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Recommended Reading (02/12/12)

Posted by Kevin Fischer on Feb. 12, 2012

Recommended Reading

Here are, in my view, interesting, noteworthy columns and articles from the past week that I highly recommend (You will note that on occasion, I do not endorse the opinions of the author and may point that out. Despite my disagreements, I still feel the piece is worth a read).


A Fairness Quiz for the President

"President Obama has frequently justified his policies—and judged their outcomes—in terms of equity, justice and fairness. That raises an obvious question: How does our existing system—and his own policy record—stack up according to those criteria?

Is it fair that the richest 1% of Americans pay nearly 40% of all federal income taxes, and the richest 10% pay two-thirds of the tax?

Is it fair that the richest 10% of Americans shoulder a higher share of their country's income-tax burden than do the richest 10% in every other industrialized nation, including socialist Sweden?"


Obama Says He Deserves a Second Term

"Well, let's see..."


Clint Eastwood's Political Super Bowl Commercial Was Insulting

“Seriously? We all ‘came together’ to bailout failing auto companies? I don’t remember that. I remember politicians in Washington doing that, without the popular support of the American people. That’s not coming together, that’s having something rammed down our throats.”


The Media's Abortion Blinders

"If you’ve followed the media frenzy surrounding the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation’s decision — which it backpedaled from, with an apology, after a wave of frankly brutal coverage — to discontinue about $700,000 in funding for Planned Parenthood, you would think all these millions of anti-abortion Americans simply do not exist."


Holder v. Racist Photo ID Cards

“As a black man, I say, ‘Power to (Attorney General)Holder!’ I just hope this brave public servant can find the time to fight all the racists who are imposing on blacks, and everyone else, the extreme indignity of showing ID cards.”


5 Things Conservatives Can Learn From Liberals

"There are a lot of things NOT to like about liberals, but you have to give them some credit. These are people who are badly, dangerously, and devastatingly wrong on almost every issue of consequence and yet, year after year, they hang in there at a rough parity with conservatives. So, they may do a lot wrong, but there are things we can learn from the Left."


A Nation of Moochers

“Therein lies the danger of government dependence. It reduces the incentive to seek employment and sets up a tension between those who pay taxes and those who receive benefits. The fiscal balance also worsens as politicians boost the freebies, hoping grateful recipients will deliver votes to keep them in office.”


Why the World Needs America

“Foreign-policy pundits increasingly argue that democracy and free markets could thrive without U.S. predominance. If this sounds too good to be true, writes Robert Kagan, that's because it is.”


How Clinging to Mommy and Daddy is Ruining a Generation

“As children grow up and venture out into the world, the transition from a bustling household to an empty one can be difficult – so, why not skip it all together? That’s what millions of families are doing, not just in the U.S., but across many developed countries. In Italy, the culture of ‘mammismo’ or mamma’s boys, is widely accepted – today, 37 percent of men age thirty have never lived away from home. In Japan, “parasite singles” are chastised in the media for depending on mom and dad, but having few other options, they do it anyway.”


'Conservative' Movies Make More Money

"Wanna make money in Hollywood? Release patriotic movies that promote conservative values and do not denigrate Christianity."


AND FINALLY,

A pie chart breaking down reasons why people want to be liberal