2028: Our Early Democratic Pick
[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.
Tag: Democracy
TRUMP SAYS WON”T SEEK 3d TERM: Do We Believe It?
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] Here’s the video we posted on May 5, 2025. We should note couple of things about the video. We were/are uncertain about whether it’s theoretically possible for Trump to serve jail time in New York. He was not sentenced to any jail time in New York this past fall. However we Read More …
TRUMP’S BIGGEST POWER GRAB? FED CHAIRMAN
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] Here’s the video we did on Trump’s latest move. This may be the biggest of all. Control over what is really the fourth branch of government. The Federal Reserve.
Defund the Courts: Trump’s Latest Assault on Democracy
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] In Trump’s latest attack on the Constitution and our democracy he sent out his chief lieutenant Stephen Miller to suggest that the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia should be defunded by Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson seems to agree. Why? Because the DC federal district court has been enjoining/stopping Read More …
Bob Seger Psychobilly & Tunes- Musk & Trump
[Editor’s Note: This is the latest edition of Tick’s Notes and Tunes. It is a transcript of a fictional radio broadcast with direct links to the tunes being played. The transcript is in 3 parts. (1.)The first is the first half of a transcript of the radio broadcast with tune links; (2.) The Editorial: 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 …
TNnT: McCarthy Elected to Speaker
ANALYSIS, OPINION and FUN NOTES As this is being written, Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy, after 14 unsuccessful attempts, finally hit the jackpot on his 15th try and was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Up to that point, about 15 to 20 recalcitrant and very conservative (if that’s the right word for them) Read More …
Musings of a Fifty-Year Graduate
[ANALYSIS and OPINION.] As I write this, it is the 50th Anniversary of my high school graduation. I won’t get into how Watergate compares to January 6th and/or how the Vietnam War compares to Ukraine etc. Suffice it to say these are extremely precarious, and even dangerous, times both in terms of international relations Read More …
The Evils of Cashless Business
Is a cashless society good? It may be faster to do everything by plastic and electronically. But there’a a huge risk in going down the cashless path. Erosion of liberty….A huge additional risk of a cashless society is that it further subjects everyone to the risk of total loss if our financial system is subject to a major and pervasive internet/computer hack….Who is benefiting from this policy? The betting here is that its a few monied oligarchs. Read More …