Dr. ESP Memory is a strange animal. And among its most mysterious behaviors is the way past recollections are triggered by current experiences and events. This morning I woke up and my first thoughts turned to May 7, 2003, a day which had been tucked away in my organic data banks for years. In the spring … Read more
Some of you may remember Jack Webb as Joe Friday on the television series Dragnet. Friday was a no-nonsense LAPD detective who had no interest in spin. Whenever questioning a witness or suspect, his trademark line was, “Just the facts.” As previously posted, Donald J. Trump declared that the massacre at the First Baptist … Read more
Following the latest mass murder involving a semi-automatic assault weapon, the denier-in-chief took a few minutes to address the situation as reported by NBC News. Asked at a joint press briefing with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe if he would consider pressing for gun control measures in the wake of America’s second mass shooting … Read more
Following the release of the Republican tax plan, much is being made of the extent to which the proposal violates the long-held GOP and Tea Party (is there a difference?) concern about the growing federal deficit. Much like the failed attempts at ACA repeal and replace, this legislation is not based on long-held Republican … Read more
So you want to give middle income American’s a tax break which also simplifies the voluminous tax laws and regulations. Or at least make the tax system less tilted in favor of the richest Americans. Yet, there are elements of the current code which incent people to do things in the country’s best interest. … Read more