====== By Orrin G. Hatch WSJ 3/26/2017 During last week’s confirmation hearing for Judge Neil Gorsuch, some of my Senate colleagues heard from teachers who were using the occasion as an educational tool. Indeed, Supreme Court confirmation hearings can be a civics lesson for the nation. They offer unparalleled insight into the Constitution and the proper role of judges in our system... Read more
Archive for the ‘The Left’ Category
Senatorial Embarrassment
March 30 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Party Politics, The LeftA ‘Pentagon Papers’ on Russia?
March 30 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, Russia, The LeftAlong with the Imprimis article on Putin, this piece is also insightful. ==== WSJ – 4/25/2017 By Holman W Jenkins The American media needs to get a grip. News in essence is about how today differs from yesterday, a corollary of which is that yesterday was different from today. Reporters commit the fallacy of anachronism out the wazoo with their treatment of a report... Read more
Supreme Court Hearings
March 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, The Left, US CourtsSo why are Democrats so up in arms against the current nominee? ==== WSJ 3/25/2017 From the 1986 Senate confirmation hearing of Judge Antonin Scalia, nominated to the Supreme Court: Sen. Ted Kennedy (D., Mass.): Judge Scalia, if you were confirmed, do you expect to overrule the Roe v. Wade? Scalia: Excuse me? Kennedy: Roe v. Wade Do you expect to overrule the Supreme Court decision... Read more
Middlebury’s Principles Require Discipline – Letters
March 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, Politically correct, The LeftThese comments in Letters to the Editor, are very, very good. ========== WSJ Letters to the Editor, 3/14/2017 Jay Parini and Keegan Callanan, professors at Middlebury College, have set out principles for their institution following the campus mob action that prevented Charles Murray “from communicating with his audience.” (“Middlebury’s Statement of Principle,” op-ed, March 7). Setting out principles is the easy part. The challenge... Read more
Middlebury’s Statement Of Principle
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, The LeftWhere is the left leaning press when they could really provide some support to the concept of a truly liberal society?? They REALLY should be ashamed that they do not cover this adequately. WSJ 3/7/2017 By Jay Parini And Keegan Callanan Middlebury, Vt. On Thursday roughly 100 of our 2,500 students prevented a controversial visiting speaker, Charles Murray, from communicating... Read more
The Mob at Middlebury
March 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, Politically correct, The LeftAnd the coverage and outrage? ====== WSJ March 3, 2017 7:15 p.m. ET Once again a scholar invited to speak at a university has been shouted down by an angry mob clearly unable to challenge him intellectually. On Thursday at Middlebury College, allegedly an institution of higher learning, a crowd of protesters tried to run Charles Murray off campus. Mr. Murray is the... Read more
