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American Democracy: Is Dictatorship on the Horizon?
In this 4-part series we explore the threat of dictatorship and authoritarian rule coming to America. We’ll take a close look at proposals made by former President Trump and the Right. We’ll also explore whether it’s actually the Democrats who most threaten our democracy. The November presidential election promises to be a turning point, and every voter needs to decide where they stand on the proposals and threats to our democracy.
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Is Trump’s Republican Base As Solid as Ever?
Read more: Is Trump’s Republican Base As Solid as Ever?According to conventional wisdom, President Trump’s Republican base has always been rock solid. To drive this point home, Trump once famously said, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?” While my hunch is to agree with the conventional wisdom, I decided to put…
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Inflation and Prices Are Worsening, Not Improving
Read more: Inflation and Prices Are Worsening, Not ImprovingRecent economic indicators show storm clouds on the horizon when it comes to worsening inflation and high prices. Let me walk you through the bad news. Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) hit a three-year high in April. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation index is the Personal Consumption Expenditures, or “PCE”. Most economists consider PCE to be…
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Quitting Obama’s Nuclear Deal Exposed Trump’s Naivety and Arrogance in Dealing with Iran
Read more: Quitting Obama’s Nuclear Deal Exposed Trump’s Naivety and Arrogance in Dealing with IranPresident Trump continues to bash Obama’s 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA) as the “worst deal ever.” He argues that it failed to permanently prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon. It also failed to address the full range of threats posed by Iran, especially its growing missile capabilities.…
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Multi-Part Series
Federal Spending and the National Debt
In this 10-part series we’ll examine why the highly partisan approach being used to control federal spending and the national debt has both failed the country and further divided Americans. We’ll discover a better way to address these problems by conducting an analysis that enables us to understand why federal spending is inevitably in the red, and why the national debt has continued to grow.
Gun Violence in America
In this 4-part series we’ll focus on gun violence and mass shootings in America. We’ll explore why the highly partisan approach being used to address gun violence has both divided the country and failed to produce solutions. Through analysis and research we’ll better understand the multi-faceted nature of gun violence and identify common ground solutions that can reverse the growing tragedy of gun violence.
American Democracy: Is Dictatorship on the Horizon?
In this 4-part series we explore the threat of dictatorship and authoritarian rule coming to America. We’ll take a close look at proposals made by former President Trump and the Right. We’ll also explore whether it’s actually the Democrats who most threaten our democracy. The November presidential election promises to be a turning point, and every voter needs to decide where they stand on the proposals and threats to our democracy.