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[ANALYSIS, OPINION and FUN] Notes: CBS News has reported that .1. The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday a monumental milestone in nuclear fusion research: a “net energy gain” was achieved for the first time in history by scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. In other words, total input to make Read More …
OPINION ANALYSIS and FUN: 12/07/22 TOP NEWS STORIES Several news sources have reported that Democrat Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican Herschel Walker for a Senate seat in Georgia. This means that Democrats will have a clear majority in the Senate and theoretically will not have to rely on tie breaking votes of Vice Read More …
ANALYSIS, OPINION and FUN NOTES Control of Senate still in doubt. Republicans are ahead in race for control of the House. In Pa Fettermen (D) declares self winner for that Senate seat over Oz (R) H. Walker (R) trails in Ga. Senate race. Runoff may be necessary. Michigan, Pa, Wisc governor’s races looks Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] CBS News is reporting that a person has been charged with tampering with voting equipment. They report that he was a former member of the Green Party and is now a Democrat. Everyone, including the person who the subject of CBS’s report, is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable Read More …
[ANALYSIS AND OPINION] [We know, we know. “ It’s the economy stupid !” But should it be? What follows is our analysis of why the normal rules of rational voting conduct have to be re-considered in the 2022 midterms. For those who insist on focusing on the economy and more immediate and practical concerns Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION.] A politically polarized and divided America is a weak America. A weak America is a less influential actor in international affairs and makes the world a more dangerous place. It also makes everyday life here at home less certain, prone to social disharmony, less business-friendly and thus a far less pleasant place Read More …
Below is the video we did three years ago on the Federal Reserve (the Fed), interest rates and Gross Domestic Product. Although economic circumstances were much different back then than they are today, the basic economic discussion is still legitimate and relevant. The video is also highly relevant to any discussion of the causes of Read More …
[Opinion and Analysis.] [ RnB note: The following is a copy of a letter recently sent to a variety of public officials, news organizations and other folks who’ve expressed an opinion on various members of the Confederate leadership during the Civil War.] Dear Fellow Citizen/ Publisher and/or Holder of Political Office: This is, Read More …
THE PROCESS DOES MATTER: ROE v WADE & DOBBS [ANALYSIS & OPINION} If any group of people are going to co-exist they must find a way to get along. Disputes are inevitable. They question really is: How are those disputes going to be resolved? Stated differently, are those disputes going to be resolved by (a) Read More …
[ANALYSIS AND OPINION] I was listening to a very wise and savvy now-retired political leader talking to a group of folks who at one time or another were probably his supporters. He was discussing a hot button issue which has once again reached center stage in the political arena. In essence, he was telling his Read More …