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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2009 1 Comment

When we think of the First Amendment to the Constitution, we think of the freedoms of religion, speech and the press. Occasionally, someone will mention the right to peaceably assemble. But for most people, the discussion ends there. Can you name which right guaranteed by...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 21, 2009 24 Comments

Ezra Klein, blogger for the "liberal" American Prospect, got caught by Politico coordinating his stories with other liberal bloggers and journalists. Exposed for being a journalistic fraud, Klein needed an enemy. He found Ann Althouse. Althouse, who has a very popular blog, could be considered...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 01, 2009 0 Comments

The Weekly Standard has reprinted a portion of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America, written in 1835 and 1840. The words are eery in light of what is happening in this country under this new administration:I want to imagine with what new features despotism could...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 01, 2009 23 Comments

What is it with this President? Obama has an obsessive need to find enemies against whom to campaign. When Obama's presidency is over, hopefully in four years (but likely eight years) there will be two sets of psychologists: Those who provide therapy to the American...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 31, 2008 1 Comment

Legal Insurrection Blog started on October 12, 2008, with what is still my favorite post, Obama is Door No. 2.In those first days, readership consisted of me, a few relatives, a couple of neighbors, and some friends of relatives. Then a handful of other followers...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 11, 2008 3 Comments

December 10, 2008 was the "Day Without A Gay" boycott. This foolish boycott was a reaction to California Prop. 8, which enshrined in the California state constitution the traditional definition of marriage. The essence of the boycott, which was modeled on the failed May 1,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2008 0 Comments

See my article, A Place Where Only Liberal Speech is Protected, at American Thinker. Thanks to Openmarket for the feature, as well.Watch the video of the Ithaca Common Council debate over the "Community of Sanctuary" resolution, is here....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 17, 2008 0 Comments

Interesting article at American Thinker makes the point that opponents of conservative talk radio do not need the Fairness Doctrine, which Obama has asserted he does not support. Instead, the likely vehicle for restricting conservative talk radio will be the "localism" doctrine, which Obama openly...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2008 0 Comments

Conservatives face a choice. Yield to "progressive" policies which, once implemented will take a generation to undo, or stand on principles of free enterprise, individual liberty, and capitalism? Giving in is much easier, but in the long run more costly. We can learn a lot...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2008 0 Comments

An excellent article by Quinn Hillier, Saul Alinsky Takes the White House, makes a point similar to what I made in my article, Will Obama's Election Result in One Person, One Vote, One Time? Hillier points out that it will not be easy for conservatives...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 04, 2008 0 Comments

Obama already has declared that people who want to keep their hard earned money are selfish, now keeping your own money is a "simplistic notion"[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJyS1WJNisM]...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2008 0 Comments

Robert Shiller's recent article, Challenging the Crowd in Whispers, Not Shouts, addresses the phenomenon of Groupthink in understanding speculative economic bubbles. Groupthink is a concept developed by Yale psychologist Irving L. Janis to understand why "experts" fail to speak out publicly to warn that the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 26, 2008 0 Comments

Barack Obama has vilified a small minority to whip up popular anger. Obama has turned that anger into political support. While Obama portrays himself as a new style of politician, the mistreatment of a small minority to gain popular support is one of the oldest...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 15, 2008 2 Comments

Many people talk about the use of the "race card." Playing the race card does not mean talking about race or discrimination, which are legitimate political and moral issues. Playing the race card is the use of false accusations of racism to shape the political...

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