People are increasingly fearing the divisions within, even the potential coming apart of, our country. Rich/poor, black/white, young/old, red/blue: The things that divide us are not new, yet there’s a sense now that the glue that held us together for more than two centuries has thinned and cracked with age. That it was allowed to thin and crack, that the... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
The Divider vs. the Thinker – Noonan
October 30 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Obama, Party PoliticsWow! Media Gets Honest?
October 19 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, The LeftI have to hand it to Jon. Are “conservatives” equally honest? ========= By Jon Friedman,MarketWatch | MarketWatch – Oct 19, 2011 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Someday, cultural historians will look back on the early 21st century and speculate about what killed the credibility of America’s so-called liberal-media elite. They will ask, Were the wounds self-inflicted or the product of a methodical plot? Make no mistake... Read more
This Is No Time for Moderation: Jobs, Cash and Hope.
October 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Obama‘Ten years ago, Steve Jobs was alive, Bob Hope was alive, Johnny Cash was alive. Now we’re outta jobs, outta hope and outta cash.” I heard that from a TSA agent in New York the other day, as he eyed me for explosives. We laughed, but there was a poignant edge. Part of the outpouring over Steve Jobs last week was... Read more
The Weekend Interview with Mortimer Zuckerman: The Exasperation of the Democratic Billionaire – WSJ.com
October 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaWell said. ======== ‘It’s as if he doesn’t like people,” says real-estate mogul and New York Daily News owner Mortimer Zuckerman of the president of the United States. Barack Obama doesn’t seem to care for individuals, elaborates Mr. Zuckerman, though the president enjoys addressing millions of them on television. The Boston Properties CEO is trying to understand why Mr. Obama has made little... Read more
