I know how to put it. I voted for Elizabeth Warren in 2020 because she was the only candidate who was not reactionary. Bernie is obviously reactionary with his form of anti-billionaire populism. Biden is no less reactionary by his stance being a nebulous “let’s all get along.” Warren actually stood for something independent of …
Yearly Archives: 2025
Secession for the people!
The calls in 2016 were clear, from every political party except the Liberal Democrats and the SNP, the United Kingdom was going to leave the European Union and take control of their affairs. They were out. The UK was going to be a fully independent country (except for NATO purposes) in terms of trade, military, …
Vote Progressive
If I am correct, and the main objective of the Gaza war has been achieved which is to bring Trump into power and keep Netanyahu in power, and it sure looks like I am right… then thousands of Palestinian and Ukrainian civilians needlessly died to keep these two men in power. Sure you lost your …
Why we lost
64% of Americans disapprove of Israeli action in Gaza, despite Biden’s unconditional support. https://news.gallup.com/poll/642695/majority-disapprove-israeli-action-gaza.aspx 74% of Americans disapprove of how the withdrawal from Afghanistan was handled. https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/354182/american-public-opinion-afghanistan-situation.aspx Only Republicans oppose American support of Ukraine. 86% of Democrat support helping Ukraine. https://news.gallup.com/poll/513680/american-views-ukraine-war-charts.aspx On these three issues, and only these issues, the Biden administration’s actions were out …
Keys to success
There are three keys to successfully running for any political office. First of all, stand for popular positions. Don’t be undecided on major issues, have your stances aligned with your party unless you have a very good reason not to. Second, more experience is better if you are running for a state-wide office or a …
Orban, dictator?
If you don’t have good candidates to vote for, you won’t have good people in office. A summary of how Orban came to power: In 2009 the Hungarian Prime Minister resigned after the war in Georgia because he had put his entire political fortunes on a gas pipeline from Russia. This is a very unpopular …
Potential 2028 candidates
First of all, I do not think anyone from Biden’s cabinet is going to run again. Even if they do, I do not think any of them will be able to win. They’re done. They had their chance. They blew it. Biden set Trump up for a victory through many mistakes in foreign policy, and …
It was
It was negotiating with Ho Chi Minh to prolong the war in Vietnam in 1968. It was keeping Americans hostage in Iran in 1980. It was ending work visas for farm workers. It was implementing visas for EU citizens to travel to the United States. They allowed money laundering from the Gulf States to flow …
Ricardo is still relevant
This old article popped to the top of my results when looking for a summary of Ricardo’s trade theory, so I have to comment on why Ricardo was right. 200 Years of Ricardian Trade Theory: How Is This Still A Thing? If this article was right, Brexit would have had a negative or beneficial impact to …
Afghanistan was the lynchpin
In 2001 bin Laden bit the hand which likely fed him and attacked the United States. Afghanistan had undergone over 20 years of war already, starting with the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, followed by a brutal civil war which the Taliban won in 1994. They then decided to attack the United States only 7 years …