Economic issues-taxes, freedom to do business, unemployment
This story is posted on Ricochet, by a new member who is a Swedish Jew. It tells the sorry tale of her and her children's systematic persecution by others in her (formerly) civilized country. Remember when Sweden's society was emulated as an example of a country where all were treated equally and fairly, the standard of …
If you pay attention to the Daily Post on WordPress, you saw a couple of posts regarding BlogHer, the convention/meeting for women bloggers. Now, there's absolutely nothing wrong with a bunch of women who are bloggers getting together to trade tips, techniques, and stories, but I fail to see why there is a crying need …
Continue reading I’m Going to Wade Right in: Why do we Need BlogHer?
Always and everywhere, Liberals and groups like Acorn, claim that they support and work for the little guys, the downtrodden, the discriminated-against, the oppressed, the have-nots of society. But when it comes right down to it, in the crunch, they favor themselves, and their white liberal cronies in big labor unions and politics, and their …
Here is the link to an essay by Ricochet Contributor Judith Levy. She is in Israel, where rockets rain down on her family and friends daily. If you can read this without weeping, you have no heart. And if you can read this without getting very, very angry, you have no soul. I am sitting …
Read this, from today's Jerusalem Post. You may be shocked, but I'm not. Author Caroline Glick tells it like it is. Here are the salient points: OTL supports Hamas in its crusade to obliterate the state of Israel from the face of the Earth. Kerry's "truce" proposal would have given Hamas everything it wants. The …
My hero, Rush Limbaugh, likes to point out that, through much of human history, the natural order of things in our world has been tyranny and misery. Since humans started to live in groups, the vast majority of people have led lives that were "nasty, brutish, and short". Until very recently, human life-expectancy has been …
Here are some of the things taking place in the world, and in the USA this week: Malaysian airliner shot down by a Russian-made missile The US southern border overwhelmed with illegal immigrant people from Central America Israeli-Palestinian war in Gaza, where Hamas shoots rockets from residential neighborhoods Court rulings cast ObamaCare subsidies …
This week's challenge is a great one for me, as I have already given lots of thought to who I'd invite to my "ideal dinner party" table. First, the table is round, so everyone gets to talk to everyone else. First guests are myself and my husband. We are both middle-aged, Conservatives, and classical musicians …
Continue reading I’m Up to the Challenge: Dinner Party Edition~History’s Best
There has been a great deal of commentary regarding Mrs. Clinton's recently-released book, in which she tried the "poor me" defense. So far, she hasn't been able to pull the proverbial wool over the eyes of most potential purchasers (I heard that the publisher printed over one million hard copies, and fewer than 15% have …
Continue reading Save Hillary? Donate to Her (undeclared) Campaign?
Most of us are. But this ongoing scandal is a preview of what health care will be like under ObamaCare. The VA health care system is, simply, Single Payer, right now. Veterans are pretty much required to get all their health care through the VA system. What does this lead to? Rationing of services, reflected …
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