Tag Archives: Politics

Our 2nd Amendment Doesn’t Protect Children

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call Gun rights advocates, the NRA, and Republican Party have never been serious when calling for the enforcement of the 2nd Amendment, because they have never called for the enforcement of a child’s right of self-defense, the most … Continue reading →

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“Australians Not Like U.S.”

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call Huffington Post We happened to be in Australia in 2015 when this Sydney journalist voiced his reaction to another mass killing in America. “The US is too immature a society to be allowed to play with guns.” … Continue reading →

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A Greater Lawlessness–On Tyranny

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call Could we re-elect a tyrant as President? It’s hard to believe the clownish behavior and blatant lies of former President Donald Trump could again put him in the Whitehouse this November. But author and history Professor Timothy … Continue reading →

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Greater Lawlessness Causes Greater Gun Violence

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call I first wrote this Huffington Post piece in 2017 after the October 1 killing of 58 people with bump stock-equipped assault rifles at a Las Vegas music festival. It was one of a series on the growing lawlessness … Continue reading →

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Greater Lawlessness Causes Great Recessions

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs I began writing about Republicans’ disregard for laws in 2012 after the Great Recession of 2007-09, in which as many as 8 million jobs were lost. But not the Republican Party’s lawlessness, though it has always been the … Continue reading →

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The Republican Party’s Growing Lawlessness

Posted on May 31, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Many Republicans continue to maintain the innocence of former President Donald Trump after his conviction on 34 counts of tax fraud by a New York jury. It confirms what I have written about over more than a … Continue reading →

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Return of the Bully Mentality

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner The NYTimes Bret Stephens lamented the “bullying mentality” at the heart of the pro-Hamas movement in a recent Op-ed that lamented their attempts to shut down pro-Israeli speakers. Hamas is a movement that wants to completely eliminate … Continue reading →

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Irrational Exuberance vs. Irrational Pessimism?

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly I don’t believe Wall Street investors are irrationally exuberant at present, contrary to those that say we are now in a stock market bubble with the record level S&P and DOW indexes. It’s as easy to be … Continue reading →

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Global Connections TV Interview

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call Here is Global Connections Television interview about Building Community: Answering Kennedy’s Call, a memoir of my years of public service. Global Connections Television (GCTV), the only talk show of its type in the world, has featured a myriad of … Continue reading →

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Why the Irrational Pessimism–Part II

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs I said a week ago that public polls seem to be saying one thing, economic facts another. Real Clear Politics’ compendium of 11 opinion polls on whether participants approve or disapprove of President Biden’s handling of the economy … Continue reading →

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