Tag Archives: President Donald Trump

Who Won the Civil War?

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Just more than one week after President Donald Trump unveiled plans to deploy troops from the D.C. National Guard and to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department to tackle crime in Washington, six states have pledged to send in their … Continue reading

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Republicans Have Never Paid Their Bills

Financial FAQs “The new law will reduce federal revenues by significant amounts, even after allowing for the impact on economic growth. It will make the distribution of after-tax income more unequal. If it is not financed with concurrent spending cuts … Continue reading

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What Is Burning?

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Yet another tragic story of people being trapped inside a burning Tesla, this time in Toronto. Four dead; one rescued when a bystander smashed a window. Phil Koopman, cited by Paul Krugman in Substack Carscoops.com Paul Krugman … Continue reading

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Why Weaken U.S. Economy?

Answering Kennedy’s Call “On February 28, the same day that President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance took the side of Russian president Vladimir Putin against Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, Martin Matishak of The Record, … Continue reading

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Economic Growth Slowing…Because?

Popular Economics Weekly “The U.S. government is currently under the control of a deeply ignorant, vengeful megalomaniac with zero impulse control. And it’s not just Elon Musk: Trump shares the same characteristics.” Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman AtlantaFed “The GDPNow model … Continue reading

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Who Is Going to Mars?

Answering Kennedy’s Call “There is nobody in this country who got rich on their own. Nobody. You built a factory out there – good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on roads … Continue reading

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Does Trump Want Another War?

Answering Kennedy’s Call “I’m not sure most Americans appreciate the monumental damage President Trump is doing to the post-World War II order that is the wellspring of American global leadership and affluence.” NYTimes Nicholas Kristof USAToday There is a growing … Continue reading

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Trump Is No Populist

Answering Kennedy’s Call An NBC News poll last April showed that Trump had a 26-point lead among voters who don’t follow political news. In contrast, voters who got their political news from newspapers, the most comprehensive form of daily news, … Continue reading

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Trump, the Lucky Loser

Answering Kennedy’s Call “Born to a rich father who made him the beneficiary of his own highly lucrative investments, Trump received the equivalent of more than $500 million today via means that required no business expertise whatsoever.” Random House In … Continue reading

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Donald Trump’s Bully Mentality

ANSWERING KENNEDY’S CALL President Trump’s first days in office were alarming for several reasons. He immediately began attacking the press, while intentionally stating falsehoods such as he would have won the popular vote, but for “3 to 5 million” fraudulent … Continue reading

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