As I have said earlier, this is a religion. ========= By Allysia Finley April 26, 2015 5:58 p.m. ET In California, it takes about 1.1 gallons of water to grow an almond; 1.28 gallons to flush a toilet; and 34 gallons to produce an ounce of marijuana. But how many gallons are needed to save a three-inch delta smelt, the cause célèbre... Read more
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A Double-Standard Windfall for the Clintons
April 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Party Politics, The LeftIf Hillary was Republican, there would be blood in the streets…. =========== By Shannen W. Coffin And Michael J. Edney Consider these facts: The chairman of a Canadian company named Uranium One reportedly donated $2.35 million to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. At the same time the company was seeking U.S. government approval to sell a 51% controlling... Read more
Rethinking the U.S. Surrender on Nuclear Power
April 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Environment, The LeftIts religion. ============ By Eric McFarland April 27, 2015 7:11 p.m. ET The ghosts of Lenin and Mao might well be smirking. Communist and authoritarian nations are moving to take global leadership in, and profit from, the commercial use of nuclear power, a technology made possible by the market-driven economies of the West. New research and development could enable abundant, affordable, low-carbon energy as... Read more
‘Headscarves and Hymens’
April 29 | Posted by mrossol | Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Losing Freedom, Middle EastWhere is the Left on behalf of women? ================= By Bari Weiss April 27, 2015 7:22 p.m. ET If you are cursed to be born a girl in Egypt, there is a 90% chance you will have your genitals cut in the name of purity. In Yemen, there is a 55% chance you will never learn to read and a 79% chance you... Read more
Shutting Bad Schools, Helping Students
April 29 | Posted by mrossol | Education, Party Politics, The LeftSure, not politically correct, but perhaps correct, nonetheless. ======== By Michael J. Petrilli And Aaron Churchill April 27, 2015 7:21 p.m. ET As difficult and disliked as school closures can be, a new study being released Tuesday by the Fordham Institute indicates that the students usually benefit. When we looked at the impact of closures on their achievement, we found that, on average,... Read more
When America Loses a War – WSJ
April 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, Obama, The LeftWere you alive? I couldn’t express my feelings at the time, but these were days when I was in turmoil inside. I hope I do not live to see it repeated. ============== By William McGurn April 27, 2015 7:21 p.m. ET 108 COMMENTS Even from a remove of 40 years, those last, tragic images from outside the U.S. embassy in Saigon remain a... Read more
