So ‘they’ oppose environmental damage? ====== WSJ 8/11/2017 By Jillian Kay Melchior In front of an Iowa government building, two women admitted to an eight-month campaign of arson, vandalism and sabotage targeting the Dakota Access Pipeline. “Some may view these actions as violent, but be not mistaken,” said Ruby Montoya, 27. “We acted from our hearts and never threatened human life nor personal property.” But... Read more
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The Poison of Identity Politics
August 15 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, American Thought, Economics, The LeftI see this every day. America needs to come to grips or the future will not be pretty. ======= WSJ 8/14/2017 As ever in this age of Donald Trump, politicians and journalists are reducing the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday to a debate over Mr. Trump’s words and intentions. That’s a mistake no matter what you think of the President, because the... Read more
Terrorist’s Guide to NYC
June 20 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Ruling Class, Stupidity, Terrorism, The LeftHard to make this stuff up. And these are the same folks who think they know what’s best for all of us. =========== WSJ – 6/19/2017 The New York City Council is the distilled political essence of modern progressivism, which means it can be dangerous to public health and safety. This summer tourists can see more New Yorkers relieving their bladders... Read more
Family Loses Seven in Egyptian Attack
May 31 | Posted by mrossol | Christianity, ISIS, Radical Islam, The LeftWhy isn’t the Muslim world enraged over this kind of activity by ‘their own’?? ======== WSJ 5/31/2017 BY DAHLIA KHOLAIF CAIRO—For Samia Morkous and her family, the trip to a Coptic Christian monastery was meant as a pilgrimage of gratitude for her husband’s recovery from lung surgery. Then Islamic State gunmen ambushed the tour bus south of Cairo. Her son Sameh opened the door... Read more
A Philosopher Gets Pilloried
May 12 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, Liberal Press, Losing Freedom, Politically correct, The LeftAnother example of the left’s ‘war on free speech’. Don’t argue the issue, rather attack the messenger. ====== By Jillian Kay Melchior [ as reported in WSJ 5/9/2017] Usually, when junior professors publish scholarly articles, they are lucky to elicit more than a yawn. But last week the philosophical musings of Rebecca Tuvel, an associate professor at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., provoked... Read more
Rod Rosenstein’s Justice – WSJ
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Party Politics, The Left, US ConstitutionWhy isn’t the press talking about facts? ====== WSJ 5/11/2017 Nixon. Watergate. Tuesday night massacre. Coup. Dictator. Impeachment. Those are the words political elites are throwing around after President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, and that’s in the news stories. The meltdown reflects the temper of the times and hostility to Mr. Trump, but it also ignores the need to repair... Read more
