The States are Democracies, but the United States Is Not
The individual states of the United States are democracies, but the union of the states is not.
Category: Government
Performing services, providing security, and interacting with other societies.
Abortion Rights in US Legal System
Should we be independent nations? Some supporting individual decision-making. Others letting the state decide personal matters.
Anti-Vax Logic
Accept the vaccine, a bad side effect may occur. Your fault for choosing. Refuse the vaccine, they'll never pin any covid-19 deaths on you. No loss.
Do you worry about unintended consequences of Trump’s single-thread solutions?
Trump has three main threads as I see it. He stresses different notes at different times, always emphasizing that his skill, rather that details, will overcome obstacles that questioners pose
Before and After the Election
If Trump loses, watch how quickly Republicans forget their trillions for bailouts and insist on budget discipline forbids Main Street assistance.
Populism in 2020
Reliance on belief only leads us astray when we must ignore facts. Facts are correctives to flawed beliefs.
The Social Contract, Crime and Lack of Opportunity
If our leaders fail to address the lack of opportunity for the poor, they must accept blame for a crime rate that they find intolerable.
It’s the truth, but …
How can telling the truth not benefit decision-making? When only a selective truth is told, with many related true facts are ignored. Listeners readily make associations to displayed traits that may not be germane to…