America the Observant

On this day:
1099
First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem.
1298
Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Falkirk – King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeat William Wallace and his Scottish schiltrons outside the town of Falkirk.
1706
The Acts of Union 1707 are agreed upon by commissioners from the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which, when passed by each country’s Parliaments, lead to the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1797
Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Battle between Spanish and British naval forces during the French Revolutionary Wars. During the Battle, Rear-Admiral Nelson is wounded in the arm and the arm had to be partially amputated.
1937
New Deal: the United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.
1942
Holocaust: the systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto begins.
1946
King David Hotel bombing: a Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandate Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.
2003
Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein’s sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay’s 14-year-old son, and a bodyguard.
2005
Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings.
2011
Norway is the victim of twin terror attacks, the first being a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, the second being a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya.

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Can a society subsidize what opposes it?

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What, exactly, is Gabbard saying about the intel agencies?

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Both the left and the right are collectivist and opposed to the individualism of classical liberalism and libertarianism. This distinction between collective and individual choices seems to be the main line of fracture in modern ideologies.--Lemieux


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Suwinski is hitting .103. Skenes is pitching 1.95

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The French government proposed cutting two public holidays per year to boost economic growth as part of a budget plan that it billed as a “moment of truth” to avoid a financial crisis. But in a country where vacations are sacred, the idea — unsurprisingly — prompted outrage across the political spectrum, suggesting it may have little chance of becoming law.

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America the Observant

For a government so often criticized for its decisions, the American government is slow to take the reins. America evolves over time, often through significant mistakes. Our own 'dialectic.' We mature into things.

Now we are at a historic moment of opportunity—one that offers serious options. The world remains in its traditional chaos: wars, ethnic cleansings, nations pursuing historically disastrous economic policies, and incompetent, grasping masters threatening citizens, their families, and their futures. America's citizenry is protected because its constitution has withstood all the usual foolish and malicious attacks, and it upholds a political philosophy that encourages personal and economic freedom and growth. It is the world's destination for liberty and safety. 

But America has a problem, one unrelated to the usual malice and envy. It needs people to fill in its shrinking population. It needs innovators and workers to maintain its momentum.

Why is this a crisis and not an opportunity? Why are we not advertising and holding lively interviews, looking for people who understand our life and can improve our country, instead of passively watching our borders collapse and our city streets burn?