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ANALYSIS and OPINION Dear Maine, Texas, Michigan, Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio & All Americans here’s our informative and insightful explanation. It starts with by far the biggest issue and then gets to the economy, foreign policy etc etc.
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 …
ANAYLYSIS and OPINION Trump’s September 2026 speech at the United Nations was a humdinger. Memorable for sure. Nothing but belligerence and contempt is what he showed the World. He talked and acted as if he alone would decide whether Iran deserved to exist or would be annihilated. One has to wonder if he understood that Read More …
ANALYSIS and OPINION Trump’s Removal of Officials and Inspectors General from Independent Federal Agencies [Editor’s Note: 41 Agencies and 17 Inspectors General were removed and replaced with Trump loyalists.] A summary of the agencies affected and the officials removed since January 20, 2025 Updated September 11, 2026 | Reason & Balance Since returning 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 …
OPINION and ANALYSIS: Trump’s Triumphal Arch. Does it remind you of anything? Have you been to Paris at anytime during the last 200 years? Napolean. You remember him don’t you. From history class. Yeah, the self-proclaimed emperor of the French who brought decades of European land battles that regularly engaged hundreds of thousands of Read More …
OPINION and ANALYSIS: Yet again, the Trump Administration has demonstrated that it intends to control our minds. And, given the fact that the GOP never does anything to stop him, it must be assumed that they do too. This is highly dangerous stuff. Cameras are everywhere. With AI and robots about to be just as Read More …
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 …
ANALYSIS and OPINION: All Americans, but especially future retirees, should be scared to death over the incredibly bad federal budget and social security problems the U.S. faces. But Trump ignores it all. The big question is why? Well, a big reason may be that he is constitutionally ineligible to run for a third term. 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 …