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“Whether the stone hits the pitcher, or the pitcher hits the stone, it’s bad for the pitcher.” Man of La Mancha I have been thinking about the political adage: “It’s not the revenue, it’s the spending”. The more I look at that statement, the more I have trouble...
The worst legacy of Mr. Trump is his statement to the world that the American System does not work. He has shown that our system permits a President to renege on the word of previous Presidents, himself included. Treaties signed can be revoked. Trade deals like the...
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. A bedrock principle of the United States is that all citizens are treated equally under the law. This principle...
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. “Black” does not mean that day is bad; quite the contrary, the “Black” refers to the traditional understanding that on that day retailers begin to make a profit for the year, i.e., that the ledgers for a retailer turn from...
Ripping us off Note: I am not an economist. If I have made errors here, I hope those of you who are economists will correct them. I have previously written about the bogus calculations that the White House Office of the Trade Representative made to determine...
SCOTUS rules that a President cannot be prosecuted for any “official act” while in office. Counsel representing Trump includes ordering the execution of an opponent DOJ insists that once a person being deported leaves the US air space, they cannot be stopped by a US...
Happy Easter to all, including the Moronic Right-Wing Sycophants who are fighting to make Trump the next American King. Happy Easter also to the PATHETIC and VAIN Supreme Court Justices who are enabling an incompetent and SICK President to take over the Congress, the...
Can Mr. Trump serve a third term as President? Mr. Trump has floated the idea that he might actually be able to serve a third term as President. Although on the face of it this seems absurd, we might take a moment to consider how this might be constitutional or...
As I write this on Sunday, the DOW is poised to lose another 1,500 pts at the opening on Monday morning, on top of the 4,000 points lost in 30 hours late last week. If there is anyone out there who still does not understand how tariffs work, or if someone you know...
Properties under development with the Trump Organization
Wonk, Wonk, Spin, Spin I am not an economist, but I have dealt with formulas in my scientific career.Mr. Trump announced “reciprocal” tariffs yesterday. On the surface, the chart he produced showed terrible inequalities of tariffs.But…This is Snake Oil, and it is...
Some people have viewed my previous political posts as being negative; that they show my hate for Mr. Trump. This is not true. I have never met him, and my concerns are about what I see are the underlying principles of his policies. My attempts to understand our...