The Left-wing press will be tripping over themselves to confess their misguided analysis and judgement, to date. ===== By Bret Stephens Updated March 9, 2015 7:44 p.m. ET Darren Wilson has been exonerated, again, in last August’s shooting death of Michael Brown, and that ought to be as much a vindication for the onetime Ferguson, Mo., police officer as it is a teachable moment... Read more
Archive for the ‘Party Politics’ Category
Ferguson, Lies and Statistics
March 10 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Obama, Party Politics, Politically correct, The LeftA Daunting Challenge for the GOP
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | Party Politics, Republican(s)I’m sure they are aware, but will they respond adequately? ======= By Whit Ayres March 4, 2015 6:52 p.m. ET Republicans stand a slim chance of winning the presidency in 2016—unless they nominate a transformational candidate who can dramatically broaden the GOP’s appeal. That assertion may seem incongruous in light of stunning Republican triumphs in the past two midterm elections. But success in 2014... Read more
The Right-to-Work Advantage
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Labor, Party Politics, UnionsMore discussion would be welcome! ============= By Luke Hilgemann And David Fladeboe March 4, 2015 6:51 p.m. ET Wisconsin will likely become the nation’s 25th right-to-work state within the next week. No longer will the Badger State’s private-sector employees be compelled to join a labor union and pay dues as a condition of employment. Debates over this contentious public policy are usually cast as fights... Read more
‘Offensively Unapologetic’ at the EPA
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | Environment, Party PoliticsWe need more judges like this. ============ March 3, 2015 7:33 p.m. ET 137 COMMENTS Hillary Rodham Clinton isn’t the only one apparently baffled by newfangled technologies such as email (see nearby). In a withering ruling on Monday, a federal judge scored the Environmental Protection Agency for its contempt for its legal obligation to disclose documents and then lying to the courts about its... Read more
A Misbegotten Showdown on Immigration
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | Immigration, Party Politics, Republican(s)I appreciate the commitment to principle, but will Republican’s really fail to take advantage of their majority [again]? =========== By Jason L. Riley March 3, 2015 7:12 p.m. ET Leave it to Republicans to do the right thing after exhausting all other options. Speaker John Boehner announced Tuesday that the House would vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security, even though some members of... Read more
Book Review: ‘American Made’
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Party PoliticsNucor, one of the world’s most profitable steel companies, hasn’t laid off an employee in 42 years in the business. What’s its secret? ======== CHARLES R. MORRIS March 3, 2015 7:02 p.m. ET Nucor is one of the world’s most profitable steel companies and the only North American steel company to have an investment-grade bond rating. Dan DiMicco was its chief executive from 2000... Read more
