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Compare our New America to the America-that-once-was (a great nation)
Summary: We made a compact with ourselves when creating the United States, ratified by elected officials to show consent of the governed for so long as the Constitution lived. Many considered this a...
View ArticleR.I.P., G.O.P. – a well-deserved end
Tweet Summary: This post describes one long-standing weakness which has helped bring the party crashing down (this is a forecast, assuming that the next few elections further diminish its role on the...
View ArticleAmerica gets ready for new leadership (or is it back to the future?)
Tweet Here is an excerpt from a draft of President-Elect Obama’s inaugural speech, showing that vision and eloquence which have brought him to the highest office at such a relatively young age. If I...
View ArticleA speech by the President which deserves close attention
Tweet The President knows how to make a speech, both excellent rhetoric and powerful content. I do not know when this speech will be broadcast, so I provide an excerpt from the transcript of the...
View ArticleEverything written about the economic crisis overlooks its true nature
Tweet Summary: This site opened in November 2007 with three posts about this crisis, describing it as End of the post-WWII geopolitical regime. Until we and our leaders understand this, we can...
View ArticleOur ruling elites scamper and play while our world burns
Tweet The political wrangling — in Congress, among our elites, and between the peons — exists IMO (guessing) only because of confidence that mainstream economists are correct. They believe that this...
View ArticleAn important and politically significant guide to the Great Depression
Tweet Summary: the combination of intense political polarization and a long deep economic downturn has made the events of the Great Depression important again — both as part of both parties’...
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Steve Fraser compares Obama’s Brainiacs and Roosevelt’s Brain Trust
Tweet With increasing dismay liberals watch the weak but steady rightward drift of the Obama Administration. Conservatives agree with many of his policies (or did so when they were Bush’s), but...
View ArticleFDR explains one dimension of our problem: bankers own the government
Tweet Summary: We cannot fix America until we understand what ails it. Some of our problems are systemic. Some result from external rivals, even foes. Some result from our weakness. Some result...
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Why do awesome people – like us – have such inadequate leaders?
Tweet Summary: Each campaign season brings complaints about the quality of the candidates. Why such a poor selection, unlike what we see at Best Buy? Read this for an answer, proven by history. I...
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