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What explains Americans’ strong support for Israel?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2013 86 Comments

Jet lag finally caught up with us. Three days of running on adrenaline stopped cold. But the day was not lost. I had a chance to spend some time with reader Israel Pickholtz, better known as Jerusalem Genealogist. I didn’t recognize him without his beard....

Racialized prosecutorial indiscretion in the Zimmerman case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 06, 2013 304 Comments

Considering the wonderful job Andrew Branca has done covering the George Zimmerman trial, I’ve been relegated to something approaching potted plant status here. It ain’t broke, so I ain’t gonna fix that. But I will weigh in with my own thoughts on the case and...

Zimmerman Trial Review– How We Got Here, And Where We’re Going

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 04, 2013 270 Comments

As the State prepares to rest its case against George Zimmerman as early as tomorrow, I can’t help but juxtapose where we ought to be in terms of the weight of evidence of Zimmerman’s guilt of second degree murder, and contrast it with where we...

Zimmerman Update Exclusive — Mid-Day 8 — State Wins Evidentiary Battle, Loses Testimony War

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 03, 2013 172 Comments

Today seemed to begin with a rare and much needed “win” for the State prosecutors. Unfortunately, what followed was a relentless unraveling of that win into a snatching of defeat from the jaws of victory. First, however, we should start with what little good news...

Zimmerman Trial Day 8: Live Video, Analysis of State’s Case & Witnesses

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 03, 2013 416 Comments

Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed, and breaking news will be added at the bottom of this post. During...

Meet the Zimmerman Trial Jurors

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 23, 2013 9 Comments

In-depth profiles of the 6 jurors and 4 alternates, how they answered questions during voir dire, and what we know about them.

The power of ideas

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2013 2 Comments

Kind of like wearing the ribbon. Spotted by my wife in Rhode Island.

Zimmerman Jury Selection Profiles – “Top 40” Advanced to Next Round

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 19, 2013 5 Comments

Your guide to jurors who will be subject to more intensive voir dire questioning starting today.

After passing immigration amnesty, Republicans should go on an overseas apology tour

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2013 32 Comments

If Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio and others in the Republican Party want to reward adults who broke the immigration laws with citizenship, they should have the guts to announce it as such. And then go on an overseas apology tour to apologize to the millions...

Zimmerman Jury Selection — Day Three Wrap-Up

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 12, 2013 12 Comments

FOR TODAY’S MOST SHOCKING PROSPECTIVE JURORS, SCROLL DOWN TO E73, R39 & E7, BELOW. Today the Court continued its preliminary questioning of prospective jurors, moving through 10 candidates by the end of the day. As was the case yesterday, questions were limited to how much...

It’s 5:30 a.m. and a phone is ringing in Harper, Texas

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2013 13 Comments

At least we can be comfortable how it will be answered. From Danelle: 5:30 am Harper, Texas Came across this handpainted wall while dodging deer early this morning 20 miles south of Fredericksberg, Texas. Left El Paso at 9pm last night, still have a couple...

Zimmerman Jury Selection — Day Two Wrap-Up

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 11, 2013 16 Comments

CLICK HERE FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE ZIMMERMAN TRIAL FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 (Note: Link goes live when Court goes into session.) Today the Court continued its preliminary voir dire of prospective jurors, moving through 11 candidates before recessing right at 5PM. As was the...

Regardless of how Sup. Ct rules in Fisher, race-based affirmative action’s time has come and gone

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 11, 2013 20 Comments

We will find out by the end of the month, maybe sooner, the Supreme Court ruling in Fisher v. U. Texas and whether the Court further limits the use of race in college admissions. The main problem with affirmative action, particularly when there is competition for...

Zimmerman Case: Experts Call State’s Scream Claims “Absurd” “Ridiculous” and “Imaginary Stuff”

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 09, 2013 58 Comments

A Badly Mismatched Battle of the Experts We covered yesterday’s testimony of the state witnesses at length here, so no point in going over that again. Today we’re going to take a deep dive into the expert witness testimony of two more of the defense...

GOP outrage over IRS targeting of Tea Party — genuine or kabuki theater?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 06, 2013 44 Comments

Following the unfolding scandal of the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of the Tea Party, I keep the following thought in mind: Neither party in Congress can be relied upon to satisfactorily resolve this issue. They created the IRS, fund the IRS, and oversee the IRS. ...

The myth of Andrew Breitbart’s “deceptively edited” Shirley Sherrod tape lives on at Slate.com

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 04, 2013 15 Comments

Saw this over at Instapundit (emphasis mine): ANN ALTHOUSE: George Packer’s Unfair Attack on Andrew Breitbart. Well, Andrew’s been dead over a year. So I guess Packer feels safe now. The “deceptively edited video” claim is false, of course. Althouse links to this post at Slate.com,...

Now for the “Lamentation of the Women”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 02, 2013 25 Comments

I am still chuckling over Glenn Reynolds’ lede into a story about California: WHAT IS GOOD IN LIFE? Dems Enraged Over Perry ‘Raids’ on Out of State Businesses. “Texas Governor Rick Perry has angered some Democrats for his high profile visits to blue states, inviting...

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