By Karl Rove WSJ – Dec. 23, 2015 6:41 p.m. Before leaving for his annual Hawaiian Christmas vacation, President Obama found an odd way to wish Americans “Mele Kalikimaka!” In an interview with National Public Radio, he discussed Islamic State, also known as ISIS. While admitting that “they can hurt our people and our families,” the president once again played down... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
December 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, Obama, Terrorism, The Left
Why don’t we let intelligence agents do their job before terror attacks, not in the bloody aftermath. ==== By L. Gordon Crovitz Dec. 20, 2015 The massacre in San Bernardino, Calif., came a few days after a law went into effect banning access by intelligence agencies to key digital communications. It is time for the U.S. to get ahead of terrorism by... Read more
Death of God Exaggerated
December 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Religious Persecution, The Left, Western CivilizationThe American Dream was never intended to keep religious activity out of the marketplace. ======= By Kate Bachelder Dec. 18, 2015 6:32 p.m. ET If religion in America is dying, then someone will have to explain Eric Metaxas. The happy warrior for a muscular Christianity displays nothing but confidence about the durability of belief in modern America. In fact, he seems to hope... Read more
One Year After Cuba Normalization?
December 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, ObamaWell, I don’t hear the NYT crowing about this ‘victory’!?? ===== Mary Anastasia O’Grady Dec. 20, 2015 4:13 p.m. ET This month marks the first anniversary of President Obama’s unilateral rapprochement with Cuba. Upon making the Dec. 17 announcement, the Obama administration immediately moved to ease restrictions on American travel to the island and, by extension, boost revenues for the owners of its... Read more
Origins and Strategy of the Islamic State
December 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ISIS, Radical IslamI pass this along from Mauldin Economics John Mauldin does some pretty good stuff. = = = = = By George Friedman Al-Qaida struck the United States on September 11, 2001 in order to pave the way for the caliphate, a multinational Islamic state governed by a caliph. From Osama Bin Laden’s point of view, the Christian world—as he thought of Euro-American civilization—had... Read more
America the Indispensable
December 13 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Politically correct, The Left, Western CivilizationI would be much obliged to hear dissent from the views shared here by Robert Murdock. =========== WSJ – 12-2-2015 Before I thank Henry Kissinger, and before delivering my modest message, I feel obliged to alert college students, progressive academics and all other deeply sensitive souls that these words may contain phrases and ideas that challenge your prejudices. In other words, I formally... Read more
