Tools to Enlighten
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] This page like it’s two predecessors contains videos and information that we think is very important, however, these videos and or content have not been given enough attention or clicks by the general public. Note: Unless otherwise expressly noted, all opinions in all videos and on this website are those of reasonandbalance.com Read More …
OPINION AND ANALYSIS Todd Blanche, the number 2 at Bondi’s Department of Justice, issued a statement critical of what he terms activist judges, and parts of his statements, though alarming, may not have been improper. Nevertheless, there is significant basis to believe that the Trump administration wants to play hardball with the judiciary and Read More …
OPINION AND ANALYSIS Here’s an existential question for those who love democracy. Shouldn’t a politician clearly desirous of being a dictator be deemed to be an insurrectionist? Can he stay true to his/her oath of office to uphold the Constitution? Suppose the speech in the video below was given. Would you agree or not?
OPINION AND ANALYSIS For the sake of speed and convenience we are allowing our personal freedoms slip away. We originally did a video related to this subject back in June (2025). Here’s the newest one done on August 28, 2025. [P.S. When I say “you can’t legislate safety” I mean you can’t make Read More …
ANALYSIS and OPINION This is a video and post about an extremely disturbing government prosecution of a person lawfully in the United States. It involves torture albeit by a foreign power, but the torture should have been foreseen by the American government. It’s also a story about the Trump/Bondi contempt for the rule of Read More …
ANALYSIS AND OPINION Trump has federalized the police in D.C. and brought in the National Guard. He threatens to do similar things in other cities despite the fact that there is/are no emergency. Scary stuff. Here are 2 videos that deal with the likelihood of a Trump dictatorship and what Trump’s opponents must do Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] The storyline of Rao’s Solution (the novel found on other pages on this site) provides what we believe is the most intractable reason for the widening wealth gap between the rich and the poor. Here, however, is another one– the legal system itself. And, as our video shows, this one, like Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] Here’s the video we did on Trump’s latest move. This may be the biggest of all. Control over what is really the fourth branch of government. The Federal Reserve.
This page contains links to all of our “short” videos (meaning videos of less than 1 minute) on a variety of topics, including politics, economics and music, over the period March 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024. Should any link not work please copy and past the URL into your browser and click enter Read More …
Author’s Note: The article below is a chapter or excerpt from the book “Law, Lawyers and Your Case: A Dollars and Sense Examination” (2003, Graduate Group*) by David Dixon Lentz. This article is being republished here because much, if not most, of the discussion of procedure remains valid and true today and most of what Read More …