No one should be surprised… ======= WSJ By Crispin Sartwell We are witnessing the second great era of speech repression in academia, the first coming during the “culture wars” of the late 1980s and early ’90s. One force behind the new wave is a theory of truth, or a picture of reality, developed the first time around. This theory, which we might call “linguistic... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Supreme Court Hearings
March 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, The Left, US CourtsSo why are Democrats so up in arms against the current nominee? ==== WSJ 3/25/2017 From the 1986 Senate confirmation hearing of Judge Antonin Scalia, nominated to the Supreme Court: Sen. Ted Kennedy (D., Mass.): Judge Scalia, if you were confirmed, do you expect to overrule the Roe v. Wade? Scalia: Excuse me? Kennedy: Roe v. Wade Do you expect to overrule the Supreme Court decision... Read more
The GOP’s ObamaCare Choke
March 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Henninger, Republican(s), StupidityI have no idea what Republican senators are smoking, but they are f***ing out of their mind. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER, PEOPLE!! ======= WSJ 3/16/2017 Less than three months into full control of government and the chance to reshape the American system for a generation, Republicans are doing something no one thought possible: They are reinventing the circular firing squad. Even... Read more
Middlebury’s Principles Require Discipline – Letters
March 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, Politically correct, The LeftThese comments in Letters to the Editor, are very, very good. ========== WSJ Letters to the Editor, 3/14/2017 Jay Parini and Keegan Callanan, professors at Middlebury College, have set out principles for their institution following the campus mob action that prevented Charles Murray “from communicating with his audience.” (“Middlebury’s Statement of Principle,” op-ed, March 7). Setting out principles is the easy part. The challenge... Read more
McCarthyism At Middlebury
March 12 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Henninger, Losing Freedom, Politically correctI hope that Mr Henninger is correct, but I am not betting a lot of money on it. ===== Daniel Henniger, WSJ 3/11/2017 The violence committed against Charles Murray and others at Middlebury College is a significant event in the annals of free speech. Since the day the Founding Fathers planted the three words, “freedom of speech,” in the First Amendment to the... Read more
Middlebury’s Statement Of Principle
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, The LeftWhere is the left leaning press when they could really provide some support to the concept of a truly liberal society?? They REALLY should be ashamed that they do not cover this adequately. WSJ 3/7/2017 By Jay Parini And Keegan Callanan Middlebury, Vt. On Thursday roughly 100 of our 2,500 students prevented a controversial visiting speaker, Charles Murray, from communicating... Read more
