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How can these U.S. universities justify membership in American Studies...
As detailed in numerous posts over the past weeks, the American Studies Association has passed an academic boycott of Israeli universities. Although the resolution does not make this distinction, ASA...
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Prankster crashes people’s cell phone conversations at airport
We’ve all likely encountered people who talk on their cell phones in public, or (gasp) done it ourselves at some point. Admittedly, sometimes it’s almost unavoidable at a place like an airport where...
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Penn State Harrisburg to drop American Studies Assoc membership after Israel...
Earlier today we published the list of universities which maintain Institutional Memberships in the American Studies Association. Those memberships lend prestige and legitimacy to the ASA, and likely...
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Reader crowdsourcing project to fight American Studies Assoc anti-Israel boycott
I have received a surprisingly large number of emails of support from people outraged at the anti-Israel academic boycott passed by the American Studies Association. Almost all of those emails come...
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Obama portrayed as victim
Take a look at the wording of this WaPo headline: “Obama Suffers Most From Year of Turmoil, Poll Finds.” Accompanying it is this photo: The article goes on to describe the precipitous decline in...
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My email to President of UT-Austin regarding academic boycott of Israel
I just sent my first e-mail to a University President regarding the academic boycott of Israel by the American Studies Association, and the similar boycott just announced by the small and relatively...
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Woman falls off pier while browsing Facebook on cell phone
A tourist in Australia was rescued after falling off a pier and into the Port Phillip Bay while she was browsing Facebook on her cell phone. From BBC: A Taiwanese tourist had to be rescued after...
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White House to release task force report on NSA surveillance (UPDATED: report...
The White House is expected to release a task force report of recommended changes to National Security Agency surveillance policies this afternoon, earlier than initially planned. From CNN: An...
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Brandeis Univ. drops American Studies Association membership over Israel boycott
Brandeis University becomes the second confirmed university to drop its Institutional Membership in the American Studies Association over the anti-Israel academic boycott. Earlier we reported that Penn...
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Which is scarier video: “Like Your Senator” or “Sacrilize Sperm”?
2014 may come down to which side makes the scarier videos. Chris Cillizza at The Washington Post says This is the ad every Democrat should be scared of in 2014. Aleister says This Is The Ad Every...
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It’s not the Occupation, Stupid
Eugene Kontorovich wrote an important essay for Commentary, Israel, Palestine, and Democracy. Here are three critical paragraphs from the middle of the essay: The Palestinians have developed an...
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A Tea Party Catholic View on Pope Francis Economics
The last time I wrote about the Catholic Church, the church had selected its new pope. And, as anticipated, the first pope from Latin America is shaking things up at the Vatican and around the world....
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My email to President of Princeton regarding academic boycott of Israel
Readers have been very good at posting contact information in the comment section at the Reader crowdsourcing project to fight American Studies Assoc anti-Israel boycott You also need to start sending...
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Duck Dynasty guy, slippery slopes, and counting sins (Update – Family issues...
I’ve never watched Duck Dynasty. I don’t know what it is other than from a cursory review of headlines. But the Duck Dynasty guy (whatever his name is) is suspended from his hit TV show because of...
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Distrust of Big Government growing
The Obama administration and Obamacare has increased distructs of Big Government so much even a majority of Democrats view government as the greatest threat, via Gallup, Record High in U.S. Say Big...
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Branco Cartoon – The Pajama Game
Note: You may reprint this cartoon provided you link back to this source. To see more Legal Insurrection Branco cartoons, click here. Branco’s page is Cartoonist A.F.Branco 5.00 / 5 5 1 / 5 2 / 5 3 /...
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Social media’s role in Hurricane Sandy recovery
A college student’s documentary as part of a senior project highlights the impact of social media after Hurricane Sandy, and I think illustrates the role that such communications played in bringing...
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It’s Not the Occupation, Part II
In addition to what I wrote about Eugene Kontorovich’s excellent essay Israel, Palestine, and Democracy there are some parallel observations worth making. Among other points, Kontorovich wrote: This is...
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Catastrophic insurance for the Obamacare catastrophe
The Obama administration had a bright suggestion for their insurance companies (they do seem to belong to the governement, don’t they?): The Obama administration said Thursday it would allow millions...
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Lee Rigby killers convicted of murder
We reported on some of the gruesome details and testimony at the trial of the killers of British soldier Lee Rigby on a street in London by machete and knife wielding Islamic radicals, Killer of...
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