14 Plus Reasons to Vote for ?

ANALYSIS and OPINION Dear Maine, Texas, Michigan, Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio & All Americans here’s our informative and insightful explanation.  It starts with by far the biggest issue and then gets to the economy, foreign policy  etc etc.

SOME GOP WANT TO LOSE THINKS FOX PUNDIT

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 …

Senate Control Trump & Graham

    OPINION and ANALYSIS: Yet another of the former Reagan-type Republican, this time, the venerable conservative columnist of many years, George Will, comes out swinging at the innumerable  transgressions and deficiencies of today’s GOP.  In his sights this time is Darline Graham, the GOP candidate to fill her deceased brother Lindsay Graham’s old seat Read More …

TRUMP FIRES 41 INDEPENDENT AGENCY HEADS

    ANALYSIS and OPINION Trump’s Removal of Officials and Inspectors General from Independent Federal Agencies [Editor’s Note:  41 Agencies and 17 Inspectors General were removed and replaced with Trump loyalists.] A summary of the agencies affected and the officials removed since January 20, 2025 Updated September 11, 2026  |  Reason & Balance Since returning Read More …

Immigration Trump & Right Wing Agency Takeover

  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 …

Trump’s $5000: A Voter Bribe?

ANALYSIS and OPINION: Trump called the GOP together to have a midterm convention. This was/is highly unusual. There’s no doubt a huge reason was that Trump and the GOP are not, according to recent polls, doing well and are thus at risk of losing control of he House of Representatives, the Senate or both. In Read More …

Trump’s Tariffs Inflation & Other Facts

  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 …

AOC, El-Sayed, Angie Nixon Socialist or Not?

  Opinion and Analysis: [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 …

Is Bucking Socialist Control Needed? Stats Say No

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 …

AI’s Existential Dangers: Senator Sanders Goes to Bat

  ANALYSIS and OPINION We didn’t intend to link this next video because it’s not technically what this post is about. However, we found it is highly relevant and, more importantly so alarmng that we felt that we had to bring it to everyone’s attention. So now AI and the robots are looking out for Read More …