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U Texas at Dallas terminates membership in American Studies Association
Most universities which were listed as Institutional Members of the American Studies Association have left it up to particular departments which took out the membership to decide whether to continue....
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Believing in make-believe peace
The New York Times and Washington Post have both recently weighed in with editorials about John Kerry’s peace process. First the New York Times ran The Ticking Mideast Clock. Signs of failure are...
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VA Dem candidate: Fighting rapists in court just like fighting Tea Party in...
The War on Women is the never-ending Democratic Party strategy. But this one is over-the-top even for that War. Via Newsbusters: In an outrageous ad aired on the local Washington D.C. NBC affiliate...
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Anti-Israel George Mason group plays race card on Pres for opposing boycott
George Mason University apparently has an active anti-Israel group. It has proclaimed the achievement of boycotting Israeli hummus, and staged a walkout on a commencement speaker with close ties to...
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Cost of Political Posturing in Iraq
At the end of October the New York Times hailed President Obama’s foreign policy as “pragmatic,” while largely ignoring the consequences. The two month old article was written by the White House...
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How long before Clinton machine turns Robert Gates into “trailer trash”?
Expect former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to quickly be turned from hero of the Democratic Party for being a Republican willing to work for Barack Obama, into just more trailer trash because of...
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Middlebury American Studies Program: Israel boycott violates ASA’s...
The President of Middlebury College issued one of the most stinging rebukes to the American Studies Association anti-Israel academic boycott: “the vote is a sad reflection of an extreme and hateful...
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Next Florida self-defense trial: Loud music, teens in a car and a shooting
Few among us will soon forget the “eccentric” jurisprudence demonstrated by Judge Debra Nelson during the George Zimmerman trial. I am pleased to discover that, to the good fortune of legal bloggers...
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Democrat incumbent Mike McIntyre announces retirement in vulnerable...
[Image: Republican David Rouzer] Long time readers of Legal Insurrection may recall our support in 2012 of conservative candidate for North Carolina’s 7th Congressional District, David Rouzer. Rouzer,...
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Chris Christie: Don’t blame Bridgegate on me
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie issued a statement late Wednesday in response to the reports that a top staffer from his office and others were involved in controversial NJ lane closures at the...
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IRS proposes “Tea Party” rules
Call it the political equivalent of the “Polar Vortex”. As we enter Day 244 of the Internal Revenue Service scandal of suppressing conservative groups by the unfair application of tax-exempt status...
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Chris Christie press conference on #bridgegate controversy
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will hold a press conference this morning at 11:00am, where he is expected to comment on the Bridgegate controversy. You can watch the press conference opening...
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Academic boycotters blame “Israel Lobby” money for negative reaction
Several of most prominent promoters of the American Studies Association academic boycott of Israel attended a bizarre “redwashing” panel discussion in Beirut, at which they tried to delegitimize the...
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Branco Cartoon – The Fireman Cometh
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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Israel Law Center sends cease and desist letter to American Studies Assn
Shurat HaDin, The Israel Law Center (ILC), founded by Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, has had great success in suing on behalf of terror victims, and otherwise confronting anti-Semitism through the legal...
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Rachel Maddow’s come undone with Koch Derangement Syndrome
We have addressed Koch Derangement Syndrome before. One of the most obsessive purveyors was Think Progress. Koch Derangement Syndrome Jumped The Shark Rather Quickly Think Progress’s War Against The...
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To Revoke, or Not To Revoke: Marissa Alexander Bail Hearing Tomorrow
Marissa Alexander will learn on Friday if her current bail and home detention will be allowed to continue, or if it will be revoked, sending her back to jail until her re-trial. Alexander is currently...
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NJ bill mandates instruction for middle schoolers on responsible social media...
The New Jersey state Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would require schools to include instruction for students on how to use social media responsibly. From the Star-Ledger: Middle school students...
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Liberal self-identification surges! (up 1 pt since 2008)
Media Meme to follow: These are great times to be a liberal in the U.S. of A. Elizabeth Warren has ignited a progressive surge! The Hill: Liberal identification spikes. Gallup: Liberal...
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To defend Chris Christie
When it comes to Chris Christie and Bridgegate, there is, as National Journal points out, a lot of “he’s getting what he deserves” attitude among Republicans. I get that. Christie likes to stick his...
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