I just finished reading Sitting Bull’s War: The Battle of Little Big Horn and the Fight for Buffalo and Freedom on the Plains by Paul L. Hedren. Several years ago, I read “Empire of the Summer Moon” by S.C. Gwynne, which is a history of the Cheyenne people, so I was passingly familiar with the […]
This is a partial of a much larger piece concerning the administrations Macro-Economic agenda and impact. It gives a sound take on what is occurring and what will occur if Pres. Trump continues toying with the US economy with on and off tariffs on the economy, etc. The one OBBB’s (defined at the end of […]
Trademarks his name for future use? This was going on mid-February. It is now two weeks later and I am catching up on my subscriptions. Trump is trademarking his name JIC they wanted to use it for naming an airport. I was thinking more of hot air balloons when I read this. Such vanity. for […]
One year later and I am still listening to someone who had worms in his head . . . or did have them or one that was dead. It i difficult to listen to him. While there was no chance of him winning the presidency, he did run for the spot. I can only imagine. […]
During the Vietnam war, we were told Americans were fighting and dying because of the domino theory—that if the dictatorship in South Vietnam fell, the communists would take over all of Southeast Asia and India. It was a lie. During the US invasion and military occupation of Iraq, we were told that Americans were fighting […]
Part Three of a commentary (broken into parts) about Social Security. Dale Coberly discusses with AI (Artificial Intelligence) Social Security. The topic about Social Security? How it can be saved as it is today without major cuts to it. This is really hard to discuss with people. Many believe it would take a vast amount […]
“Pharmaceutical Pricing: JAMA Talks with Mark Cuban on Public Health,” JAMA, JAMA Network Dr Bibbins-Domingo: You’ve basically shown that many generic medications can be sold at a fraction of current prices. In health care terms, what does this tell us about the market? Mr Cuban: It tells you that it’s not an efficient market…You mentioned [Cost Plus […]
“Rhetoric Is Not Reform: The Good Life Can Not Be an Applause Line,” Roosevelt Institute In his State of the Union address, President Trump claimed a “Golden Age of America,” insisting the economy is “roaring like never before” and pointing to market highs and headline indicators as proof. But people don’t live inside a speech. […]
The court’s decision says Trump can not work around Congress by making decisions without Congress agreeing. “The Supreme Court’s tariff decision extends far beyond tariffs” It stops Trump from deciding not to spend money Congress appropriated, and from going to war without Congress’s approval Robert Reich Friends, A 6-3 majority of the Supreme Court decided […]
The overclocked 8th grader in the White House has decided that the path to the Nobel Peace Prize lies through war. “The strikes opened a stunning new chapter in U.S. intervention in Iran and marked the second time in eight months that the Trump administration has used military force against the Islamic Republic. They came […]