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Posted by Joel Engel on January 10, 2013 19 Comments
California Governor Jerry Brown just announced that California has a budget surplus! No, that’s not a joke.  I mean, it is a joke, but it’s not funny.  After years of deficits as high as $25 billion, he says we’re now in the black—and to keep...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 08, 2013 20 Comments
In my post yesterday, Elizabeth Warren Wikipedia page ethnically cleansed, I noted that the lengthy explanation of Elizabeth Warren’s false claim to be Cherokee had been almost entirely purged from Warren’s Wikipedia page. My post set off some pretty vigorous debate among editors at Wikipedia. One...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2012 7 Comments
We published a bumper sticker or sign almost every day this year, sometimes more than one a day.  Please keep them coming, by emailing me at the address on the contact page. Most of the bumper stickers, of course, were motivated by the elections, with...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 20, 2012 17 Comments
A follow up to Hopeless in Rhode Island. Boston talk radio host Michael Graham writes, DON’T Run, Scott, Don’t Run! Actually, I have no problem with Scott Brown running in the special election we all expect to have in a few months after John Kerry...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 18, 2012 74 Comments
Via @RightInAcademia, 22 Stats That Prove That There Is Something Seriously Wrong With Young Men In America: When are we finally going to admit that we have a very serious problem with this generation of young men in America? We have failed them so dramatically that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2012 28 Comments
John Kerry to Be Nominated to Be Secretary of State, Sources Say: Sources tell ABC News that President Obama has decided that he will nominate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., to be secretary of state. If confirmed, which he will be (emphasis mine): If nominated by the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2012 11 Comments
Via NBC News: Embattled U.N. envoy Susan Rice is dropping out of the running to be the next secretary of state after months of criticism over her Benghazi comments, she told NBC News on Thursday. “If nominated, I am now convinced that the confirmation process...

Posted by Joel Engel on November 28, 2012 15 Comments
If you believe Earth is flat, driving due east on the equator for 24,900 miles will leave you unconvinced that it’s in fact round.  Only arriving back at your point of embarkation one mile later will persuade you. Or rather, it should—but probably wouldn’t, judging...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 25, 2012 5 Comments
From Thomas on October 11: I went to your website to get your take on last night’s Brown-Warren debate, and I started leafing through your archives. I found your post entitled, I want this person to cry herself to sleep on November 6, with the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2012 40 Comments
There is something seriously wrong. Via The Boston Globe (h/t NRO)(emphasis mine): As Elizabeth Warren walked through the marble corridors of the Capitol on Tuesday, she tried assiduously to keep a low profile. Walking arm in arm with Senator-elect Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Warren passed...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2012 54 Comments
Operation Counterweight 2012 is over.  I reported the results in an earlier post, here is my assessment. The first thing you need to understand is that by definition we chose difficult races, not easy ones.  The goal was to try to flip Democratic seats or...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2012 78 Comments
The time has arrived. You can follow the Legal Insurrection Election Night Twitter Feed embedded below for the fastest results — no one can type a blog entry as fast as Twitter. The Authors at Legal Insurrection and College Insurrection also will be updating in the dialogue...
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