Leon Kass: What Silent Cal Said About the Fourth of July – WSJ.com. Well said. ======== By LEON KASS Parades. Backyard barbecues. Fireworks. This is how many of us will celebrate the Fourth of July. In earlier times, the day was also marked with specially prepared orations celebrating our founding principles, a practice that has disappeared without notice. It is a tribute... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
What Silent Cal Said About the Fourth of July
July 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Philosophy, Politically correct, Religion, US ConstitutionDavid Feith: America’s Forgotten Prisoners in the War on Terror – WSJ.com
July 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, MilitaryDavid Feith: America’s Forgotten Prisoners in the War on Terror – WSJ.com. Ahmed Altaie and Bowe Bergdahl are rare U.S. soldiers captured by the enemy in Iraq and Afghanistan. == Let us not forget these captives. They hope that we will not.
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Drop a Bomb or Two On the Pirates’ Den
June 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Middle EastDrop a Bomb or Two On the Pirates’ Den — Letters to the Editor – WSJ.com. In regard to Avi Jorisch’s excellent June 16 op-ed “Today’s Pirates Have Their Own Stock Exchange“: Of course it is infuriating to read how blatant the pirates’ criminality is. But Mr. Jorisch also makes us realize what an irrational contradiction the policy... Read more
The Food-Stamp Crime Wave
June 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Obama, Party PoliticsJames Bovard: The Food-Stamp Crime Wave – WSJ.com. … The Obama administration is far more enthusiastic about boosting food-stamp enrollment than about preventing fraud. Thanks in part to vigorous federally funded campaigns by nonprofit groups, the government’s AmericaCorps service program, and other organizations urging people to accept government handouts, the number of food-stamp recipients has soared to... Read more
