06/22/20
The political landscape has been thoroughly scrambled over the past six months, and there’s plenty of time left for further surprises. Read More...Tags: impeachment proceedings, coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest, President Donald Trump, State of the Union address, Vice President Mike Pence, Joe Biden, global warming, Medicare for all, Sen. Bernie Sanders, HEROES Act, Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, systemic racism, defund the police, Ferguson effect, China, Russia , Iran , North Korea
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