Very interesting, indeed. ===== WSJ 11/24/2018 By Jason Willick Since election night 2016, liberal pundits have debated whether Donald Trump won because of “economic anxiety” or “cultural resentment.” According to Oren Cass, “these aren’t different things.” The real issue, the Manhattan Institute scholar says, is work. Whether and how people are employed—what their role is in society’s productive system—“is both an economic... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
American Exceptional??
November 27 | Posted by mrossol | American ThoughtI would say that America is an ‘exceptional’ nation. === WSJ 11/24/2018 By Allen C. Guelzo Americans like to believe we are an exceptional people. We speak of ourselves as a city upon a hill, a nation lifting our light beside the golden door, a people who more than self their country loved and mercy more than life. Exceptionalism was a... Read more
Antitrust vs Apple
November 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Tax IssuesI am not sure I fully agree, but this article is worth consideration. ====== WSJ 11/24/2018 Technology advances at warp speed these days, but the antitrust bar keeps attempting a switch in time. On Monday the Supreme Court will consider in Apple v. Pepper whether to overturn decades of precedent that supports the digital economy. A decade ago Apple revolutionized software development and... Read more
Conservative Values Still Matter
November 27 | Posted by mrossol | American ThoughtOf course they do. They reflect reality better than other perspectives. ===== 11/26/2018 WSJ By Bobby Jindal The paladins of political correctness continue to enforce prohibitions on taboo ideas on campus, in the workplace and in the national conversation. Thankfully, many brave and vocal conservatives remain willing to question conventional wisdom. For the remainder, a little hypocrisy can work wonders as they seek... Read more
UAW vs Workers
November 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, LaborI’m all for the working class, but this? ========= WSJ 11/3/2018 A Justice Department probe of backscratching by United Auto Workers’ leaders and Detroit auto executives is turning up embarrassing truths and has resulted in seven convictions for corruption and conspiracy. The revelations underscore the importance of GOP labor reforms in Michigan that Democrats and unions want to reverse. The FBI’s three-year investigation has... Read more
Trump has no Ideas??
November 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaCare, Stupidity, The RightOh how I wish Republicans would learn how to sell what they have accomplished? They are absolute _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s. ======== WSJ 11/5/2018 Americans say health care is a leading concern in Tuesday’s election, and voters say they trust Democrats over Republicans by double-digit margins. Yet the Trump Administration has put together an impressive... Read more
