6/6/20. I do applaud an institution willing to take a public stand. I agree with their stand. mrossol America is Not Racist A Statement from the Claremont Institute The pretext for this entire nationwide riot is that America is a racist country. That is not true. America is not a racist country. America is a country that has strived,... Read more
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the Claremont institute takes a stand
June 6 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, American Thought, Losing Freedom, The LeftThe Class Struggle
May 15 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, American Thought, Coronavirus, Losing Freedom, Noonan, Ruling Class, Western CivilizationI think Ms. Noonan has been “off” on her thinking as of late, but here she is right on the money. None of the experts are paying anywhere close to the price or feeling close to the amount of pain being felt by the average person. mrossol WSJ. 5/15/2020 by Peggy Noonan I think there’s a growing sense that we... Read more
Sweeping Restrictions need Accountability
May 13 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, Coronavirus, Jenkins, Losing Freedom, US Constitution“Our country and our Constitution are finished, however, if the most sweeping, authoritarian and undemocratic restrictions on individual liberty ever contemplated are not subjected to legal challenge and accountability.” ==== WSJ – 5/13/20 by. Holman W Jenkins, Jr. A CEO has obligations to share-h olders, among them not to let anybody take anything of value from the company that the taker has no... Read more
Caesar, God and the Lockdowns
May 12 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, Coronavirus, Losing Freedom, Religious Persecution, US ConstitutionI don’t understand all the motives, but there are elements in the USA that are inclined to restrict religious activity more strictly that non-religious activity. This is unconstitutional and the people should push back. mrossol ==== WSJ. – 5/12/20 As governors consider how to ease their lockdowns, they might take a moment to read a pair of unanimous opinions this month from the... Read more
The Farmer’s Guide to Distancing and Personal Freedom
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, Big Govt, Coronavirus, Losing Freedom5/9/20 WSJ When truckers come to our farm for pinto beans, we don’t shake hands or bump elbows. Instead, we practice social distancing: Drivers pull up and roll down their windows. From seven or eight feet away, we tell them where to go and how to get their load. They’ll stay in or near their cab the whole time. Nobody told us... Read more
Every life important?
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, Abortion5/9/20 WSJ By Rick Santorum Battle lines are being drawn over when and how to reopen the economy. These are hard decisions—the kind politicians prefer to avoid—because they’re both uncertain and consequential. Yet you can tell people’s true character in a crisis—what is most important, what they’re willing to fight for. Generally the left is on the side of continuing the shutdowns,... Read more
