I am amazed that the media will not address this kind of issue. ====== WSJ 11/26/2018 By Eugene Kontorovich Two very different organizations took action last week against Jews owning property in the West Bank. The Palestinian Authority sentenced two Palestinians to 15 years hard labor for selling land to Jews. And Airbnb, the tech behemoth and online marketplace for lodging, announced it... Read more
Archive for the ‘Countries’ Category
The Crucifix in Every Building?
August 11 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, Christianity, Europe, Losing Freedom, Religion, Western CivilizationI am thinking through this one. I appreciate that a country is certainly shaped by it’s culture and religious history, but is this the best way to present it? But why should a people not want to retain their heritage? Hmm. ==== BY FRANCIS X. ROCCA AND DREW HINSHAW WSJ 9/10/2018 ROME—Lawmakers in Italy’s new parliamentary majority want a crucifix to hang in every... Read more
Google: No to USA; Yes to China.
August 5 | Posted by mrossol | China, StupidityA wonderful (?) example of politically correct non-think. [And when only the money matters.] WSJ – 8/4/2018 Intent on abiding by its founding motto, “Don’t Be Evil,” Google announced in June that it would not participate in a U.S. military program seeking to apply artificial intelligence to drone technology. This week it has been reported that Google is attempting to reintroduce its... Read more
Is Trump Really Ready to Negotiate?
May 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, N Korea, TrumpYou- and Trump -may not like history, but there it is. ==== 5/3/2018 WSJ. By Jay Winik How risky is the proposed summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un? As America’s greatest modern presidents have found, summitry is an inherently high-stakes gamble. No matter how well scripted, events can take on a life of their own—or go dangerously awry. In... Read more
Romney’s Vindication
February 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Russia, The LeftPoliticians… will they never, ever change??? ===== WSJ 2/20/2018 Mitt Romney announced Friday that he’s running for the U.S. Senate from Utah, and the timing on the same day as the Justice Department indictments of Russians for meddling in the U.S. presidential election was apt. Mr. Romney was right about the Russian threat in 2012, and Democrats who are now echoing him when... Read more
