Tools to Enlighten
ANALYSIS AND OPINION Trump has federalized the police in D.C. and brought in the National Guard. He threatens to do similar things in other cities despite the fact that there is/are no emergency. Scary stuff. Here are 2 videos that deal with the likelihood of a Trump dictatorship and what Trump’s opponents must do Read More …
Opinion and Analysis The Trump administration certainly can keep journalists busy. The action is fast and furious. As a matter of fact Trump’s own actions show that the pace of change is increasing. And with AI it will only get faster. All of which segues to the subject matter of our video.
ANALYSIS AND OPINION Tesla shareholders have just awarded Musk another bonus the value of which appears to range anywhere from $23 to $29 billion. This is probably in lieu of the original $50 billion bonus which has run into legal trouble in Delaware. Is democracy further threatened? Are oligopoly and/or dictatorship here? Or just on 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.
[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 …
[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.
[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 …
[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 …
[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 …
