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September 13, 2010

"A Blind Eye to Campus Anti-Semitism?"

Don’t answer that. It’s a rhetorical question. But it’s the why that is so interesting: The lack of a coherent legal conception of Jewish identity has rendered the Office for Civil Rights (henceforth, OCR) unable to cope with a resurgence of anti–Semitic incidents on American college campuses, of which the Irvine situation is enragingly emblematic. The problem stems from the fact that federal agents have jurisdiction under Title VI of

"Pelosi has pocketed nearly twice as much lobbyist cash as Boehner"

Just so’s you know: from 1999 until today, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, Boehner has raised $299,490 from lobbyists. For comparison, Harry Reid, Blanche Lincoln, and Chuck Schumer have each raised more money from lobbyists in this cycle alone. This election cycle, Boehner is not even in the top 20 recipients of lobbyist cash. He’s raised less than $40,000 from lobbyists this cycle — compared to Nancy Pelosi’s

Creeping creeping creeping

Ever closer: Data support the proposition that Americans like generous government programs and don’t want to lose them. So while 70% of Americans told pollsters at the Pew Research Center in 2009 they agreed that “people are better off in a free market economy, even though there may be severe ups and downs from time to time,” large majorities favor keeping our social insurance programs intact. This leads conventional thinkers

"Barack Obama and Sarah Palin: Whose endorsement carries the most clout with U.S. voters these days?"

Answer: would you please repeat the question?