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Stupefied with Power
Column #495 February 21, 2025
We’ve known for years that our government hasn’t been forthright in foreign affairs. For instance, the 1990 US/NATO promise to Russia about “not one inch eastward” was an empty promise that led to millions of deaths and trillions of dollars wasted. Yes, the Russians were goaded into invading Ukraine because that promise was broken as NATO moved eastward by leaps and bounds. Then, in February 2014, our country (under Obama) caused the overthrow of the democratically elected Ukrainian government which was the last straw.1 2
For decades now the US(bureaucrats, politicians, and their MSM) have lied repeatedly about having lied about the “not one inch eastward” promise. How Tariffs Work
Column #494 February 14, 2025
There are many misunderstandings regarding tariffs. Some say tariffs are inflationary, while others say deflationary, the end of free trade, and good for negotiating tactics. If you can't explain how tariffs work, then you need this economics refresher. Trump is bringing tariffs to America and unless you understand how they will benefit you, whatever you think or tell others will be no better than ignorant gibberish.
Since America is the world's largest economy, consumption is virtually its middle name. But unfortunately, its trade deficit with the rest f the world following WWII is not sustainable. So Far So Good
Column #493 February 7, 2025
Most folks are familiar with the saying that, “You Can't Make an Omelette Without Breaking Eggs.” It explains perfectly what President Trump is doing about eliminating the corruption, insubordination, uncontrolled spending, out of touch, and anti-American ethos that defines what our government has become.1
Of course, no matter what he does the socialists are calling everything he’s doing a power grab and dictatorship. But from my perspective, everything so far is a major improvement which means the extreme left Democrats seem to prefer negative oucomes! They don’t want to improve efficiency, cut spending, close the borders, end corruption, stop crime, improve education, gain better health, increase wealth, and gain respect in the international community. Puppy Mill
Column #492 January 31, 2025
Imagine you’re a dog. Would you rather choose who will be your master or have no say in it? Think about that. Would you rather know a lot about your master and actually have the power to hire or fire him? Or does just having a master is all that counts? Where he lives, what he does, how he makes and enforces rules, what he demands of you, and how he treats you and your pups don’t really matter?
I can’t understand those Americans who do not want to live in the democratic republic our Founding Fathers devised. It has a legal system and political sructure that have persisted for nearly 250 years. Winning!
Column #491 January 24, 2025
I like games and winning is fun. When playing with good players, I always like to kid them with an opening declaration that the winners get to gloat. We don’t need to take their money because gloating is payment enough. Besides, it’s only a game and the losers can moan and groan and claim mischief and yell “Deal cried the losers,” if they so desire.
But the last presidential election was much more than a game. It was literally a battle for the survival of the United States and quite possibly the world’s last chance for freedom to ring. Our gvernment’s administrative state had gone off the rails in the most morbid of fashions. Turn the Page
Column #490 January 17, 2025
This coming Monday we’re turning the page . . . BACK. That’s right . . . BACK. Our country is 248 years old. It has a rich history which includes amazing successes and really stupid mistakes. There are millions of stories involving families, neighbors, businesses, sports, wars, and politics from which we can draw from. Therefore, we really don’t need to look forward for guidance. All we have to do is just examine what was behind the successes of the past and stay with them.
Obviously, for some Americans, having old-fashioned values that were sccessful is nonsense. Bitcoin Revisited
Column 489 January 10, 2025
More than three years ago, December 3, 2021, I posted a commentary titled “The Modern-Day Pet Rock.” It was an analysis of Bitcoin and all digital currencies that concluded they should all be sold because they were basically like pet rocks. On that day Bitcoin closed at $53,474.05. It was down from its November 10, 2021, momentary peak of $59,000.00. One year later, November 21, 2022, it touched $15,479.00 down 73.8% from its high.1
Today Bitcoin is $93,600 just off its peak of $108,364 set on December 17, 2024. This is now a second chance to sell itbefore it melts to nothing. RFK Is a Positive Influence
Column 488 January 3, 2025
In spite of the negativity of the MSM, search engines, academics, medical professionals, Democrats, government agents and employees in the CDC, NIH, etc., politicians, and their followers—Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a positive influence for most Americans. Not only does he talk common sense, present ideas that can help people live longer, fights the deep state, is a fierce defender of peer-reviewed science, but he is well known to many because of his highly footnoted book: “The Real Anthony Fauci.”1
RFK is not a vaccine denier as so many say. Tha’s because he is fully aware of the difference between real science and phony science. Welcoming 2025
Column 487 December 27, 2024
Those of us who are fundamental American patriots are looking forward to 2025. We suffered what seemed to be a politically induced nightmare of horrors through the past four years. If we valued our government’s structure of checks and balances that our Founding Fathers provided, the Bill of Rights, and the positive spiritual/religious practices religions teach us, the past four years of living under the fist of a despicable, lucifer/dictator with a government staffed with self-serving, unelected, government agents was hell indeed.
What is amazin to me is that we’re still at the 50 percent mark for the number of people who voted for a continuation of the nightmare. Slithering Away
Column 486 December 20, 2024
In a recent memo to the White House staff, the Biden administration says it plans to announce in January a whole host of goodies for Americans—including more debt. It just seems that Biden/Harris and their Obama team of maniacs just can’t bury America with enough problems for its future and complicate the transition to a new government.1
The new post-Christmas goodies will come on the heels of his recent climate loans. The Biden Energy Department's Loan Programs Office has provided PG&E with a record $15 billion low-interest loan commiment for revamping its hydroelectric infrastructure, support green projects, and improve the power grid. 300+ Health/Nutrition Essays
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