‘Ten years ago, Steve Jobs was alive, Bob Hope was alive, Johnny Cash was alive. Now we’re outta jobs, outta hope and outta cash.” I heard that from a TSA agent in New York the other day, as he eyed me for explosives. We laughed, but there was a poignant edge. Part of the outpouring over Steve Jobs last week was... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
This Is No Time for Moderation: Jobs, Cash and Hope.
October 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaThe Weekend Interview with Mortimer Zuckerman: The Exasperation of the Democratic Billionaire – WSJ.com
October 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaWell said. ======== ‘It’s as if he doesn’t like people,” says real-estate mogul and New York Daily News owner Mortimer Zuckerman of the president of the United States. Barack Obama doesn’t seem to care for individuals, elaborates Mr. Zuckerman, though the president enjoys addressing millions of them on television. The Boston Properties CEO is trying to understand why Mr. Obama has made little... Read more
SThe President of Contempt
October 9 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Obama, The LeftNixon was tricky. Ford was clumsy. Carter was dour. Reagan was sunny. Bush 41 was prudent. Clinton felt your pain. Bush 43 was stubborn. And Barack Obama is . . . Early in America’s acquaintance with the man who would become the 44th president, the word that typically sprang from media lips to describe him was “cool.” Cool as a matter of... Read more
Steve Jobs, the Secular Prophet
October 9 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Religious PersecutionAs much as I like Apple technology (bot my first Apple in 1980), its business processes and the contributions of Steve Jobs, I agree with Mr. Crouch that Steve Jobs’ “religion” does not provide the basis on which I live my life. =========== By ANDY CROUCH For every magical thing Steve Jobs revealed in his Apple keynote addresses, there were many other things... Read more
Steve Jobs and the Coolest Show on Earth
October 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, TechnologyExcept the die-hard MS crowd, who would probably not admit it… ====== By DAVID GELERNTER Computing is a young, heedless industry unused to reflection. The tragic death of Steve Jobs at 56 is the first event that has ever forced this hyperactive industry to sit still, pipe down, and think about what matters. Nearly everyone in the technology world is moved by his... Read more
