I don’t think I’m very good at it, but something deep down tells me it so worth loving. ============= The words love and math aren’t usually uttered in the same breath. But mathematician Edward Frenkel is on a mission to change that, uniting the terms in both his recent film, “The Rites of Love and Math,” and upcoming book, “Love and Math.”... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Government and Segregation
September 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, ObamaWSJ editorial. ======= President Obama headlined Wednesday’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, and much of his speech was devoted to eloquently extolling the marchers and civil-rights advocates of that era. They deserve the celebration and applause. We only wish the President showed more appreciation that their achievement required so much risk and sacrifice because it meant... Read more
Book Review: The Big Disconnect
September 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, TechnologySeems like ‘common sense’, but apparently, a lot of folks still need to hear it over and over. ====== By AMY FINNERTY Those who haven’t spent much time “IRL” with their kids lately will recognize their own households in the pages of “The Big Disconnect.” In Real Life, a state now so exotic that it needs its own identity tag, refers to the... Read more
The Hawk’s Case Against Obama on Syria
September 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, Obama, SyriaOnce again, Obama uses the exact logic to support his position that he used to oppose Bush – yet the press will not call him out on it. Makes me sick[er]… ====== By STEPHEN F. HAYES Perhaps historians will provide a clear understanding of Barack Obama’s head-snapping decision to pause his administration’s urgent case for military strikes in Syria to seek the formal... Read more
Californias Union-Sponsored War on Farmers
September 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, UnionsIf there is another side to this, please speak up. ============ By ALLYSIA FINLEYCONNECT ‘At what point do you look at this picture and ask, ‘Why are you fighting anymore?'” muses Dan Gerawan, whose third-generation family farm in Fresno, Calif., has been under assault by California’s labor-regulatory complex. Within days a state mediator could impose an unwieldy labor contract that may force him out... Read more
U.O.Y.O.
August 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big GovtI have a job. I work and then I get paid. I pay my taxes & the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck, in my case, I am required to pass a random urine test (with which I have no problem). What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to... Read more
