Tools to Enlighten
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] Sometimes the force that rules internet universe, the Youtube algorithm, just does not see fit to helpus get a lot of views on videos that we think are important. Seriously, there are times when we here at reasonandbalance believe that if we think one of our particular videos is particularly important, Read More …
OPINION and ANALYSIS: Several Trump advisors are telling him to declare martial law and take control of the voting process during the upcoming 2026 election. This is scary stuff. We are in a fight for democracy. There can no longer be any doubt about that. If you don’t believe that, you should read/watch the blog Read More …
OPINION and ANALYSIS J. Michael Luttig, a highly respected retired judge who sat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently published an article on the New Republic where he essentially stated that the GOP has abandoned its commitment to upholding the Constitution and has chosen to follow Trump. For 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: 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 …
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 …
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 …
OPINION and ANALYSIS Several sources have reported that Elon Musk is now a trillionaire. Considering he reached the $500 billion dollar plateau less than one year ago, this means that the man who was already the richest man on earth, has gained an additional $500 in wealth in less than a year. This represents Read More …
ANALYSIS and OPINION: Our thoughts on whether Jesus and Robert E. Lee would have approved of Donald Trump and more are discussed in this video. Social security, rents and population decline are also touched upon. If you would like to READ more about Robert E. Lee to ascertain whether or not Lee would approve of Read More …
ANALYSIS and OPINION We decided to do this video based on some 2024 election analysis that Chris Cillizza did which indicated that a lot of folks who voted “voted their pocketbook”. We find this very disturbing. In ordinary times that may have been what Americans did and it was largely safe to do. But Read More …