Utopian Socialism Brings About Toilet Paper Shortages Maybe In The Near Future
…named for him), with cotton prices especially high due to the US Civil War with Egypt the leading cotton exporter in the world. The canal was finished in 1869 under…
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Important Take on the First Amendment
I see no reason to add to Joyce Vance’s piece; “Attacking the First Amendment on Repeat.” It is an excellent read. I subscribe to Joyce Vance’s Site: “Civil Discourse.” Nothing…
Why did you ask me a rhetorical question
…split over a war — in this case the US-Vietnamese war. The Social Democrats supported US involvement in the war. The Democratic Socialists opposed it. This is a common reason…
“Less than 1 percent of Social Security payments are improper”
…President Dwight Eisenhower, Republican and war hero, could have been talking about Musk when he warned in 1954 of a handful of “Texas oil millionaires” attempting to abolish Social Security….
At least as of yesterday morning, the Democratic establishment still didn’t get it. Then again, as of late yesterday, neither did the Republican establishment. And neither did Donald Trump. [UPDATED]
…and outspoken progressive wing of his caucus, led by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who have legions of supporters. But he also has five red-state Democrats…
Pandering to the Right Fringe
…degradation of civil rights under the continuing “war” on terrorism, Obama’s weakness in not being able to stand up to the Republican minority or even hold to his threat to…