Method of Taxation that Could Fix our Economy and Prevent Another Crisis
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the debate in Washington continues to be the same as it has been for longer than I have been alive. On the right, Republican ideologues argue that the role of...
View Article"Fiscal Terrorism" and How the GOP Bungled the Debt Ceiling Debate
The resolution of the debt ceiling debate could have been a major GOP coup; Republicans could have argued (convincingly!) that they forced Obama to the table and helped the nation confront the massive...
View ArticleSacrificing Reason For Talking Points
Both parties have become caricatures of themselves; the core platform of both parties is to get themselves reelected, regardless of the cost to their constituents or to the American people. Instead of...
View ArticleLet’s Get Real, Come Together, and Fix Our Economy
It is abundantly clear that both parties are unrealistic about what it will take to fully address our nation’s economic difficulties. Republicans cling to the false belief that an unprecedented...
View ArticleWhy I Just Registered As an Independent
Despite having voted along straight party lines my entire life and never even entertaining the thought of voting for a Republican or Independent, I just switched my registration from Democrat to No...
View ArticleThe Pledge Democrats and Independents Should Be Taking
Reading Daily Kos, I see one post after another asking our country to squeeze the rich with open calls for class warfare. But, unless you really are a Socialist, the problem is not that the top 1% has...
View ArticleMy Own Theory of Everything and Way Forward To a Better Tomorrow
I think that Tom Friedman’s Theory of Everything is a very well-written piece that explores how globalization and the democratization of information and communication technologies are the leading...
View ArticleHow the Govt Can Help Distressed Homeowners, Bolster the Banks, and Make...
In the past, discussions about how to help distressed homeowners have focused on making banks take principal reductions on mortgages and positioned homeowner relief as a zero-sum game between the...
View ArticleOur Vision for Government and Response to "Class Warfare"
Our antagonists accuse us of “class warfare” but it is they that have been waging war on the American way of life for the last decade. Industry special interests use their financial resources to...
View ArticleWe Are the 100%: What Obama Should Say and Do
The belief that one's station in life is not predetermined by titles conferred by royalty to one's forebearers or the manner of one's upbringing is so core to our national identity that it has been...
View ArticleFunding a New "New Deal" While Reducing the Deficit and Creating Jobs (My...
Billionaire Mark Cuban weighed in on what he would do in response to the Occupy Wall Street protests. It addresses the anger at the Wall Street bailouts, contains an education cost containment...
View ArticleSOPA and Winning the Larger “Entertainment vs. Technology” War
I am encouraged by the Internet community’s response to SOPA but we must appreciate that this is merely one more battle in the war between the Hollywood and Technology industries that began in the...
View ArticleThe More Things Change The More They Remain The Same
The following remix would likely be a well-received speech in 2013, more than 100 years after the original speech was given. It is a great example of the fiery populist rhetoric that seems to have...
View ArticleHannity, Limbaugh, Beck Promoted Alleged Pyramid Scheme
Though it might not surprise people who have followed the progress of the FlushRush advertiser boycott, it seems that Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh are willing to scrape the bottom of the barrel for...
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