Don’t Elect Trump
Although I have said that former President Trump should not be put in jail, I think he was a terrible President. He may have committed crimes, but I think the…
Don’t Put Trump in Jail
I think Trump is guilty of many things, some of which may be felonies, but I don’t support putting a former (and perhaps future) President in jail. I don’t think…
Polls Are Bad
I watched several of the Sunday morning political talk shows yesterday. As usual they spent a lot of time discussing polls. Polls keep the talking heads in business, but they…
Export Controls on China
The United States has increased restrictions on high tech chip related items being exported to China, according to Wikipedia. In 2022 it issued new Department of Commerce regulations restricting the…
Broken Legal System
The federal court decision striking down Biden’s asylum rule for migrants is just the latest example of America not being able to function because of proliferating court decisions that block…
Federalist #10
Today’s political turmoil highlights the insightfulness of James Madison’s Federalist Papers Number 10, which addressed the need to “break and control the violence of faction.” Madison said that often “the…
News Broadcasts
There are some good commentators and thinkers on TV. I would like to recognize a few. Fareed Zakaria is one of the best thinkers and commentators out there. His Washington…
IRS Funding
The Inflation Reduction Act included an $80 billion increase over ten years for the Internal Revenue Service. Subsequently as part of the agreement on the debt ceiling, the IRS budget…
Crimea Bridge Attack
According to CNN: A Ukrainian security official has claimed Kyiv’s responsibility for an attack on the bridge linking the annexed Crimean peninsula to the Russian mainland – a vital supply line for…
Russia Pulls Out of the Black Sea Grain Deal
According to the New York Times, The Kremlin terminated an agreement that had allowed Ukraine to export its grain by sea despite a wartime blockade, a deal seen as essential…