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Category: Government

  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    One hundred and sixty-three years ago, two American armies were pulling away from a brutal confrontation among the rolling hills of Pennsylvania. The men in Blue, commanded by General Meade, had successfully blocked the audacious attempt by the men in Grey, commanded by General Lee, to secure armaments for themselves and to deal a crushing…

  • The Role of Race in US Politics

    The “Discussion” Underlying all political debate throughout US history lurks the fundamental question about the purpose of government. Is it 1) to serve the welfare of the populace by ensuring equal application of the law and performing other public functions that cannot be effectively provided by private parties (a government of, for, and by The…

  • The Question of the Time for each American:

    “Have I committed myself to a political agenda that works against my own interest?” How we each respond to the answer to this question should be informed by the answer to this second question: “Is my best interest in opposition to the greater good?” It is impossible to make sense of everything that is going…

  • Class Warfare Erupts Openly—Can you see it?

    The Trump social media post depicting a former president and his wife as apes has, at long last, inspired even some of his supporters to object that he has gone too far. The post was reportedly removed after 12 hours because of the push-back; some Trump supporters are going so far as to express disgust…

  • What’s Trump Doing with Venezuela?

    Everyone is wondering “What is Trump’s intention regarding Venezuela?” Obviously, this isn’t about protecting Americans from drugs. First of all, the US Coast Guard for decades has been successfully and lawfully interdicting boats suspected of transporting illicit drugs into the US; we don’t need to be murdering mariners on the open seas with no evidence…

  • A Shut-down Win for Dems

    Many Democrats are angry at the eight senators who struck a deal with Republicans to end the shut-down because they feel that the Democrats were (surprisingly) “winning the shut-down” with their never-back-down “insistence” on restoring the health insurance premium subsidies of Obama-Care. These people feel that the Democrats folded without getting anything for the pain…

  • Who are “The People?”

    When I refer to “the people,” I am referring to all the people who live in the USA. Of course, this includes the richest of the rich as much as it includes the poorest of the poor. However, I sometimes use the term “the people” as a counterpoint to “the rich,” particularly when discussing the…

  • MTG Gets Real

    Marjorie Taylor Greene is the canary in the coal mine. The respiratory system of canaries is much more sensitive to atmospheric deficiencies than are humans. So, miners took them down into the mines as an early warning system for danger in the air; when the canary became agitated or died, it was time to hurry…

  • Which Way to Go? (or What is the Purpose of Government?)

    What is the purpose of government? Is it A) to serve the general welfare of the people? or B) to empower the elite to live and do as they please? This is the battle of political philosophies that has raged in this land since before the adoption of the US Constitution It is a useful…

  • Vote YES on CA Proposition 50

    In school, we all studied Germany in the 1930s heading into WWII The National Socialist German Workers Party won an election in 1933 that placed Hitler in the leadership position, and he proceeded to consolidate absolute, totalitarian power German citizens with eyes to see understood what was happening, but they failed to stop it…and we…