Tools to Enlighten
OPINION and ANALYSIS: This post and its associated video are being published with the critically important 2026 midterm elections in mind. The video itself is only 3 minutes and cannot come close to addressing all the major problems that the Trump presidency has created. We basically pick two major issues to discuss and will Read More …
ANALYSIS and OPINION Most students of internationnal business learned long ago that tariffs are an idea generally frowned upon by the father of free market capitalism and free trade, Adam Smith and his chief disciple David Ricardo. This is because they not only cause people to pay higher prices than if there were no Read More …
OPINION and ANALYSIS: Trump’s Triumphal Arch. Does it remind you of anything? Have you been to Paris at anytime during the last 200 years? Napolean. You remember him don’t you. From history class. Yeah, the self-proclaimed emperor of the French who brought decades of European land battles that regularly engaged hundreds of thousands of 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 …
Rao’s Solution is a novel written by David Dixon Lentz. A description can be found below our newest video on wages, inflation and the urgent need to stop the encroachment of oligarchy and plutocracy into our democracy: Here’s our newest video (book description is below that): Rao’s approach applies to compensation of 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 …
ANALYSIS and OPINION: Mayor Mamdani and other Democratic Socialists are gaining a bigger voice around the country. Some say they are causing a civil war in the Democratic Party. Worse, President Trump and Fox News tell viewers to be worried about the rise of communism and point to the Democratic Socialists as proof. What is Read More …
Opinion and Analysis: [The following article, and its videos are now also part of a more comprehensive video that also deals with other interrelated subjects. You can see that article and its videos at : Click here for updated editon of this blog post and its videos] Before we get to our video Read More …
Opinion and Analysis: Yes, as difficult as it is to believe, many respected Americans decades ago, and even many today still admire Robert E. Lee. And, in our view with good reason. Not just because of his exceptional military record, but because of his other even more important outstandng personal characteristics. He may not have Read More …