by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Dec 3, 2020 | Election, Opinion, Politics
An outsider that looked at a system of 90% disapproval, with 90% non-adaptivity, would conclude there was some kind of fundamental flaw. Most Americans agree this is true of our political system. Ask a spectrum of Americans if they think the system is broken, and...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Nov 6, 2020 | Culture, Health
A common theme, in looking at America’s galaxy of ills in the fall of 2020 is that we are moving from being a high trust society into a low trust one. Low trust societies have all sorts of problems, but they boil down to the fact that trust is a lubricant, and...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 4, 2020 | Election, Politics
Much mockery has been made of young socialists in America decrying and denouncing capitalism using social media on their iPhones. Deservedly so – these youngsters routinely fail to realize that the reason their lives are so good, so easy, and so full of the free...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 23, 2020 | Culture, Election, Politics, Taxation
Joe Biden, if elected President, is going to raise taxes. Many (most?) people who plan to vote for him want him to do so. Of course, when they say “Joe’s going to raise taxes,” they really mean “Joe’s not going to raise my taxes,...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Oct 14, 2020 | Election, Opinion, Politics
Consider the phrase, “to compromise.” In politics, it’s the grease that lubricates the axles of government, and it’s something we probably need more of today. Consider a slight variation, “to be compromised.” In politics, it’s...
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