Socialism Communism Capitalism & Democracy What’s Best?

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: The Point of No Return

  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 Buy It Now

  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 …

Better Pay Fewer Immigrants No Oligarchy

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.

Distraction Politics 2026

  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 …

Truth Ethics & the Law: Trump Casualties

  OPINION and ANALYSIS: The confirmation of Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence illustrates yet again, that Trump hires only unqualified sycophants to head his departments and agencies. Clayton bows to Trump’s demand that all of his lieutenants falsely deny the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s election as President in 2020. With confirmation of Clayton Read More …

Democratic Socialists: Should We Worry About Them?

ANALYSIS and OPINION: Mayor Mamdani and other Democratic Socialists are gaining a bigger voice around the country. Some say they are causing a civil war in the Democratic Party.  Worse,  President Trump and Fox News tell viewers to be worried about the rise of communism and point to the Democratic Socialists as proof. What is Read More …

Trump Is Seizing Power-Impeachment Letter

  OPINION and ANALYSIS: Our democracy hangs by a thread.  Trump has fired the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission. Interestingly he also wants a more secure fence for the White House.   Before that, it was push push push the SAVE Act which would disenfranchise poorer voters who would least likely to vote for Read More …

Dear Fox News: Platner Is No Longer News

ANALYSIS and OPINION: Well, we all make mistakes. No excuses we did in jumping on the Platner bandwagon about a month ago.  But, this doesn’t change one bit what the overall objective of what we, and everyone, should be trying to achieve in November, 2026:  And that is to preserve democracy and rid ourselves of Read More …

Cooperate or Die Competing in an AI World

ANALYSIS AND OPINION In the course of putting together a video and blog post about Senator Bernie Sander’s revolutionary Sovereign Wealth Mangement Fund to deal with mass unemployment caused by quickly developing artificial intelligence, we realized that several very important subjects were/are very interrelated. (The first video, a very important one about Senator Bernie Sander’s Read More …