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: 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 …
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: [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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Analysis and Opinion Well, what can one say? The World is collectively bowing down to a group of people who are building something that may well either : (i) destroy us; or (ii) make us subservient. True, it could be incredibly beneficial to man. But even if it is, there can be no doubt 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 …
ANALYSIS and OPINION: Our birth rates are too low. Here’s a way to increase the pay of workers, thus making having babies more affordable. This will decrease the need for so much immigration to prevent population decline. What’s suggested will also reduce the influence that oligarchs have on our government.