Michael Craven speaks from a decidedly Christian perspective. I believe this article get some very important issues on the table. Nothing you hear in the popular media – Liberal or Conservative. Your thoughts? =========== For many Westerners, the hope of peace between the Middle East and the West rests in the spread of democracy. The recent protests and uprisings have given many... Read more
Archive for the ‘Socialism’ Category
Democracy and America in the Middle East
April 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Middle East, Religion, SocialismInvestors Hide From the U.S. Dollar
April 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, SocialismInvestors Hide From the U.S. Dollar – WSJ.com. … Gary Goldberg Financial Services started buying international bonds with intermediate maturities about six to eight months ago and continues to slowly increase its exposure, Mr. Pursche said. He expects that eventually the foreign bonds will account for 10% to 12% of total assets and about 50% of the... Read more
Weak Educational System Hobbles Portugal
March 26 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, SocialismWeak Educational System Hobbles Portugal – WSJ.com. “… Just 28% of the Portuguese population between 25 and 64 has completed high school. The figure is 85% in Germany, 91% in the Czech Republic and 89% in the U.S. “I don’t see how it is going to grow without educating its work force,” says Pedro Carneiro, an economist at University College London who left... Read more
Mega-Banks and the Next Financial Crisis
March 23 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, SocialismThe Weekend Interview with Paul Singer: Mega-Banks and the Next Financial Crisis – WSJ.com. ===== By JAMES FREEMAN At the height of the housing bubble, hedge-fund manager Paul Singer was shorting subprime mortgages. By the spring of 2007, he was warning regulators on both sides of the Atlantic that the world was facing a major financial crisis. They ignored him. Now the founder of... Read more
Enemies of the People
March 12 | Posted by mrossol | Philosophy, Socialism, The Left“Enemies of the People” follows in the footsteps of many acclaimed studies of Southeast Asia’s dark days of the 1970s, from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 film “Apocalypse Now” to the most famous movie about Cambodia, 1984′s “The Killing Fields,” which starred Sam Waterston as a New York Times journalist covering the rise of the Khmer Rouge regime. It’s also in... Read more
Where Are the Shared Sacrifices, Productivity Gains?
March 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Party Politics, Socialism, The LeftLetters to the Editor: Where Are the Shared Sacrifices, Productivity Gains? – WSJ.com. These letters- save one -are classic. Do read them.
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