Tag Archives: President Donald Trump

Does Trump Want Another War?

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

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

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

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

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Popular Economics Weekly

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

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

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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Who Will Drain the Swamp?

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

ANSWERING KENNEDY’S CALL “This is so bad. We have just gotten list of amendments to be included in bill NOT from our R colleagues, but from lobbyists downtown,” said Missouri Dem Senator Claire McCaskill. “None of us have seen this … Continue reading →

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No “Art of the Deal”

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering Kennedy’s Call “It’s implicit in a lot of what people write, but it’s never explicit–or, at least, I haven’t seen it. And that is that it’s impossible to keep him focused on any topic, other than his own self-aggrandizement, … Continue reading →

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Why Make America Small Again?

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly ResearchPew Why make America small again is the question Americans should be asking President Donald Trump whose immigration policies are designed to do just that. He would reduce immigration flows by 50 percent, if he and his … Continue reading →

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The Price of Incompetence

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Graph: Tax Policy Center Bullying doesn’t win negotiations, or much else for that matter. Now we have President Trump’s on-again, off-again summit meeting with North Korea after attempting to bully the N. Koreans into giving up their … Continue reading →

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Shutdown vs. “S***hole” Countries?

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The just ended government shutdown has little to do with 9 million children’s health insurance under the CHIP plan, or extending the Dreamers protection under DACA. It really has to do with President Trump’s insistence on shutting … Continue reading →

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Immigration and Trump’s “S***Hole” Comment

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly How should we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. on his holiday? That greater equality creates greater prosperity for all; as well as greater peace. President Trump’s S***Hole comments were meant as a signal to his neo-nazi supporters … Continue reading →

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