Ah, but you don’t realize that Mr. Obama will ensure compliance… ============ By Claudia Rosett March 26, 2015 7:03 p.m. ET American negotiators and their cohorts are trying to close a deal that would let Iran keep its nuclear program, subject to intricate conditions of monitoring and enforcement. Yet how is a deal like that supposed to be verified? The Obama administration can’t even... Read more
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An Unusual Religious Alliance to Aid Refugees
March 28 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, ISIS, Israel, Middle EastHow refreshing. Oh, it can be done! ============= By Georgette Bennett March 26, 2015 7:08 p.m. ET Last month I visited the Syrian refugee camp in Jordan known as Za’atari. With 80,000 occupants, the camp would be the fourth-largest city in Jordan. It occupies a vast desert plain, filled with endless rows of tents that are gradually being replaced with rows of metal-sided... Read more
The Campus Climate Crusade
March 28 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Global Warming, Liberal Press, Politically correct, The LeftWhy is the left not willing to have open dialog, discuss facts, consider alternate opinions? Is it because they have no argument, so all they have left is to demonize individuals? ================ Kimberley A. Strassel March 26, 2015 7:12 p.m. ET Conservative thought on campus these days is rare, though for some it’s still not rare enough. Witness the growing campaign by politicians, unions... Read more
Fossil Fuel Free Is No Country for the Poor
March 28 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, EnvironmentAs I have posted before: Fossil fuels have done more to improve the lot of the poor than ANYTHING ELSE in the past, or ANYTHING proposed by the benevolent elite. ============ By Donald J. Boudreaux March 27, 2015 5:56 p.m. ET Richard Branson,Arianna Huffington and several other business icons recently called on world leaders to commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Such a... Read more
Conservatives, Please Stop Trashing the Liberal Arts
March 28 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Philosophy, The Right, Western CivilizationI couldn’t agree more with Mr. Scalia. And I consider myself way on the conservative end of the scale. We don’t diss math because white collar criminals use it. We don’t speak against sex because some men rape women. Why don’t we think and discuss liberal education the same way? ======= By Christopher J. Scalia March 27, 2015 6:07 p.m. ET Dismissing the... Read more
Indiana Religious Freedom Law Sparks Fury
March 28 | Posted by mrossol | Religious Persecution, US ConstitutionI wish people would cool down and think. Let’s read the law. Let’s try to understand what the law is trying to protect. Sounds like most of the vocal protesters are arguing from the vantage point of a problem that hasn’t happened. Do they REALLY think that ALL BUSINESSS in Indiana will begin discriminating against x and y and z... Read more
