Socialism and the Left have no place or tolerance for religion. ======================== Earlier this summer, the chief rabbi for Great Britain warned about a new intolerance being imposed in the name of tolerance. “I share a real concern that the attempt to impose the current prevailing template of equality and discrimination on religious organizations is an erosion of religious liberty,” Lord Sacks told... Read more
Archive for the ‘Social Engineering’ Category
Religion and the Cult of Tolerance
August 17 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Religious Persecution, Social Engineering, The Left, US ConstitutionCalifornia Teachers’ Union “Leading” again!!
July 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Party Politics, Social Engineering, The LeftEconomist Eric A. Hanushek blogging at educationnext.org, July 13: What is the worst way one could think of to deal with school district budget problems? Of all of the options, reducing the length of the school year must be the absolute worst—at least from the perspective of students. But California, always proud of being a leader, has written into law that... Read more
Nazis on the Run
June 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Philosophy, Politically correct, Social EngineeringBook Review: Nazis on the Run – WSJ.com. Couple of good books… As the author of eight mystery novels on Hitler and the Nazis, I’m sometimes asked why I choose to write about this subject. Hasn’t the time come when, in a tidy phrase beloved of Tony Blair, we should “draw a line” under the war and move on?... Read more
Unnatural Selection – War Against Girls
June 26 | Posted by mrossol | Abortion, Philosophy, Social EngineeringBook Review: Unnatural Selection – WSJ.com. By JONATHAN V. LAST Mara Hvistendahl is worried about girls. Not in any political, moral or cultural sense but as an existential matter. She is right to be. In China, India and numerous other countries (both developing and developed), there are many more men than women, the result of systematic campaigns against... Read more
Unnatural Selection
June 20 | Posted by mrossol | Abortion, Philosophy, Social EngineeringBook Review: Unnatural Selection – WSJ.com. “For if “choice” is the moral imperative guiding abortion, then there is no way to take a stand against “gendercide.” Aborting a baby because she is a girl is no different from aborting a baby because she has Down syndrome or because the mother’s “mental health” requires it. Choice is choice. …” ============ Mara Hvistendahl is worried... Read more
Why We’re Going Back to Single-Sex Dorms
June 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Philosophy, Social Engineering, The LeftJohn Garvey: Why We’re Going Back to Single-Sex Dorms – WSJ.com. I applaud the move. But fail to understand why those who run our institutions of “higher learning” took this long to figure it out. ========= By JOHN GARVEY My wife and I have sent five children to college and our youngest just graduated. Like many parents, we encouraged them to study... Read more