Leon Kass: What Silent Cal Said About the Fourth of July – WSJ.com. Well said. ======== By LEON KASS Parades. Backyard barbecues. Fireworks. This is how many of us will celebrate the Fourth of July. In earlier times, the day was also marked with specially prepared orations celebrating our founding principles, a practice that has disappeared without notice. It is a tribute... Read more
Archive for the ‘Politically correct’ Category
What Silent Cal Said About the Fourth of July
July 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Philosophy, Politically correct, Religion, US ConstitutionGeert Wilders: In Defense of ‘Hurtful’ Speech
June 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Politically correct, The LeftGeert Wilders: In Defense of ‘Hurtful’ Speech – WSJ.com. By GEERT WILDERS Yesterday was a beautiful day for freedom of speech in the Netherlands. An Amsterdam court acquitted me of all charges of hate speech after a legal ordeal that lasted almost two years. The Dutch people learned that political debate has not been stifled in their country.... Read more
PM David Cameron says ‘runaway dads’ should be ‘shamed’
June 19 | Posted by mrossol | Politically correct, SocialismBBC News – PM David Cameron says ‘runaway dads’ should be ‘shamed’. Absent fathers should be “stigmatised” by society in the same way as drink-drivers, the prime minister has said. A father himself, David Cameron said “runaway dads” should feel the “full force of shame” for their actions. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph to mark Father’s Day, he said it was not... Read more
Iran Nuclear Progress Report
June 12 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, Politically correct, Radical Islam, The LeftReview & Outlook: Iran Nuclear Progress Report – WSJ.com. Yawn. More of the same…. ———– For six months, global attention has fixed on the historic upheavals roiling the Arab world from Tunisia to Bahrain. But the biggest Middle Eastern story continues to be the steady progress Tehran has made toward acquiring the components of a deliverable nuclear weapon. The most... Read more
Leyla Zana – Quite a Woman
June 12 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, Politically correct, Radical IslamBBC News – Turkey election: Leyla Zana eyes Kurdish comeback. What is the cost of freedom?
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