Some really great writing, especially thinking early 30s. RIP https://www.wsj.com/articles/joseph-rago-wall-street-journal-editorial-writer-dies-at-34-1500666198 ====== WSJ By Jennifer Levitz Updated July 21, 2017 4:31 p.m. ET Joseph Rago, a Pulitzer Prize winning editorial writer at The Wall Street Journal who was known for his richly reported pieces and influence on policy makers, was found dead Thursday evening at his home in Manhattan. He was 34 years old. The New York... Read more
Archive for the ‘Interesting’ Category
Joseph Rago, WSJ Editorial Writer, Dies at 34
July 22 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, InterestingThe Left’s War on Free Speech – Imprimis
May 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Interesting, Strassel, The LeftAt least read the first 7 paragraphs… ==== The following is adapted from a speech delivered on April 26, 2017, at Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C., as part of the AWC Family Foundation Lecture Series. I like to introduce the topic of free speech with an anecdote about my children. I have three... Read more
From the North Korean state news agency KCNA
April 5 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, N KoreaIn case you missed this tid-bit… ========= WSJ 4/4/2017 Days ago, the U.S. newspaper Wall Street Journal of the right conservative forces hurled mud at the DPRK again. The March 27th issue of the paper let out such flurry of nonsense that the U.S. should set a regime change in the DPRK as a clear-cut policy target. . . . For the DPRK this... Read more
Phil Simms on a Dream Started on a Kentucky Farm
March 3 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, SportsWell, I never knew. I always liked and respected Mr Simms, and now I think perhaps I know some of the reasons. ====== WSJ Feb 3, 2017 The former Giants quarterback recalls his demanding father, playing sports with his seven siblings and starting to earn money at an early age. Phil Simms, 61, is the former quarterback for the New York Giants, where he... Read more
Pufferfish Masterpiece
December 11 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, ScienceI would be very interested to hear how this kind of ritual simply evolved. I would argue that would be a stretch. ============= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRQpqSI_krQ
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Obama’s Giant Student-Loan Con
December 5 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Education, Interesting, ObamaOne of the biggest scams in my memory.. ====== Democrats devised the government takeover of student loans as an entitlement that might never be repaid, though they sold it as a money saver. New evidence of this giant con arrives courtesy of a report this week by the Government Accountability Office that estimates the taxpayer losses at $108 billion and counting. To help... Read more
