Wall Street Journal : The Tsunami Heads to Shore
Man up . . . or is it man down?
Bob Maistros TV commercial scene . . . a hot-looking female bartender serving young male customer: “When you’re ready to take off your skirt, I’ll serve you a real light beer. “Of course, I understand why you’re feeling a little emasculated. There’s about a one in four chance that you were raised by a single mother. Three-quarters of your teachers were women, even though studies show boys learn better from men. Your schools were set up for girls to succeed – you were more likely to be medicated than motivated. Man up? What for? “It’s no wonder that you were probably outnumbered 3 to 2 by women on your college campus – not to mention that for the first time ever, more women are earning doctoral degrees than men. “The recession has hit men harder than women, and we’re gaining on you in nearly every profession. As younger man, for the first time your girlfriend is probably earning more than you, making your prospects for marriage bleak. If you do get married, you’ll find her making many if not most of the household’s economic decisions. And once you do progress in the workforce, you will likely be passed over for promotions in favor of women thanks to affirmative action. “Not to mention that politically, this is the Year of the Woman. Women are winning high-profile nominations, and the biggest kingmaker – or should I say queenmaker? – is a ‘mama grizzly.’ America’s most powerful woman, the one who pushed healthcare reform through when no one gave her a chance, is the female Speaker of the House. The Secretary who will oversee the humongous healthcare bureaucracy and promulgate the bill’s voluminous regulations is – yeah – a woman. “And when Time magazine featured the ‘New Sheriffs of Wall Street’ – all female – in a cover story, it quoted none other than the Treasury Secretary of the United States suggesting that we will do a better job running the economy. “Not to mention that you’re bombarded from Hollywood by the message that you aren’t really necessary. Women can have and raise children without you. All in all, it looks like your future is to be little more than a sperm bank. “So maybe it’s a little unfair to expect you to ‘man up’ when the rest of the world is telling you to cower, grovel and submit. I should cut you a break. Do you want that real beer now?” “Nah. At this point, I’m thinking I probably need at least two.”
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No Mosque at Ground Zero: September 11, 2010
See the full report: “ Faith, Freedom, and Memory: Report From Ground Zero, September 11, 2010 .” I took hundreds of pictures. I’m still going through them, and will post more later. It’s hard to describe just how meaningful it was for me to travel to New York to cover the event on my blog, but mostly just to be there in solidarity with families of the fallen. A tremendously life-affirming experience. As seen below: (1) One World Center, the Freedom Tower, is rising to the sky. It’s about one-third constructed. Seeing that cement and steel tower going up was one of the most important images for me. It shows how we are recovering, at long last, despite so much lingering pain. (2) That’s the Park51 Center, where the Cordoba Mosque will be built (at right). Police blocked off the street to prevent violence and vandalism; (3) That’s the New York Stock Exchange. A large contingent of 9/11 truthers marched on the financial district chanting “Wall Steet War! Wall Street War!” They hate America. Forget them, those creeps. My breath was taken away when I saw that flag; (4) A gentleman protests at Pamela Geller’s SIOA rally ; and 5) Geert Wilders gave a emotional yet rousing speech. I’m so glad I was able to be there. Be sure to check the whole essay . More later.
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Hot Post: Why Johnny’s So Pissed Off
This post was first published here… Americans have heard an awful lot over the years about why Johnny can’t read, but we rarely hear about why Johnny’s so pissed off — for the obvious reason, of course: the topic is off-limits. Addressing the reasons why kids today are struggling emotionally means parents might have to take a good look at what they’re doing wrong. And that’s no fun for anyone. Yet address it we must. Angry kids have become a bona fide statistic in America — not an anomaly, as in years past. In September 2009, Wall Street Journal ‘s work and family columnist Sue Shellenbarger wrote that 29 states in America — along with a few cities — now offer mental health services to our nation’s three and four-year-olds. From 9.5% to 14.2% of children under 6 have emotional problems serious enough to hurt their ability to function, including anxiety or behavioral disorders,” writes Shellenbarger. Another study by the Archives of General Psychiatry found depression in children “as young as 3.” Lynn Hopson, executive director of a New Haven, CT preschool says, We’re seeing more and more children with challenging behaviors every year. This problem doesn’t end in preschool. Thousands of elementary and middle schools throughout the United States have now been trained to use the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, a program developed by Dan Olweus. His program has been recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics, along with Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence and other prominent organizations. Which leaves us with an obvious question: Why are today’s children acting out to such a degree and even in need of mental health services? There are only three possible answers to this question: Some children are born this way; excessive exposure to media and technology has made children this way; or bad parenting. As to the first possibility: You can certainly find research that suggests people are “born bad” (for lack of a better phrase) — in 2007, for example, Scientific American highlighted research that indicates some babies are born with violent tendencies — but reason and common sense prove otherwise. For one thing, if some kids are born bad, why the tremendous rise of babies born with natural aggression? Is it something modern mothers are eating? Moreover, prisons are filled with adults with disastrous childhoods. If some children are born with a propensity toward anger and aggression, why don’t half the folks in prisons have lovely parents?
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Hindsight on TARP Isn’t Quite 20-20
Politicians rarely win plaudits for limiting an imminent disaster to a mere debacle. That’s why two years ago, many lawmakers knew they would never get credit for what they were about to do — pump hundreds of billions of dollars into Wall Street banks at the urgent request of an unpopular White House that was openly fearful of financial doom.
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The Ruling Class Hits Christine O’Donnell (Jeffrey Lord/American Spectator)
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Warren delay has Wall St. wondering (Ben White/The Politico)
Ben White / The Politico : Warren delay has Wall St. wondering