What happens when dangerous minds meet resistance? Where are the agreements to get the government back to work? Can they be agreed upon? How long can America continue without a common narrative to follow? With approval ratings in the teens to the thirties, the United States just can’t work thisContinue Reading
Image via Pexels Downsizing is a choice many of us make in retirement, but it isn’t necessarily the only choice we have. Upsizing and “rightsizing” are some other options to consider, especially for those with larger families or a passion for pursuing post-retirement hobbies and businesses that require a greatContinue Reading
Just as Herbert Hoover, the last Republican “businessman” did, President Trump and the GOP has implemented isolationism, personal enrichment, and a gross ignorance of knowledge about governmental economics, into a death spiral for the U.S., in the world leadership role. Incidentally, Hoover also had an all-Republican Congress at his disposal.Continue Reading
Underneath the hyper-partisanship currently infecting the United States, is there a deeper, fundamental lack of morality in its economics and politics? Is it something new or has it been glossed over since our separation from England? There is, of course, our obsession with winning, which is on blatant display ifContinue Reading
As much as Donald Trump and his supporters believe, and erroneously repeat ad nauseum, that NAFTA is some horrible trade policy that destroyed U.S. manufacturing,US manufacturing output is close to a record high, even when adjusted for inflation, so a full 20 years of in-depth studies show quite a differentContinue Reading
Dear Donald, I would like to personally express my gratitude to you, your staff, your wife-in-absentia, [Melania] your daughter-wife, [Ivanka] your Cabinet of (please pick all that apply) : bootlickers for managing to screw up the one thing that I never imagined would go down in such decisive flames atContinue Reading
