Tools to Enlighten
[ANALYSIS AND OPINION] It’s been six months since Trump took office. On the economic front it’s difficult to gauge Trump’s performance simply because of his off and on approach to tariffs. One thing is clear. Congress has generally let Trump have his way on both the economy. The same is true with respect to foreign Read More …
ANALYSIS and OPINION While religion can undoubtedly play a very positive role in people’s lives, man can sometimes misuse it with devastating consequences on a huge scale. This video talks about decision-making and how religion can lead the parties in the wrong direction. A highly relevant example is the Israeli and Iranian positions with respect Read More …
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OPINION AND ANALYSIS For the sake of speed and convenience we are allowing our personal freedoms slip away. Here we talk about how man’s desire for quick and easy solutions allows governments and the elites to control him. In this instance we talk about street cameras, traffic tickets, and attempts to turn a Read More …
ANALYSIS AND OPINION Here’s a discussion about the threats Elon Musk has made since his falling out with President Trump. It’s not looking like this video is going to get many views. One has to wonder if that has anything to do with the fact that it is highly critical of an oligarch with Read More …
[Opinion and Analysis] A brief discussion of who we think would be an electable Democratic nominee who, very importantly, could also unite this country and save democracy.
[Opinion and Analysis] In yet another, this time audacious, indication of the authoritarian intentions of the Trump administration Vice President JD Vance and Attorney General Bondi both recently made headlines. Despite over 200 years of American jurisprudence to the contrary, Vance doesn’t think the President should be required to follow what the courts say the Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] [Preliminary Note 3/26/26: About a year after this blog post was published Senator Whitehouse (D-RI.) made a very sensible proposal, that naturally called for higher taxes on the earnings of wealthy individuals to help fund the social security solvency crises which by March 2026 was estimated to occur in 2032. That Read More …
[OPINION and ANALYSIS.] [Author’s Note: CAUTION: The following is the result of a series of prompts (commands) to ChatGPT 4.5 and GPT Plus over a period of several days. We have not actually run (calculated) these numbers at reasonandbalance.com and thus make no guarantees as to their accurateness. Chat and AI sometimes make Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] Dictatorship of the ill-informed? The Directors of both FEMA and the Library of Congress have been fired in the last day or so. (This being May 9, 2025) That and Trump’s attacks on Harvard and many other colleges and universities is indicative of an extremely disturbing trend that indicates that Read More …