Archive for the ‘Philosophy’ Category

How J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter Saved Reading

July 11 | Posted by mrossol | Philosophy

How J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter Saved Reading – WSJ.com. He sure helped… In 2000, two brothers couldn’t wait to read J.K. Rowling’s latest. Step into my time-travel machine for a short journey back to the early summer of 1997. Bill Clinton is six months into his second term, Tony Blair has just become prime minister in Britain. Princess Diana... Read more

Evangelicals and the Gay Moral Revolution

July 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Philosophy, Politically correct, Religion

R. Albert Mohler Jr.: Evangelicals and the Gay Moral Revolution – WSJ.com. Timely article, indeed. ====== By R. ALBERT MOHLER JR. The Christian church has faced no shortage of challenges in its 2,000-year history. But now it’s facing a challenge that is... Read more

What Silent Cal Said About the Fourth of July

July 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Philosophy, Politically correct, Religion, US Constitution

Leon Kass: What Silent Cal Said About the Fourth of July – WSJ.com. Well said. ======== By LEON KASS Parades. Backyard barbecues. Fireworks. This is how many of us will celebrate the Fourth of July. In earlier times, the day was also marked with specially prepared orations celebrating our founding principles, a practice that has disappeared without notice. It is a tribute... Read more

Nazis on the Run

June 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Philosophy, Politically correct, Social Engineering

Book Review: Nazis on the Run – WSJ.com. Couple of good books… As the author of eight mystery novels on Hitler and the Nazis, I’m sometimes asked why I choose to write about this subject. Hasn’t the time come when, in a tidy phrase beloved of Tony Blair, we should “draw a line” under the war and move on?... Read more

Unnatural Selection – War Against Girls

June 26 | Posted by mrossol | Abortion, Philosophy, Social Engineering

Book Review: Unnatural Selection – WSJ.com. By JONATHAN V. LAST Mara Hvistendahl is worried about girls. Not in any political, moral or cultural sense but as an existential matter. She is right to be. In China, India and numerous other countries (both developing and developed), there are many more men than women, the result of systematic campaigns against... Read more

What If Jews Had Followed the Palestinian Path?

June 21 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, Philosophy

Warren Kozak: What If Jews Had Followed the Palestinian Path? – WSJ.com.

By WARREN KOZAK It is doubtful that there has ever been a more miserable human refuse than Jewish survivors after World War II. Starving, emaciated, stateless—they were not welcomed back by countries where they had lived for generations as assimilated and educated citizens. Germany was no... Read more

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