In politics and policy, as in all things – size matters. Small numbers – are smaller than big numbers. To wit: Fake Indian and Democrat Senator/presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren – just received an endorsement for her effort to garner a promotion. Warren Campaign Wins the Endorsement of Black Womxn For: “On Thursday, she snagged an […]
We’ve been talking since at least 2013 about how un-free and un-fair our global trade has been. Global trade has been an anti-US mess – for decades. The planet has been massively ripping us off – in myriad ways. Which has done massive damage to our domestic economy – in myriad ways. Today’s Free Trade […]
I always and forever want more information – not less. The more information I have – the better will be the decisions I make. Lies – are information. They are bad information – but they are information nonetheless. And the lies tell me much about the liars – and thereby provide me even more information. […]
“Lobbyist” has become a dirty word in DC. As have many words and practices – that are expressly protected by the Constitution. Because DC is $4.5-trillion-per-year-in-spending and $1+-trillion-in-regulating – that is mostly antithetical to the Constitution. Behold the relevant portion of the Constitution’s First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law…abridging…the right of the people peaceably…to […]
The planet has a bit of a nuclear weapon proliferation problem. Many of the Good Guys have them. The US Nuclear Arsenal The Story of How Britain Got Nuclear Weapons France Has Lots of Nuclear Weapons India’s Nuclear Weapons Arsenal Keeps Getting Bigger and Bigger Included herein is a Good Guy – who may or […]
Today’s thought foray – requires us to define a few terms. First: Internet Service Providers (ISPs): The companies that have in the last quarter-century invested more than a trillion dollars – building the actual Internet. Comcast, Verizon, Time Warner, AT&T, etc. The companies that laid the Information Superhighway – upon which all the rest of […]
Please allow a personal point of privilege at the outset: I REALLY like Mike Pence. Zero sarcasm – I think he is a really good guy. Pence once saved my professional bacon – now more than a decade ago. I had scheduled a huge Capitol Hill anti-Fairness Doctrine press conference. Lots of Senators and Congressmen […]
The answer to everything even remotely policy-related – is less government. Because the original sin of everything even remotely policy-related – is too much government. Want to solve our health care “crisis” – ??? Undo the original government sins. After World War II – taxes were kept at during-WW II levels. So in an end […]
Barack Obama spent his first two years as President – enjoying a Democrat-controlled Congress that was as awful for America as he was. The Democrat Congress passed a lot of really awful legislation – which Obama very happily signed. We the People loathed said legislation. So We incepted the Tea Party Movement – and elected […]
President Donald Trump early Monday morning Tweeted: “We just WON the big court case on Net Neutrality Rules! A great win for the future and speed of the internet. Will lead to many big things including 5G. Congratulations to the FCC and its Chairman, Ajit Pai!” All of which is absolutely correct. The US Court […]