My ‘friend’ John Mauldin has a few thoughts on France. Interesting. ========== Austerity is a Four-Letter French Word By John Mauldin | Jun 21, 2013 The France that I see as I look out from the bullet train today is far different from the France I see when I survey the economic data. Going from Marseilles to Paris, the countryside is magnificent. The farms... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Disclosure as a Political Weapon
June 16 | Posted by mrossol | American ThoughtDon’t be afraid. Everything is going to be OK. ======================= The IRS scandal has shown the danger of targeting tax-exempt groups for their political views, but what happens if a tax-exempt group is tagged with political participation that never happened? That’s the story in Washington state, where the Institute for Justice is suing Thursday to prevent the state from categorizing pro bono... Read more
‘Always Be a Gentleman’ and Other Fatherly Advice
June 16 | Posted by mrossol | American ThoughtI would not have guessed the speaker/author. My respect for Mr. Vincent rose quite a bit after the article; he did us a good deed by sharing this. ========== By FAY VINCENT My father was definitely old school. He rarely swore, drank only an occasional beer in the high summer heat, and generally lived the solid decent life of what he called “a... Read more
Surveillance and Its Discontents
June 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, NSA, Radical Islam, US ConstitutionI have readers who don’t want to post comments who tell me that I have a ‘terrible bias’. I confess I do – like most people I know [although I suppose many have a ‘wonderful’ bias as compared to mine]. I tend to agree with the WSJ, but what I appreciate even more about the J is that... Read more
Noonan: Privacy Isn’t All We’re Losing
June 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, Noonan, ObamaAlways a good read. ======= The U.S. surveillance state as outlined and explained by Edward Snowden is not worth the price. Its size, scope and intrusiveness, its ability to target and monitor American citizens, its essential unaccountability—all these things are extreme. The purpose of the surveillance is enhanced security, a necessary goal to say the least. The price is a now formal and... Read more
Detroit Looks to Pay Less to Bondholders
June 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, Debt, Democrat Party, Liberal Press, Party PoliticsWhat a mess. I’m sure George Bush is mostly to blame. Is anyone surprised that most liberal newspapers do not put too much time into this story. Might be inconvenient… ============= By MATTHEW DOLAN, KELLY NOLAN and EMILY GLAZER DETROIT—The city of Detroit told some debtholders on Friday they will have to accept pennies on the dollar or risk getting drawn... Read more
