More discussion would be welcome! ============= By Luke Hilgemann And David Fladeboe March 4, 2015 6:51 p.m. ET Wisconsin will likely become the nation’s 25th right-to-work state within the next week. No longer will the Badger State’s private-sector employees be compelled to join a labor union and pay dues as a condition of employment. Debates over this contentious public policy are usually cast as fights... Read more
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The Right-to-Work Advantage
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Labor, Party Politics, UnionsBook Review: ‘American Made’
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Party PoliticsNucor, one of the world’s most profitable steel companies, hasn’t laid off an employee in 42 years in the business. What’s its secret? ======== CHARLES R. MORRIS March 3, 2015 7:02 p.m. ET Nucor is one of the world’s most profitable steel companies and the only North American steel company to have an investment-grade bond rating. Dan DiMicco was its chief executive from 2000... Read more
In What Way Is Iran a Reliable Negotiating Partner?
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Iran, ObamaAnyone thinking straight as know this for years (30?) =============== By Chris Stewart March 2, 2015 7:02 p.m. ET I was one of the Air Force’s B-1 pilot representatives for the verification of the START treaties with the former Soviet Union during my 14 years in the military. In those years I learned much about implementing a credible national-security policy. Two lessons in particular... Read more
Fans of CrossFit Training Brag About Extra Bulk
February 17 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Health, Personal Development, SportsMy son is into Cross Fit – and good at it too. I would say that this article is intended to take a look at Cross Fit from a bit of a humorous perspective. ============= By Rob Copeland Feb. 16, 2015 8:52 p.m. Claire Koch is proud of her hard-earned physique. So she wasn’t bothered when her jeans went up a size or when... Read more
The Container That Built America
February 14 | Posted by mrossol | American ThoughtInteresting indeed. ======== Book Review: ‘Wood, Whiskey and Wine’ by Henry H. Work – WSJ Barrels would be outmoded but for one fact: Spirits stored in them show marked improvement over time. Photo: © Blaine Harrington III/Corbis By Wayne Curtis In October 1901, a 63-year-old woman named Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to survive a plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Her vessel... Read more
