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Power Focused Voters v. the Facts [Opinion and Analysis] In the last few days a couple of very short but important articles have been published. Below is a direct quote from an article written by Sarah K. Burris of the Raw Story dated either December 31, 2023 or January 1, 2024. What she says rings Read More …
[OPINION and ANALYSIS] [ Author’s Note: What follows is a condensed summary of the Colorado case holding the Trump is disqualified from holding public office. This summary consists almost exclusively of extensive direct quotes from the Court’s opinion. First, however an introductory point is made by the author of the this article concerning the arguments Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] The credibility of any information or opinion source is always hugely important in any decision-making process. Information and opinions that lack credibility should not be considered in any rational decision-making process. Determining the credibility of news, information and opinion sources is, however becoming both more difficult and important these days because: Read More …
[OPINION and ANALYSIS] In an event with huge Middle Eastern and global ramifications, Hamas militants attacked innocent attendees at an Israeli music festival. They apparently murdered, kidnapped and committed other horrific atrocities on what now appears to be well over 1,000 Israelis and foreign visitors. In turn, Israel has launched what amounts to Read More …
[ Analysis and Opinion.] Should Jim Jordan be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives? The U.S. Congress is currently in gridlock. The Democrats by a slim majority control the Senate. And, the Republicans, again by a slim majority, control the House of Representatives. If one examines history there’s nothing particularly disturbing about Read More …
[Analysis, Opinion, Notes and Tunes] NOTES As most everyone knows by now, Former President Trump has been indicted in Georgia on more charges stemming from the 2020 Presidential campaign. Again, the criminal charges in question deal with election tampering. In this regard, one cannot help but to note with considerable sadness the fact that many Read More …
[ANALYSIS, OPINION, NOTES and TUNES.] [Author’s Note: Artificial intelligence resources were not used or consulted in the preparation and publication of this article.] [The following is not a paid advertisement. Neither the author nor this website have any relationship whatsoever with the news sources recommended or with any artist whose work is linked.] NOTES Read More …
[Analysis, Opinion, Notes and Tunes.] [Author’s Note: Preliminarily, we should note that the following is relevant to the our published article at this site at https://reasonandbalance.com/battle-for-the-soul-of-the-world/ (Battle for Soul of the World) where we make mention of the opposing philosophies/concepts of competition and cooperation.] Democracy, any democracy, cannot survive unless elected officials are Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] [Author’s Note: This article was originally intended to be titled “Power versus Principle” as a follow-on to our previous article “Battle for the Soul of the World” at https://reasonandbalance.com/battle-for-the-soul-of-the-world/. However, it became apparent once drafting started that the article was going to be more abstract than desired if the term “principle” Read More …
[Opinion, Analysis and Tunes] Consider the following: The war in Ukraine, tensions over Taiwan, the advent of Artificial Intelligence, UAPs, nuclear proliferation, shifting political influences in the Middle East, ever-increasing military, economic and international Chinese influence, global warming, rising ocean levels, rampant pollution and more. * The list goes on. Every day we seemingly Read More …