Are Our Political Divisions Threatening the U.S. Social Contract?
The U.S. Constitution is a product of the Age of Enlightenment, aka the Age of Reason. During that age, which occurred in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, empiricism … Read More
Category: Political Issues
Ideas about the role of government in society, its relationship to citizens, and about how much power the government should be given.
Does Kamala Harris Have Any Better Understanding of Reality Than Donald Trump?
There are opinions, and then there are empirical facts. Our opinions are formed by interpreting available empirical facts, but those opinions can easily deceive us if we are not careful. … Read More
Kamala Harris Advocates Destructive Tax Increases
Price controls on groceries are not the only incredibly bad idea concerning economics held by Kamala Harris. In addition, she is advocating a slew of new taxes, the worst of … Read More
Kamala Harris Is Gaslighting the American People
Kamala Harris formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday August 5. Her nomination became official with 99 percent of the Democratic National Convention delegates casting their ballots for her … Read More
Democrats Are Deceiving Themselves
All people are afflicted with the unfortunate ability to deceive themselves about the nature of Reality, both physical and social. However, progressive Democrats excel in misleading themselves. When one makes … Read More
The Lies Progressive Democrats Are Telling Us
The political Left in general, and American progressive Democrats in particular, have a different sense of reality from most people. Many Democrats might actually believe the falsehoods they utter. For … Read More
A Comparison of Policy Results between Biden and Trump
President Biden is often angry these days. He must be increasingly desperate as his policies fail and his poll numbers sink. Nevertheless, no matter how low his approval ratings, Ex-President … Read More
Whatever Happened to the Rules-Based World Order?
During the twentieth century, World War II was one of those historical events —- like the Black Plague in the Middle Ages — that seemed to come close to destroying … Read More
Comparing the Economies of All Countries on Earth in 2023
From time-to-time, I compare the economies of all the countries on Earth for which there is data. This serves several purposes. The most important of these is that the comparison … Read More
What Will the Democratic Party Destroy First: Themselves or the United States? (Part 2)
In my last post, I discussed how Democratic Party policies were destroying the United States. In this post, I want to concentrate on how these polices are alienating the American … Read More
What Will the Democratic Party Destroy First: Themselves or the United States? (Part 1)
The images above of a confused President Biden are emblematic of today’s progressive Democratic Party. It is a very confused party. Other authors have noted that its primary ideology, Critical … Read More
The American People Are Descending into Despair
Over and over again, the U.S. federal government, dominated by progressive Democrats, has been creating disasters for the American people. Moreover, in causing those calamities, progressives have been destroying the … Read More
Romanticism and the Secular Religion of Progressive Democrats
The portrait above is of the famous eighteenth-century social contract philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. His romanticism seems to motivate much of the secular “woke” religion of present day progressive Democrats. Thinking … Read More
Will Elites Impose Neo-Feudalism on Their Peoples?
The elites of the United States have gone rogue. As with the elites of the rest of the West, America’s elites seek to impose a kind of neo-feudalism on its … Read More
Should Red and Blue States in the U.S. Get a Divorce?
The plot above shows a deeply divided nation. What it displays are the red states dominated by Republicans, the blue states led by Democrats, and the purple states ruled by … Read More
Crony Capitalism vs. Free-Market Capitalism
Many people, especially progressive Democrats, confuse crony capitalism with free-market capitalism. This confusion is part of the religious faith of the woke. Capitalist corporate officers are viewed as among the … Read More
The Democrats’ War on Economic Abundance
Ever since the Great Depression of the 1930s, Democrats have been disparaging government support for the supply side of the economy. The supply side is that part of the economy … Read More
The Secular Religion of the “Woke” and Its Inquisition against Right-Wing Heresy
Material added on February 23, 2023 In 1633, the Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei was brought to trial for heresy before the Holy Office of the Inquisition. Galileo’s crime … Read More
How To Filter The Truth From Progressive Gaslighting
Recently, I wrote about how progressive Democrats were pervasively gaslighting the American people. By gaslighting, I mean the manipulation of people by psychological means into questioning their own sanity. Since … Read More
The 2022 Midterm Elections Defied Reality
In my last post, I hopefully looked forward to a red tsunami giving Republicans control of both houses of Congress. I wrote about what Republicans would have to do to … Read More
Progressive Democrats Are Gaslighting the American People
Definition of Gaslighting: The manipulation of someone by psychological means into questioning their own sanity. For an extended period of time, the Democratic Party has been gaslighting the American people. … Read More
The Inflation Reduction Act Is an Economic Disaster
As has been widely noted, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has nothing to do with inflation. At least, not directly. However, this act’s nonlinear effects on the economy will … Read More
What Can We Believe in the Debate on Inflation?
An ordinary citizen can hardly be blamed if he or she is confused about what is causing inflation. Democrats have pointed to many other villains other than themselves for the … Read More
How Much Destruction Will the Democratic Party Suffer in 2022?
To the astonishment of many, not only have Democrats adopted policies that have alienated much of the U.S. electorate, but they keep doubling down on their destructive policies. Not only … Read More
Comparing the Economies of All Countries on Earth in 2021
We need to look around our world periodically to see what works for societies, and what does not. I started to do this, using statistics from a variety of sources, … Read More
The Progressive War Against U.S. Constitutional Government
Six years ago, I wrote a post asserting that progressives are NOT liberals. Before that, I wrote an essay entitled Progressives’ Disrespect for the U.S. Constitution. Today, with the executive … Read More
The Disconnect between American Elites and the American People
Populism is rampant throughout the countries of the West. By populism, I mean any political movement where many people believe the country’s elites have stacked the deck against them. Populists … Read More
The U.S. Economy Is Melting Down in June 2022
For a variety of reasons, the rapid meltdown of the U.S. economy we are now experiencing will likely be far worse than anything experienced in living memory. The closest example … Read More
A Curious Conversation
Recently, a reader of this blog started a series of rather curious comments. At least they seem somewhat strange to me. Since they seem emblematic of many political conversations going … Read More
How Progressive Democrats Try to Violate the Classical Laws of Economics
American progressives are afflicted by a number of biases, which cause them to devalue the classical laws of economics. Nevertheless, whether they believe in those laws or not, those laws … Read More