“…Racism is as endemic to the human condition, just like stupidity is.” ====== Shelby Steele, 1/12/2018 WSJ The recent protests by black players in the National Football League were rather sad for their fruitlessness. They may point to the end of an era for black America, and for the country generally—an era in which protest has been the primary means of black advancement... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Not a Victim Anymore?
January 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Party Politics, Politically correct, RacismMake Iran Great Again!
January 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Iran, Middle East, Obama, TrumpOnly one post for tonight. This one should be enough… ========= WSJ 1/4/2018 Iran erupted last Thursday. By Friday, the protests against the government, which began in Mashhad near the Afghan border, had spread to dozens of cities. So when we traveled on Saturday to a movie theater on Manhattan’s Lower East Side to see “Darkest Hour,” Gary Oldman’s portrayal of Winston Churchill,... Read more
Help Iranians!!
January 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Iran, Politically correct, TrumpDon’t be like Obama… ======= WSJ 1/2/2018 Iran has a peculiar habit of surprising Americans. It has done so again with the protests engulfing its major cities. The demonstrations began over economic grievances and quickly transformed into a rejection of theocracy. The slogans must have unsettled the mullahs: “Death to Khamenei!” “Death to Rouhani!” “We will die to get our Iran back!” Imperialism has... Read more
Jane Austen and Sexual Harassment
January 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Western CivilizationAs a late Jane Austen fan… this is very good. ======= WSJ 1/2/2018 If you’re struggling to make sense of the sexual-harassment issues swirling around us, you could do worse than read Jane Austen. I was struck by this recently while teaching what she called her “rather too light and bright and sparkling” novel, “Pride and Prejudice.” Consider the portion of the novel... Read more
Tales from the NEA Crypt
January 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, NEAWhere is the NEA?? The silence is condemning.. ====== WSJ 1/2/2018 Detroit’s public schools are among the nation’s worst, which may explain how far they’ll go to deny students a better choice. Witness how the school district is preventing a charter from expanding into an abandoned elementary school. Detroit Prep is a public charter school with 80 students from kindergarten to second... Read more
Blue State Taxes?
January 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Tax Issues, Trump, UnionsLike it or not, this may be one of the best results of the tax re-write… for everyone! ========= WSJ 1/2/2018 The great American migration out of high-tax states like New York and Illinois may be about to accelerate. The tax reform enacted last month caps the deduction for state and local taxes, known as SALT, at $10,000. This means millions of... Read more
