When I was living in Michigan, I found Jack Lessenberry to be an excellent pundit with regards to Republicans, Democrats, and state policies. For the most part the state was run by Republicans for two or three decades until Michigan governor Gretchen Esther Whitmer. And then it was a battle of the legislatures. The state […]
It is an article of faith among those opposed to Trump’s efforts to build an American autocracy that we should not obey in advance. The charge of obeying in advance has been leveled forcefully against universities, law firms, and media companies that choose to placate the administration rather than resist its abusive demands. Yet the […]
GALLUP Americans also say the federal government has the most power to positively impact people. However, it is the least effective at doing so. AB: I wonder if it is the politics involved with the Federal Government which paints a negative picture. On the other hand, we see individuals such as Elon Musk who have […]
It is hard to imagine the cutting of the Social Security benefit is the only solution on the table. If anything, the difference in what is spent and what is needed can be mitigated by increases starting next year. This may not solve the issues 100%. It will lengthen the time before no Trust Fund […]
It should come as no surprise; elections cost money and few people have the funds to run an election. So there is a need of sponsors. Whether they expect a return for their sponsorship may not be known. If there ever was a Mr. Smith who had the popularity to win an election it has […]
For someone who acts like a tough guy, he comes off as having a thin skin. Super sensitive to what is being said by the news (who really are pretty afraid of him), commentators, etc. ABC pulls Kimmel off the air. CBS is also afraid of aggravating Tr_mp. So, they cancel Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show.” […]
Since 2013, I have been writing on student loans. Just about then I ran into Alan Collinge who has a site on Facebook called Student Loan Justice. If you are not aware, student loans are the most unforgiving type of loan a person can have as a student, a parent, or an adult attempting to […]
– by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. Along with the continuing resilience of consumer spending, which I wrote about yesterday, the other surprise in the data has been the strong rebound in manufacturing indexes in the past 45 days, as evidenced by several of the regional Fed situation reports […]
I have traveled globally and also into Mexico as well as other places. Enough so that I burned through one passport in two years. I have met some interesting people while traveling. Also, I have never had much trouble going in and out of countries. The agents were always courteous. And going in and out […]
Which is BS. Hmmm. It appears what came rather easily in the past is now going to be made more difficult due to political interests rather than scientific knowledge on the issue of Covid vaccines. This has come rather easily in the past. And now, I need a prescription? Did Covid go away? No. It […]