08/06/18
The national political climate is disturbing, and critics blame the president. Trump's supporters should abandon him, they say, without acknowledging that their side may also be at fault. Read More...Tags: representative democracy theory, President Donald Trump, Violence in Portland, ICE, Jim Acosta, Ted Kaufman, Edmund Burke, good Republicans, Trans-Pacific Partnership, China, tax cut , deficits, wasteful spending, Russia , Vladimir Putin, meddling in US elections, Helsinki summit, one on-one meeting, Russian support against Iran, Trump tough on Ruissia, administration successes, Ruth Marcus, Robert Mueller, rule of law, Paul Manafort, James Comey, Rep. Trey Gowdy, Rod Rosenstein, mid-term outlook, president's "lose the House" strategy, swing electoral districts, president's approval ratings, immigration, border wall funding, shutdown threat, appropriation bills, healthcare
11/07/16
A scholarly tome (Democracy for realists) helps to explain why so little time is spent discussing the issues. Read More...Tags: Democracy for realists, economist letters, Donald Trump, conspiracy theories, red herring, Hillary Clinton, sepeat policy mistakes, needs economy freedom agenda, UD economists, Woodrow Wilson, change election, national debt, healthcare , Syria, Russia , immigrants, stagflation, Identity politics, get out the vote efforts