Before January 6, 2021, there was another “big lie.” Republicans repeatedly told us that they are the guardians of the U.S. economy. Yet, according to the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research, there have been 11 recession since 1953 of which 10 took place during Republican administrations. Consider the following. During the Eisenhower administration (1953-61), … Read more
In his victory speech following the 2016 Nevada primary, then candidate Donald Trump thanked those who made a difference during his campaign including a shout out for one demographic of which he seemed most proud. “We won with poorly educated. I love the poorly educated.” I too would love this segment of the voting population … Read more
England and America are two countries separated by the same language! ~Mallory Brown, Christian Science Monitor September 1942 Brown’s observation was never more true than last night as BBC correspondents reported the Labour Party’s landslide victory after 14 continuous years of Conservative Party rule. For example, as the vote counting ended in each parliamentary district, a … Read more
This morning, Joe Scarborough invoked similar protests against the Vietnam War in 1968 to warn participants in pro-Palestinian activities on college campuses that such behavior is counterproductive to their cause. He rightfully pointed out that chaos on college campuses and in the streets of Chicago at the 1968 Democratic National Convention contributed to Richard Nixon’s … Read more
We hear a lot these days about the effects of inflation on average Americans (whoever they are). And we see a lot of finger pointing when it comes to the causes. Greedy corporations. Supply chain disruptions resulting from the lingering effects of the pandemic. Federal Reserve policies. The growing federal debt. You know what we … Read more