A phlosophy professor’s belief in colorblind law led him to oppose the university’s use of affirmative action in admissions decisions. Why bother with facts? ============ By Terry Eastland March 5, 2015 7:10 p.m. ET In his famous dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court decision that upheld racial segregation, Justice John Marshall Harlan declared: “Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Closure in Ferguson
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Racism, The LeftWell, well, well. ======== March 5, 2015 6:47 p.m. ET So maybe Ferguson was the wrong vignette after all, at least if the political goal was to indict modern America as irredeemably bigoted. After the protests about race and policing, and public disorder including riots in the St. Louis suburb, the Justice Department has now discredited the proximate cause. On Wednesday Justice’s civil-rights shop... Read more
The Right-to-Work Advantage
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Labor, Party Politics, UnionsMore discussion would be welcome! ============= By Luke Hilgemann And David Fladeboe March 4, 2015 6:51 p.m. ET Wisconsin will likely become the nation’s 25th right-to-work state within the next week. No longer will the Badger State’s private-sector employees be compelled to join a labor union and pay dues as a condition of employment. Debates over this contentious public policy are usually cast as fights... Read more
Book Review: ‘American Made’
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Party PoliticsNucor, one of the world’s most profitable steel companies, hasn’t laid off an employee in 42 years in the business. What’s its secret? ======== CHARLES R. MORRIS March 3, 2015 7:02 p.m. ET Nucor is one of the world’s most profitable steel companies and the only North American steel company to have an investment-grade bond rating. Dan DiMicco was its chief executive from 2000... Read more
In What Way Is Iran a Reliable Negotiating Partner?
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Iran, ObamaAnyone thinking straight as know this for years (30?) =============== By Chris Stewart March 2, 2015 7:02 p.m. ET I was one of the Air Force’s B-1 pilot representatives for the verification of the START treaties with the former Soviet Union during my 14 years in the military. In those years I learned much about implementing a credible national-security policy. Two lessons in particular... Read more
