Yesterday, President Trump publicly declared that he’s taken Vladimir Putin’s word over the word of the American intelligence community and the Justice Department on the matter of whether or not Russia attempted […]
Thoughts on the Helsinki Summit
Political opinions, like most opinions, aren’t sound evaluations of puts and takes on any given societal issue. They’re personal preferences that require some form of matching to an ideal. Psychologists Amos Tversky […]
Minimum Viable Trust
“I think we should look to countries like Denmark, like Sweden and Norway, and learn what they have accomplished for their working people” That’s a quote from Bernie Sanders from an October […]
Observations for 2020
The immediate polarization of the Trump phenomenon pushed Americans into two camps: core Trump supporters and everyone else. The latter traversed both parties and swept many sidelined centrists into a common bond […]
10 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Position on Immigration.
I’ve found the following questions helpful in sorting out my own opinions on immigration. Giving you your answers is less helpful as some are personal. But I’d encourage you to answer the […]
Economic Research on the Impact of Same Sex Marriage
I’ve long held as a principle that a healthy family structure, of any sort, is a positive thing. It’s difficult to argue against the idea that people sharing a roof and sharing […]
The Great Purge
I was an early adopter of Facebook, where I had a habit of posting long commentaries that were an early version of this blog. Once I started blogging though, Facebook moved into […]
