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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 03, 2012 28 Comments
I remember hearing about this case, and it struck me as strange at the time but not enough to write about it. Add the case to a long line of fake hate crimes — which often occur on campuses or among students/faculty, where the desire to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2010 7 Comments
Hate Springs Eternal, by Paul Krugman (emphasis mine): “Racism, misogyny and character assassination are all ways of distracting voters from the issues, and people who care about the issues have a shared interest in making the politics of hatred unacceptable.” Racism, misogyny, character assassination, and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 06, 2010 7 Comments
There is no more pernicious aspect of the pending health care bills (Senate, House and Obama “proposal”) than the mandate. The mandate is the provision which requires that individuals purchase private insurance. From that mandate flows a host of governmental controls over our lives, from...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 22, 2009 0 Comments
As if the flubbed oath of office wasn’t enough, it has now been revealed that the all-star musical ensemble at Barack Obama’s inauguration didn’t play the music you heard live. The honorable Itzhak Perlman, Gabriela Montero, Yo-Yo Ma, and Anthony McGill actually played on the...
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