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How Pizza Became a Growth Stock

March 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Business, Economics

Lots of companies like this one. Or maybe, lots of companies have the opportunity like this one. ============= By Stephen Moore March 13, 2015 6:39 p.m. ET Here’s a question that has been puzzling Patrick Doyle, the CEO of Domino’s, for months, as he puts it: “How do we list the calorie content of our pizzas on a menu when we have 34 million... Read more

St. Patrick, St. Joseph and Irish-Italian Harmony

March 13 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, Religion

I am Presbyterian. But we protestants and Catholics have many,many more common enemies than we have differences. We need to [quickly] learn how to focus on our commonalities if we are to survive long term. ========== Right after Valentine’s Day, the front window of my Brooklyn home sprouts a field of cardboard shamrocks each year. A statue of St. Patrick appears on... Read more

The Perilous Thawing Permafrost!

March 13 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Environment

Can’t say I agree with the author, 100%, shoot, probably not 70%, but I like the point he makes about Disney. Some organizations don’t really get into “the facts”. ====== From remarks by Robert J. Papp Jr., U.S. special representative for the Arctic and retired Coast Guard admiral, at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., March 12: A very bright young lady... Read more

Bankruptcy Options for Student-Loans??

March 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Education, Obama, Socialism, The Left, US Debt

Another MAJOR ‘wealth transfer’ from taxpayers, to non-payers. An absolute crock… ======= By Josh Mitchell And Katy Stech March 10, 2015 12:17 p.m. ET WASHINGTON—The White House said Tuesday it is weighing whether to make it easier for Americans to discharge student loans through bankruptcy, a major change that would effectively open the door for student debt being treated on par with credit-card debt... Read more

Fighting to Keep Catholic Schools Catholic

March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, Politically correct, Religious Persecution, Western Civilization

Worth the read. And worth taking a stand for private institutions. ========== By Ryan T. Anderson And Leslie Ford March 5, 2015 7:09 p.m. ET San Franciscans are currently debating a simple question: Should the government respect the right of Catholic schools to be authentically Catholic? San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone thinks so. But eight California senators and assemblymen sent the archbishop a letter last... Read more

Book Review: ‘A Conflict of Principles’ by Carl Cohen

March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, Obama, Social Engineering, US Constitution

A phlosophy professor’s belief in colorblind law led him to oppose the university’s use of affirmative action in admissions decisions. Why bother with facts? ============ By Terry Eastland March 5, 2015 7:10 p.m. ET In his famous dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court decision that upheld racial segregation, Justice John Marshall Harlan declared: “Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates... Read more

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