Archive for the ‘Western Civilization’ Category

The Class Struggle

May 15 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, American Thought, Coronavirus, Losing Freedom, Noonan, Ruling Class, Western Civilization

I think Ms. Noonan has been “off” on her thinking as of late, but here she is right on the money. None of the experts are paying anywhere close to the price or feeling close to the amount of pain being felt by the average person. mrossol WSJ. 5/15/2020 by Peggy Noonan I think there’s a growing sense that we... Read more

How America Won WW II Without Invading Japan.

March 9 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Western Civilization

Interesting, to say the least. mrossol = === = = By Warren Kozak – WSJ. 3/8/2020. The U.S. entered World War II in 1941. Yet American planes couldn’t dent a roof in Japan until 1945. The 1942 Doolittle raid, with its 16 bombers that took off from carriers, showed great ingenuity and bravery. But it had zero impact on Japan’s... Read more

Growing secularism

October 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Social Engineering, The Left, Western Civilization

Growing Secularism Is Pushing Religion, Traditional Values Aside, AG Barr Warns
JANITA KAN – The Epoch Times 10/14/2019 U.S. Attorney General William Barr raised concerns about the increase in secularism in society in a speech on Oct. 11, speaking about how that has contributed to a number of social issues plaguing communities across the nation. Barr,... Read more

Pushing back against the culture

June 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Multiculturalism, Western Civilization

A good article, the subject of which I have been giving much more time of late. https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2019/05/against-david-french-ism

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Your Father is a Realist

November 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Western Civilization

Great article about immigrants. (I’m one.) ====== WSJ 11/2/2018 I own and rent out 25 mom-and-pop storefronts in Lakewood, Ohio, an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland. About 20% of my tenants are immigrants. I sell them the American dream—a chance to run their own business—and they sell beer, cigarettes, used furniture, and services like dry cleaning and haircuts. The stores are street-level... Read more

Against the Machine – and More

September 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Interesting, Ruling Class, Western Civilization

A really good article / interview. Worth the read. ============ By Tunku Varadarajan WSJ  9/1/2018  –  New York ‘I rarely have an urge to whisper,” says George Gilder—loudly—as he settles onto a divan by the window of his Times Square hotel room. I’d asked him to speak as audibly as possible into my recording device, and his response, while literal, could also serve as... Read more

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