In the past, I have ended the year with a post titled “My Year End Siege of Angers”. You might think that the oncoming onslaught of the Trump Presidency and government by his billionaire supporters would bring another round of angers. But, this year, I find myself very afraid for —>> read more –>>
From a recent email from Bernie Sanders with this byline: “Yes. In the wealthiest country on earth let us Make America Healthy Again.”, I extracted these headline proposals. Medicare for All. Lower the cost of prescription drugs. Paid Family and Medical Leave. Reform the food industry. Raise the minimum wage —>> read more –>>
In the wake of Trump’s victory over Harris there has been much hand-wringing over how to explain the obvious trend among Americans to favor Republicans. Is the Democratic Party too focused on social issues? Is this alienating white males in particular? Did the party underestimate the general misogyny of voters? —>> read more –>>
The tsunami of billionaires that has washed across the planet over the last decade or so is troubling in the extreme. Now, we have the fattest one setting policy in Washington in the most direct way imaginable. Billionaires already own the US political system, and they are on the very —>> read more –>>
The word democracy appears regularly in Americans’ discourse about our country. We describe our government as democratic, and our political rhetoric is filled with notions of democracy about many aspects of American life. But, in this age of originalist analysis let’s apply a little to this matter. The word “democracy” —>> read more –>>
American Compass is a self-described think tank for conservative economics. From its Mission Statement page: “We are developing the conservative economic agenda to supplant blind faith in free markets with a focus on workers, their families and communities, and the national interest.” There is much to admire about the analysis —>> read more –>>
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