Tools to Enlighten
ANALYSIS and OPINION: Admittedly we would have never uploaded a video espousing the strong views that we unequivocally state in this video. Unfortunately we live in unique and highly dangerous times. This has forced us to take what admittedly is an unusually hardline position on who to vote for in the 2026 midterm elections. But Read More …
ANALYSIS and OPINION: U.S. defense spending is outrageous. At about $950 billion the United States was spending, before the Iran War, as much on defense as the next 9 nations combined. And those nations, include Russia and China. Initial estimates were that the war would cost between $1 billion and $2 billion per DAY. Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] Sometimes the force that rules internet universe, the Youtube algorithm, just does not see fit to helpus get a lot of views on videos that we think are important. Seriously, there are times when we here at reasonandbalance believe that if we think one of our particular videos is particularly important, Read More …
ANAYLYSIS and OPINION Trump’s September 2026 speech at the United Nations was a humdinger. Memorable for sure. Nothing but belligerence and contempt is what he showed the World. He talked and acted as if he alone would decide whether Iran deserved to exist or would be annihilated. One has to wonder if he understood that Read More …
OPINION and ANALYSIS: On September 18, 2026 the New York Post published an article on a Laura Ingraham (of Fox News) statement that indicates that she thinks that some Republicans actually hope the Democrats take control of Congress in the upcoming elections. In fact the title of the article is: Many GOP pols ‘secretly’ hope Read More …
OPINION and ANALYSIS J. Michael Luttig, a highly respected retired judge who sat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently published an article on the New Republic where he essentially stated that the GOP has abandoned its commitment to upholding the Constitution and has chosen to follow Trump. For Read More …
OPINION and ANALYSIS: Yet again, the Trump Administration has demonstrated that it intends to control our minds. And, given the fact that the GOP never does anything to stop him, it must be assumed that they do too. This is highly dangerous stuff. Cameras are everywhere. With AI and robots about to be just as Read More …
ANALYSIS and OPINION: [Editors Note: Either prior or subsequent to this blog post and video, we did or have done several related articles on this subject. One deals with how various socialist-linked politicians’ and candidates’ beliefs line up with the Democratic Socialist of America platform. See: https://reasonandbalance.com/aoc-el-sayed-angie-nixon-socialist/ In another we provide you with the Read More …
OPINION and ANALYSIS: The confirmation of Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence illustrates yet again, that Trump hires only unqualified sycophants to head his departments and agencies. Clayton bows to Trump’s demand that all of his lieutenants falsely deny the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s election as President in 2020. With confirmation of Clayton Read More …
ANALYSIS and OPINION: All Americans, but especially future retirees, should be scared to death over the incredibly bad federal budget and social security problems the U.S. faces. But Trump ignores it all. The big question is why? Well, a big reason may be that he is constitutionally ineligible to run for a third term. Read More …