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Miles of New Sidewalks, and Empty Stores

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 06, 2010 6 Comments

Warren, Rhode Island, has new sidewalks from the center of town down Rte 103 to the Massachusetts border, almost two miles away. Thanks to the Stimulus Plan. I have driven that road hundreds of times, and also have cycled the route many times. I never noticed...

Dem. Legislator Files Arizona-Like Immigration Bill in Rhode Island

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2010 3 Comments

A Democratic state legislator in Rhode Island has filed a bill similar to the immigration law recently enacted in Arizona. As reported by The Providence Journal: State Rep. Peter Palumbo, D-District 16, Cranston, has filed a bill that largely copies a controversial Arizona law considered...

A Window Into His Divisive Soul

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 28, 2010 13 Comments

State of the Union speeches regularly infuriate the opposing party, and to that extent Barack Obama met and exceeded expectations last night. One aspect of the speech deservedly is receiving most attention: The crude attempt to intimidate the Supreme Court in front of the Congress...

Inevitable “Two Black Role Models Fall From Grace” Post

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 16, 2009 18 Comments

Not by me. By an über liberal feminist blogger at HuffPo, Two Black Role Models Done In By Hubris: In the past few weeks, the two most famous and arguably most successful black men in America have taken a huge fall. It has become clear...

Caroline Glick Not Interested in Israel’s Survival?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2009 4 Comments

There are many stupid things said on the internet. Add to the list of top-ten contenders the claim that author Caroline Glick is not concerned with the survival of Israel. This claim is made in a post at the Lawyers, Guns & Money blog, a...

Is Harold Koh Being Borked?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 02, 2009 6 Comments

Controversy is swirling around the appointment of Yale Law School Professor and Dean Harold Koh to the position of State Department Legal Advisor, essentially the top lawyer at State. Koh is being portrayed as willing to apply Sharia law in some circumstances, as is happening...

Still Waiting For Law Professors To Boycott The Inauguration

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 18, 2008 2 Comments

As previously reported, the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) came under intense pressure to move its annual convention, scheduled to start January 6, 2009, away from the San Diego Grand Hyatt because the hotel is owned by a contributor to the pro-Proposition 8 campaign...