Henninger: Is Egypt Hopeless? – WSJ.com. I’m sure some Harvard professor will tell us what we are missing… ======= With luck and support from the world’s democracies, Egypt’s people will get a credible political system. What they won’t get—now or possibly ever—is an economy able to produce real jobs for their country’s large, young population. Establishing a democratic system in... Read more
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David Cameron’s Warning – WSJ.com
February 9 | Posted by mrossol | Politically correct, Radical Islam, SocialismReview & Outlook: David Cameron’s Warning – WSJ.com. ====== David Cameron gave a bracing speech about multiculturalism on Saturday, notable as much for the venue as his argument. The annual Munich Security Conference typically devotes itself to foreign policy and defense. By denouncing multiculturalism at the conference, Mr. Cameron put the subject at the center of the West’s... Read more
Economics: We need to teach it.
February 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, SocialismWORLD Magazine | Very hard assignment | Joel Belz | Feb 12, 11. But a mountain of correspondence helps define starting principles for teaching economics | Joel Belz
Pittsburgh’s Pension Woes Call for a Hail Mary
February 5 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, SocialismPittsburgh’s Pension Woes Call for a Hail Mary – WSJ.com. Citizens, hold on to your wallets… we could blame the politicians, but … we elect them. Duh? ============== … By relying on outdated actuarial tables, making only minimum payments, and failing to limit benefits as the number of active workers paying into the plans fell, Pittsburgh has accumulated a $700 million... Read more
Hiroshima vs Detroit
January 28 | Posted by mrossol | Socialism65 years later What happened to the radiation that lasts thousands of years? HIROSHIMA 1945 We all know that Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed in August 1945 after the explosion of atomic bombs. However, we know little about the progress made by the people of that land during the past 65 years. HIROSHIMA – 65 YEARS LATER Now compare what at... Read more
Land of Milk and Regulation
January 26 | Posted by mrossol | SocialismReview & Outlook: Land of Milk and Regulation – WSJ.com. President Obama says he wants to purge regulations that are “just plain dumb,” like his humorous State of the Union bit about salmon. So perhaps he should review a new rule that is supposed to prevent oil spills akin to the Gulf Coast disaster—at the nation’s dairy farms. Two... Read more