Bergdahl one week. Then Ukraine. Now Iraq. What could be next? What do you see when you step back for a wider perspective? ========= Bret Stephens- Updated June 16, 2014 7:41 p.m. ET Was it only 10 months ago that President Obama capitulated on Syria? And eight months ago that we learned he had no idea the U.S. eavesdropped on Angela Merkel ? And seven... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Cantor Bows Out With Grace
June 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Noonan, Party PoliticsGive him credit for his class. ========= Peggy Noonan – June 12, 2014 6:03 p.m. ET Eric Cantor took his defeat with style and dignity. He conceded without bitterness, acknowledged disappointment, blamed no one but himself—”I fell short”—called his leadership position the honor of his life and briskly announced the date he’d step down. He played it straight about who should succeed him... Read more
Father’s Day Advice for Freeloaders
June 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, InterestingSome good advice. ========= June 13, 2014 6:56 p.m. ET Living in my parents’ second bedroom as a 24-year-old two years out of college, I know first-hand the challenges and opportunities of celebrating Father’s Day with dad in the next room. Since nearly 40% of 18- to 31-year-olds live with their folks, I know I’m not alone. Here’s how to get it right... Read more
Escaping the Student-Debt Trap
June 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, DebtWe need more national debate on this issue of student debt. Not just how to solve, but if it is the right solution to education at all. ====== Kate Bachelder – June 13, 2014 6:41 p.m. ET Student debt in the U.S. now tops $1.2 trillion, spread among 37 million borrowers, 5.4 million of whom have already defaulted. Washington took notice this... Read more
Liberty and Law: Not self-protecting or self-perpetuating.
June 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing FreedomJune 12, 2014 7:20 p.m. ET From a talk by former Sen. Joseph Lieberman at an Aspen Institute-sponsored conference in Prague, June 10: The relative peace, prosperity, tolerance and security achieved from Lisbon to Tallinn is by any historical measure not the natural state of the European continent. On the contrary, this has been a part of the world that has proven... Read more
Transgender Surgery Isn’t the Solution
June 21 | Posted by mrossol | American ThoughtPaul McHugh – June 12, 2014 7:19 p.m. ET The government and media alliance advancing the transgender cause has gone into overdrive in recent weeks. On May 30, a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services review board ruled that Medicare can pay for the “reassignment” surgery sought by the transgendered—those who say that they don’t identify with their biological sex.... Read more
