I’m sure I’ve posted stuff about education before. This one is a good one. ===== Posted in WSJ 11/14/2017 By John M. Ellis The sheer public spectacle of near-riots has forced some college administrators to take a stand for free expression and provide massive police protection when controversial speakers like Ben Shapiro come to campus. But when Mr. Shapiro leaves, the conditions that... Read more
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The Sickness in Higher Education
November 19 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Education, Losing Freedom, The LeftBob Mueller’s Sideshow
November 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Party Politics, Russia, The LeftThe main-stream press will not focus on material issues and information. ===== WSJ 10/31/2017 The best way to think of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Monday-morning indictments is as a compliment— backhanded as it may be—to the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Devin Nunes. Like the special prosecutor, Mr. Nunes and his committee have been investigating the 2016 presidential campaign. Unlike the special prosecutor,... Read more
The Coming Russian Bombshells
November 1 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Liberal Press, Strassel, The LeftWhy are all the Democrats scrambling?? ==== WSJ 10/27/2017 The confirmation this week that Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee paid an opposition-research firm for a “dossier” on Donald Trump is bombshell news. More bombshells are to come. The Fusion GPS saga isn’t over. The Clinton-DNC funding is but a first glimpse into the shady election doings concealed within that oppo-research... Read more
The FBI’s Political Meddling
October 25 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Jenkins, Party Politics, The LeftIf it waddles like a duck; quacks like a duck, then its a duck. = = = = By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. WSJ Oct. 24, 2017 6:17 p.m. ET Let’s give plausible accounts of the known facts, then explain why demands that Robert Mueller recuse himself from the Russia investigation may not be the fanciful partisan grandstanding you imagine. Here’s a story consistent with... Read more
And the Evidence is…
October 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Russia, The Left, TrumpWell, I’m still waiting… ==== WSJ 10/5/2017 Russia Reality Check As the Republican Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Democratic Ranking Member held a press conference Wednesday about their investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election, a nearby sign highlighted their effort: 11 open hearings, 100plus people interviewed, 4,000 transcript pages and 100,000 pages of documents. As for results, Senators Richard... Read more
James Madison Weeps
September 27 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, Education, Losing Freedom, Politically correct, The Left, US ConstitutionWSJ Sept. 19, 2017 7:13 p.m. ET ‘Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government,” wrote Ben Franklin. “When this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved.” Imagine what Franklin, James Madison and the other Founders would make of a new Brookings Institution survey showing that American college students have no clue what... Read more
