Tools to Enlighten
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] Dictatorship of the ill-informed? The Directors of both FEMA and the Library of Congress have been fired in the last day or so. (This being May 9, 2025) That and Trump’s attacks on Harvard and many other colleges and universities is indicative of an extremely disturbing trend that indicates that Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] This 3 minute video is possibly one of the most important we’ve done. Why? Because demographics and demographic trends will have a major affect on social, economic and political trends well into the foreseeable future. Our big concern is that these trends will tend to fuel the creeping acceptance of Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] Just a couple of days ago (last week of February, 2025), President Trump and VP JD Vance got into a live and very public argument with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. Regardless of whom one thinks is at fault for the rhubarb, there can be little question that the Russian, the Ukrainians and Read More …
[ 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 …
[ANALYSIS AND OPINION] [We know, we know. “ It’s the economy stupid !” But should it be? What follows is our analysis of why the normal rules of rational voting conduct have to be re-considered in the 2022 midterms. For those who insist on focusing on the economy and more immediate and practical concerns Read More …
The World Trade Organization was established to promote international trade and crucially, to provide a forum where trade disputes between nations could be peacefully resolved. Its organization and the rules that it implements were painstakingly negotiated over many years by hundreds of countries. Read More …