Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category

Agriculture and a Devil’s Bargain.

July 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics

Notable & Quotable – WSJ.com. Well, any thoughts on this one? =============== Victor Davis Hanson writing at townhall.com, June 23: The Department of Agriculture no longer serves as a lifeline to millions of struggling homestead farmers. Instead, it is a vast, self-perpetuating postmodern bureaucracy with an amorphous budget of some $130 billion—a sum far greater than the nation’s net farm... Read more

Evangelicals and the Gay Moral Revolution

July 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Philosophy, Politically correct, Religion

R. Albert Mohler Jr.: Evangelicals and the Gay Moral Revolution – WSJ.com. Timely article, indeed. ====== By R. ALBERT MOHLER JR. The Christian church has faced no shortage of challenges in its 2,000-year history. But now it’s facing a challenge that is... Read more

What Silent Cal Said About the Fourth of July

July 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Philosophy, Politically correct, Religion, US Constitution

Leon Kass: What Silent Cal Said About the Fourth of July – WSJ.com. Well said. ======== By LEON KASS Parades. Backyard barbecues. Fireworks. This is how many of us will celebrate the Fourth of July. In earlier times, the day was also marked with specially prepared orations celebrating our founding principles, a practice that has disappeared without notice. It is a tribute... Read more

David Feith: America’s Forgotten Prisoners in the War on Terror – WSJ.com

July 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Military

David Feith: America’s Forgotten Prisoners in the War on Terror – WSJ.com. Ahmed Altaie and Bowe Bergdahl are rare U.S. soldiers captured by the enemy in Iraq and Afghanistan. == Let us not forget these captives. They hope that we will not.

... Read more

Nazis on the Run

June 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Philosophy, Politically correct, Social Engineering

Book Review: Nazis on the Run – WSJ.com. Couple of good books… As the author of eight mystery novels on Hitler and the Nazis, I’m sometimes asked why I choose to write about this subject. Hasn’t the time come when, in a tidy phrase beloved of Tony Blair, we should “draw a line” under the war and move on?... Read more

The Union ‘Quickie’

June 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Obama, Party Politics, Socialism

Review & Outlook: The Union ‘Quickie’ – WSJ.com. When Big Labor failed to persuade even a Democratic Congress to pass “card check” legislation, it turned to Plan B: the National Labor Relations Board, which yesterday delivered a plan for “quickie” union elections designed to make organizing easier. Current law already gives unions an advantage in their ability to ... Read more

Sorry, but there aren't any posts in the American Thought category yet.

Verified by ExactMetrics