ByJason L. RileyNov. 25, 2014 7:21 p.m. ET By Jason L. Riley Nov. 25, 2014 7:21 p.m. We now know that Michael Brown was much more of a menace than a martyr, but that won’t stop liberals from pushing an anti-police narrative that harms the black poor in the name of helping them. The black teen in Ferguson, Mo., robbed a store, attacked a... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Progressives and the Police
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Politically correct, The Left========= Dec. 21, 2014 7:01 p.m. ‘What do we want? Dead cops!” So chanted marchers at one of the protests organized in the last month against the failure of grand juries to indict white officers in the death of black crime suspects Michael Brown and Eric Garner. On Saturday they got their wish, as a black assailant citing revenge for Brown and... Read more
Wisconsin Targets the Media
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Losing Freedom, The LeftThis is serious stuff. ========== A secret political speech probe looked into radio talk-show hosts. Updated Dec. 21, 2014 9:54 p.m. The Wisconsin assault on political speech has been in a lull, but it reappeared with a bang on Friday with a fresh document release by a state court. The disclosures include evidence that Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board wanted to go after Milwaukee radio... Read more
The High Cost of Unfree Speech on College Campuses
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Education, Politically correct, The LeftSome good stuff. === How many salaried counselors, deans and lawyers does it take to prohibit the distribution of copies of the U.S. Constitution on campus? WSJ Dec. 21, 2014 3:07 p.m. Regarding your editorial “Unfree Speech on Campus” (Dec. 13): Recently, at the University of Michigan, one conservative Muslim student was suspended from the establishment paper, The Michigan Daily, and had his door... Read more
Students unable to “hear” sensitive words?
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, Politically correctThey can drink. Smoke pot. Watch about any kind of movie. But suddenly any words that can conjure up, anything at all offensive in anyone’s mind, should now be “off limits”. I wish I was kidding you. ============== Harvard Law Prof. Jeannie Suk writing at newyorker.com, Dec. 15: Students seem more anxious about classroom discussion, and about approaching the law of sexual violence... Read more
Madam Xu’s Party Line
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, China, Politically correct, The LeftBeijing confirms that Confucius Institutes subvert Western academic freedom. Chinese Vice Minister Xu Lin. Updated Dec. 25, 2014 5:03 p.m. ET 18 COMMENTS Critics have argued that China’s Confucius Institutes pose a threat to academic freedom in the United States, Canada, Europe and beyond. Now the Beijing official in charge has confirmed it. If you’re new to this issue, the Chinese government has set up... Read more
