McConnell & Graham AINOs?

[What follows is a transcript of a short wave radio broadcast from where and when we do not know. The EDITORIAL concerning the more serious and substantive portion of the broadcast is halfway down.] [Note:  The purpose of this blog is to enlighten, educate and  perhaps entertain the reader about music and other current and Read More …

PRESIDENTS: ECONOMIC CREDIT OR BLAME

[NEWS ANALYSIS, OPINION & TUNES]   [Welcome to another edition of TNnT which is short for “Tick’s Notes & Tunes”, where we usually start with “Notes” of interest on various, usually important, topics which are followed by “Tunes” which is the transcript of a fictional short wave radio transmission from where and when we do Read More …

MORE ON FINDING UNBIASED NEWS

[ANALYSIS and OPINION] In the constant quest to find objective fact and to get objective news, we have written two prior articles concerning biased and fake news.  In those articles we included some suggested news and other sources that should help a reader better determine what’s objectively true and what’s not. Here are the links Read More …

To ELECT JORDAN SPEAKER or NOT?

[ Analysis and Opinion.]   Should Jim Jordan be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives?   The U.S. Congress is currently in gridlock.  The Democrats by a slim majority control the Senate.  And, the Republicans, again by a slim majority, control the House of Representatives.  If one examines history there’s nothing particularly disturbing about Read More …

POLITICAL POWER & VOTING

[ANALYSIS and OPINION]   [Author’s Note:  This article was originally intended to be titled “Power versus Principle” as a follow-on to our previous article “Battle for the Soul of the World” at https://reasonandbalance.com/battle-for-the-soul-of-the-world/.  However, it became apparent once drafting started that the article was going to be more abstract than desired if the term “principle” Read More …