Posted by William A. Jacobson
on August 14, 20125 Comments
From reader Desert Viking: Saw this today in the parking lot at Mesa Community College in Mesa, AZ. As I was taking the picture the owner was getting into car. They said that people take pictures and comment on it all the time. While it’s...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on July 25, 201261 Comments
First it was the Mayor of Boston who announced his intention to block business permits for Chick-fil-A not because there is any evidence that it discriminates in employment or services, but because its founder and his son (now the President) support keeping the definition of marriage as one man –...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on July 07, 20124 Comments
We have had many bumper stickers with the “O” logo, but none so simple and direct as just saying “NO”. From reader Tracy: We took this photo tonight in the middle of the crosswalk linking Davidson College to the Davidson Village Green. Davidson is a...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on July 04, 201225 Comments
A reader [see update] sent me the link to the article below which examines the “box checker” phenomenon in college and law school admissions. I think the same analysis applies with regard to professional advancement in fields where there is enormous pressure to diversify, such as...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on July 03, 20125 Comments
It may seem counter-intuitive, but Upstate New York (the NY flyover country) is a key to holding the House, and will form a core of Operation Counterweight. In 2010, Republicans picked up several seats upstate; redistricting has caused the loss of one upstate seat (and...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on June 15, 2012107 Comments
Who asked a question. And the MSM is going wild on Twitter. Here’s the offense: The “offender” was Neil Munro from The Daily Caller. Updates: NBC has now given reporter/heckler more coverage than Fast & Furious gunrunning scandal. — Dan Curry (@dancurry) June 15, 2012...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on June 12, 201242 Comments
Jews are a core Democratic liberal constituency, except for Orthodox Jews. In the greater New York City area, there is a demographic time bomb for Democrats in the form of a surge in Orthodox Jewish children who now constitute over 60% of all Jewish children in...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on June 02, 201241 Comments
There is something pathological in Elizabeth Warren’s refusal to acklowledge that she is not Native American. When confronted with the fact that real Cherokees have traced her maternal lineage back to the great-great-great grandparent level and found no Native American ancestry, Warren ignores the facts...
As Wisconsin’s Governor Scott Walker enjoys a more confident position with the release of new jobs and poll numbers, some on the left are backing away from the import of the outcome of his recall race. Two new polls released Thursday reveal that Governor Walker...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on May 22, 201210 Comments
Signs are popping up all over. From reader Angie: This is not a bumper sticker, but traveling along the coast in southern OREGON, we came upon this rather large sign. The small town seemed to be struggling. Maybe there’s hope. Follow up email from Angie:...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on May 21, 201212 Comments
Any excuse for the link. I’m getting an increasing number of bumper stickers from suprised Californians. From reader Georgette, who writes: Even in California!
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on May 16, 201264 Comments
A reader alerted me to Thoughts from Polly’s Granddaughter, a blog run by Twila Barnes, devoted to documenting Cherokee genealogy and countering fraudulent claims of Cherokee heritage: I am the wife of a career soldier and the mother of four. I am registered with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and, like...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on May 02, 201227 Comments
There is an active effort by Elizabeth Warren’s campaign to distract from the real issue regarding Warren’s claim of Native American status during the mid-80s to mid-90s, when she was moving from one law school to another up the food chain until she reached Harvard...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on May 01, 201227 Comments
The Elizabeth Warren story is not about whether she is 1/32nd Cherokee. Questions persist as to why Warren listed herself as Native American, a fact as to which she had no proof until yesterday, only in a publication almost exclusively used by other law professors and Deans during a...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on April 23, 201218 Comments
There is a war on women, but they will not talk about it in the media, academia, or in politics (h/t HotAir): So: Yes, women all over the world have problems; yes, the United States has yet to elect a female president; and yes, women...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on April 18, 201229 Comments
I’d rather sit in the dark. That’s my sense of today: Secret Service agent scandal gets worse with allegations of cocaine use, and here is a headline which tells us this drama will play out for a while: Escort Recounts Quarrel With Secret Service Agent. Image...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on March 27, 201220 Comments
That’s the Good News. The Bad News – It’s a list of The 12 Worst Colleges For Free Speech In 2012 from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Widener joins such elite institutions of higher learning as Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, Brandeis and Tufts. Here’s the...