About as succient an evaluation of Israel as I have heard. ======= Israel is the only country in the Middle East which has long anchored itself in the ideals of freedom, democracy and the rule of law. And these are not mere notions. They are the things that over time and against all odds, have proven to be over and over again the... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
The President’s NSA Illusions
January 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, NSAWhat are we being protected against? ===== Now that President Obama’s promise in December of a “pretty definitive statement” about the nation’s electronic intelligence-gathering practices has been fulfilled with Friday’s speech, it is worth looking at what will actually happen as a result, at least in the near term, and what won’t. The speech was preceded by seven months of arguably the most... Read more
Censors on Campus
January 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, Politically correctSo much for your “liberal arts” education. ======= Here’s a less than enthusiastic word of thanks to America’s college administrators. Close to 60% of campuses in 2013 substantially abridged the First Amendment rights of faculty and students. But at least that’s an improvement from 75% in 2007—the year the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (Fire) produced its first comprehensive assessment of... Read more
The Snowden Ultimatum
January 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, US ConstitutionI trust the NSA before most “protectors of privacy rights”, too. ==== Every week, Typhoon Obama changes course to upend some new corner of the private or public sector. The ObamaCare botch is well along to costing Democrats control of Congress. This week Mr. Obama offhandedly told the New Yorker that smoking marijuana is hardly different than having a Miller Lite, a random... Read more
Selfish ‘Public Servants’
January 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, PhilosophyI see this not only in public service, but in all areas of life. Natural outcome when nothing restrains the individual. ==== Sometimes the most obvious thing is the most unnoticed. I find myself thinking this week about the destructive force of selfishness in our political life. This common failing is the source of such woe! Politicians call themselves public servants, so... Read more
