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Mere Proposals

September 1 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, The Left

“Mine don’t count…” ====== Among the core assumptions of modern liberalism is that future regulations have no more effect on the economy than future taxes, as if expectations don’t matter and businesses don’t prepare now for their costs tomorrow. President Obama’s letter to John Boehner yesterday is a classic of the genre. Last week the Speaker asked the White House to disclose any... Read more

Leading from Behind?

September 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Middle East, Obama, The Left

Mr. Ajami almost always speaks with insight and sense… He here helps explain why Libya and Iraq are so different. ================= By FOUAD AJAMI On the face of it, the similarities of the undoing of the terrible regimes of Saddam Hussein and Moammar Gadhafi are striking. The spectacles of joy in Tripoli today recall the delirious scenes in Baghdad’s Firdos Square in 2003—the... Read more

Reversing the Moral Decay Behind the London Riots

August 20 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Party Politics, Religion, Social Engineering, Socialism, The Left

I know people who have been saying the same for years. We, as Americans, if we are to stem the tide that we see in London, need to bring the religious dialog back into culture, into the workplace, into the market, into schools- yes, including public education.  (I look forward to the NEA’s comment on this article.) ============= By JONATHAN SACKS It was... Read more

More Failed Government Investment Isn’t the Answer

August 17 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Obama, Socialism, The Left

Some letters to the WSJ.  Some great points! ============= “How to Close the Skills Gap” by Sens. Mary L. Landrieu and Patty Murray (op-ed, Aug. 10) highlights the troubling misconception that skills are not present in the American work force. The senators would score some high marks with roughly 40,000 literate, skilled, unemployed or under-employed ironworkers if they were to let us know... Read more

The Odds and the System in Britain Favor the Rioters

August 17 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Social Engineering, The Left

Some letters to the editor WSJ. ============== Regarding “London Riots: ‘The Police Did Nothing'” by Anne Jolis (op-ed, Aug. 11): The London riots would not be nearly so widespread if the looters faced immediate and harsh consequences. The looters know that they outnumber the police and the citizens they are attacking. They also know that only criminals are armed, due to the... Read more

Religion and the Cult of Tolerance

August 17 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Religious Persecution, Social Engineering, The Left, US Constitution

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

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