The U.S. economic response to the coronavirus pandemic has been entirely ass-backwards and is doomed to cause greater economic pain in coming months. It relied on antiquated state unemployment insurance systems that Republican states have specifically designed to be hard to use to dissuade the unemployed from filing for benefits to which they are entitled, … Read more
Citing a recent study/model from Columbia University that indicated that 36,000 people may have been saved had the Trump Administration acted a week earlier in instituting social distancing and stay at home guidelines/recommendations to the country, the Biden Campaign released a virtual ad, blasting the Trump Administrations contention that it acted early and well to … Read more
In a recent historical analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court, Dianne Post posted on this blog, The Destruction of the Supreme Court. Her conclusion: Today’s Supreme Court is no longer a trusted, independent part of the Constitutional checks and balances established by the founders. It no longer protects people’s rights under the Constitution. Because of … Read more
Update to Straight talk from an infectious disease expert on the coronavirus pandemic (updated): Michael T. Osterholm is Regents professor and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, and coauthor of “Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs” (2017). “I have the reputation as ‘Bad News Mike,’” … Read more
The latest polls in Arizona are potentially good news for the people who want: To take Arizona and America forward for everyone. Good government that can keep the people safer and more prosperous. To get rid of reactionary policies that are divisive and move the country backward. Captain Mark Kelly has a double-digit lead over … Read more