I agree with Mr Koch on most of his thoughts below. [emphasis is mine] ========== I have devoted most of my life to understanding the principles that enable people to improve their lives. It is those principles—the principles of a free society—that have shaped my life, my family, our company and America itself. Unfortunately, the fundamental concepts of dignity, respect, equality before the... Read more
Archive for the ‘Losing Freedom’ Category
Pakistani Journalists Under Fire
April 2 | Posted by mrossol | Losing Freedom, TerrorismLet’s hope America doesn’t come to this. ===== Lahore, Pakistan On Friday, Raza Rumi, a well-known TV anchor on Pakistan’s Express News, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in the center of Lahore. His driver, shot 11 times by two gunmen, died at the hospital. Raza, a friend, had just left the television studio when two men on a motorcycle rode up next to his... Read more
Jeremiah Denton – Remember him?
April 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing FreedomJeremiah Denton never blinked. He did not blink while leading bombing runs over North Vietnam as commander of a squadron of A-6 Intruders. He did not blink after he was shot down and taken prisoner on July 18, 1965, three days after his 41st birthday. And he did not blink when, 10 months later, he was hauled before a Japanese film crew... Read more
Americas Internet Surrender
March 19 | Posted by mrossol | Losing Freedom, Obama, TechnologyWorse than leading from behind, this decision is handing the keys to that “wonderful international team” that has brought us Syria, Egypt, Iran, etc. etc. ============== The Internet is often described as a miracle of self-regulation, which is almost true. The exception is that the United States government has had ultimate control from the beginning. Washington has used this oversight only to... Read more
Lessons in Democracy for Ukraine’s Neighbors
March 18 | Posted by mrossol | Crimea, Losing Freedom, Russia, The LeftLessons which I’m sure they will learn. ======== The world justifiably feels for Ukraine and finds itself scrambling to come up with an appropriate response to the Russian incursion. Yet even as a whole host of new democracies race to forget their pasts, one could see this Ukraine mess coming. If you are running any of the new democracies with difficult histories—Poland,... Read more
