“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. […]
Two points to this Dan Rather piece (subscriber). President in office should not have things named after them. Gerald Ford declined such. The sitting President Ford vetoed a bill branding things with his name because he believed federal buildings should not be named while he was in office, Neither should Presidents in office add their […]
Maybe it was because people did not like Hillary Clinton. But the comparison between the two candidates’ hands down favored Clinton in ability, judgement, and understanding Americas’ needs. Time and time again, our president has shown he does not care for the nation or its people or the needs facing each. It is all about […]
There are no Benefits to Trump’s “Great Healthcare Plan” – Public Citizen Public Citizen Health Care Policy Advocate Eagan Kemp issued the following statement: “Trump’s Great Healthcare Plan is impressive only in the fact that it isn’t great, would not substantively improve healthcare. It is not even detailed enough to be considered a plan. “Trump and his […]
I saw the name of this article as written by David A. Graham of the Atlantic and immediately thought of a fifty’s song “The Name Game” by Shirley Ellis. If you do not know what it is, no worries it went public in 1964. The song starts out “Come on, everybody. I say now, let’s […]
I did not vote for Trump for president either time. There was just so much wrong with him as a human being. His idea of superiority is skewed heavily to himself . . . He is not. Typically, if you have to keep claiming such over and over again, there is an issue of inferiority. […]
Pulled this from several weeks ago. It seems like we are still going the tariff route even though prices are going up. There is a hint of inflation or more than a hint. Short and sweet commentary. Short one and no graphs. Tariffs and Trump Crazy: It Keeps Getting Worse Dean Baker November 25, 2025 […]
Xi’s China is so far defying gravity. Despite its history of despotic autocratic party rule, Xi has managed to govern in a way that has promoted economic strength while projecting international resilience. Xi has kept his eye on the ball, while Trump has kept one eye on the mirror and the other on Fox News, […]
This is a rambling commentary pulling from an Angry Bear writer and two articles. I believe I have it all in order. Most recently Joel discussed Academia with an eye on colleges, “The end of the golden age for academia.” As he points out: “Recent months have brought terminations of 120 staff members at Boston […]
Trump brought the RFK Jr snake oil road show to the White House. “Yesterday, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s traveling medicine show made a stop at the White House, where President Trump was the featured barker at an off-the-rails press conference. Taking unscientific aim at vaccines and unsubstantiated links between Tylenol and autism, the […]