This is kind of stupid. It appears the National Park system is going to charge noncitizen tourists or customers a much higher fee to enter US National Parks. Now why would this be so ignorant? When you think about it, many of these parks are in areas which require some degree of travel. This means […]

According to press reports, the Trump Administration is considering military attacks on Iran. This act of war, like all wars, is likely to have unintended consequences. The myth is that such foreign attacks free domestic opposition to topple the regime (see, e.g., the Bay of Pigs). More often, they only serve to rally citizen support […]

Important piece as written by Joyce Vance rebutting Trump’s Version of January 6: “The Dangerous Revision of Jan 6 History on ‘The Official WH Website’” Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance As I wrote to you last night, five years on from January 6, Donald Trump is trying to rewrite the history of the insurrection. The White House […]

I believe we are experiencing delays in assistance to citizens due to a lack of employees in the government agencies. The layoffs were only a small amount of the people who have left the Federal Government. Most of the departures were voluntary. Think about it. Two people who have to much influence and power are […]

Things were looking grim for federally funded science earlier this year: • Trump proposed an overall cut in science funding from $198 to $154 billion, a reduction of 22% that would have been the largest reduction in federal science spending since World War II: • Trump proposed that the National Science Foundation budget be slashed […]

 – by New Deal democrat [Note: Housing permits, starts, and units under construction were also updated this morning for September and October. I will post my remarks on this report on Monday; but in summary I can say it remained recessionary, with some possible “green shoots” that may indicate a bottom.] This morning’s jobs report for […]

My Position . . . .No matter what your level of authority, you do not arbitrarily shoot people. You do not get to shoot civilians. You error on the side of life and not death. It is obvious Bump was not trained to understand such. There are no fantasies or stories which can be told […]

The other day, I was getting my semi-annual cleaning at the dentist office. When the hygienist asked what I did before retirement, I told her I was a medical school professor. That touched off a 15-minute interrogation about childhood vaccination. She has an infant daughter. While she’s gotten all the recommended vaccines, she was plainly […]

– by New Deal democrat Yesterday’s JOLTS report for November was not stale inasmuch as it was at best delayed by a week or two. But nevertheless, since it was for November it remains somewhat old news that can only help to confirm other data we have already received.  Last month I concluded that the […]

Secondarily, J.P. McJefferson gives the specific reasons why Republicans are holding the bag on being responsible for governmental and political leadership. It is difficult to imagine why they fall in line with Trump and Miller’s demands. Comment extracted from an earlier post. “Republicans en mass are responsible for the complete chaos of the American government,” […]