massive public infrastructure program. As we have noted before, "[o]f all the concepts to help build the economy, Barack Obama has seized on the one...

An Argument Against Boycotts By A Gay Marriage Advocate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 05, 2008 1 Comment

I have argued that the "Mormon boycott" resulting from the passage of California Proposition 8 is both unjustifiable and harmful to the cause of gay marriage. (See my article at American Thinker and post immediately below). In an article titled Boycotts That Backfire, Jennifer Vanasco...

It’s Time To Speak Out Against The “Mormon Boycott”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 04, 2008 1 Comment

See my article, It's Time To Speak Out Against The "Mormon Boycott", at American Thinker. Read the article, and the documentation of the growing movement to boycott Mormon stores, businesses, and to subject individual Mormons to harassment.Whether there is a constitutional right to change the...

The Video Proves Hillary Is No. 2 In The Obama Administration

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 02, 2008 0 Comments

If there is any doubt in your mind who is No. 2 in the Obama administration, watch the body language of Obama's December 1, 2008 press conference announcing the national security team. While Joe Biden finally was allowed to appear in public, the body language...

A Boycott Most Foolish: “Day Without A Gay”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2008 0 Comments

"Day Without A Gay." If you only read the title, you would think this was a holiday invented by homophobes. But no, December 10, 2008, has been declared "Day Without A Gay" by ...

What Now?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2008 0 Comments

I want to live: Captured terrorist Azam...

Giving Terrorists “Rights” May Lead To More Terrorist Deaths