Archive for 2016

HOUSTON GRAND JURY INVESTIGATES PLANNED PARENTHOOD, INDICTS … ACTIVISTS:Perhaps that might be in part because one of the Harris County prosecutors serves as a board member for the Planned Parenthood clinic at the heart of this matter…Texas Governor Greg Abbott pledged that the state’s investigation into Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast will continue regardless of the grand jury’s actions. Perhaps Abbott might want to take a look at the conflict of interest in this indictment as well.”

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE, LEGAL EDUCATION EDITION: The Law School Crisis Is Spreading: The Best Law Schools Are Attracting Fewer Students. “Since 2011, Michigan Law, considered one of the country’s top law schools, has cut its first-year class by 26 percent. The number of applicants to the school fell 20 percent over that period, according to data from the American Bar Association. Michigan Law is not the only elite law school to experience such a stark contraction. As applications plunge, especially from the very best students, a growing number of highly regarded law schools are slashing class sizes. The crisis in legal education, once confined to the lower tier (schools ranked below 50 by U.S. News and World Report), has hit the upper echelon.”

All is proceeding as I have foretold.

GOOD LUCK GETTING THIS ACROSS: We can’t even stop Californians from voting for the same things that made California a place to flee. Welcome to the West! A FAQ For Immigrants.

A REVERSAL OF STALIN DENUNCIATIONS: Putin denounces Soviet founder Lenin.  Well, at least we know where we are.  Considering what he says Stalin was right on, it’s not reassuring. BUT it should at least be entertaining to watch US Academics continue to try to canonize Lenin after Putin admits he was a brutal dictator.  Hey, this end of the world stuff is turning out pretty entertaining.