Archive for the ‘Countries’ Category

Tony abbot on trump

January 30 | Posted by mrossol | Australia, Trump

From a speech by former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (2013-15) at the Heritage Foundation, Jan. 21: (and nicely done, I might add.) Back in November of 2014, when Australia hosted the annual meeting of the G-20, it was by far the most important gathering of leaders ever held in my country; and it should have been a diplomatic triumph—but for President Barack... Read more

australia to protect free speach

September 10 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, Australia, Losing Freedom

Hear, hear!  Well done, AUS!! == = = =

RICHARD SZABO  – The Epoch Times The Australian government is setting up a task force to protect the freedom of expression at universities countrywide, amid concerns of foreign influence by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The University Foreign Interference Task Force will bring together representatives from universities, national security... Read more

water. AUS style.

September 6 | Posted by mrossol | Australia, Environment, Food

I had not hear about this from my AUS kids…  Hmm?
Dead kangaroos and a dying river are results of Australian system considered in the U.S. WSJ  9/4/2019     BY RACHEL PANNETT Australia’s Darling River was once filled with fleets of paddle steamers carrying wool to ships bound for England. For nearly two centuries, it provided fresh... Read more

Jews Don’t Get Equal Treatment

November 27 | Posted by mrossol | Israel, Liberal Press, The Left

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

Worried About Big Brother?

November 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, China, Social Engineering, The Left

Oh, yes, we should be really, really worried! ====== WSJ 11/5/2018 By Andy Kessler Hardly a week goes by that I don’t run into people who, when I ask how they are doing, tell me they’re worried about authoritarianism. Living in California, my impulse is to ask if they’re worried about the state’s one-party rule. But before I can get that out, the... Read more

The Crucifix in Every Building?

August 11 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, Christianity, Europe, Losing Freedom, Religion, Western Civilization

I 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

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