Congress needs to pass a funding bill by the end of September to avoid a government shut down. In theory, the Democrats should have some leverage in these negotiations due to the need for 60 votes in the Senate. Unfortunately, as Jonathan Bernstein details here, the Democrats have few good options negotiating with Republicans and […]
Guess what 13 of the 20 U.S. cities with the highest murder rates were in Republican-run states. Sending in an untrained National Guard. They were not trained for controlling crowds of civilians. At Camp Lejeune in 1970, they were training us and had established mock cities to train in for practice. Pres. Trump says (in a […]
As is typical, Republicans support Tr__p and Dems and Independents see less in Tr__p to support, Overall job approval comes in at 40%. If one believes that is low, I believe it will be even lower in the future as Tr__p continues to play with on and off and changing tariff rates. The masked law […]
Socialism is the form of economics in which the government controls the means of production. The Trump administration now controls 10% of Intel and is looking to buy shares in other private corporations. How is that not creeping socialism? “The United States government’s 10 percent stake in Intel could harm international sales for the semiconductor […]
“Lies, lies, yeah, baby, I can’t believe a word you say. Lies, lies, gonna make you sad someday.” Lies, liesSome day you’re gonna be lonely, But you won’t find me around . . . Pop song from 1966 “Lies,” Knickerbockers “Trump and Republicans are trying to distract from the pain they’re causing—from tariffs raising the […]
August 21, 2025, Loyola University of Chicago. Why is this university so special for me? Well . . . I did my Masters work there which took me ~ three years to complete due to taking all the courses late afternoons or at night. The trip down to the Water Tower campus was done by […]
Louis DeJoy quit as US postmaster general recently, so the plan to privatize the US Postal Service may be hiatus for now. But the Trump Administration is blowing up international mail as well: “Postal services around Europe announced on Saturday that they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a […]
Years ago, my chairman became an NFT enthusiast. At one point, he assured me “I’m not joking.” I responded: “That’s what I’m afraid of.” NFTs are a manifestation of The Greater Fool Theory of Investing. Like disco and yacht rock, they had their day. But eventually, the fools are left holding the bag: “Flash forward […]
Donald Trump wants to win the Nobel peace prize, but WAPO reports today that at least 3 of the 5 members of the prize committee have been publicly critical of Trump. While this is hardly surprising, I think the committee should change its approach. Instead of criticizing Trump, sometimes for issues only tangentially related to […]
What is possibly be “our best defense against future pandemics?” mRNA technology saved America’s bacon in 2020. RFK Jr. has been active defunding it. As taken from American Prospect. Since Joel was working on this technology and also received the test doses, I am sure he could add to this piece. 🙂 May 2025 finds […]