It’s Treason Then…

Throughout the run of Trump I’ve been wishy-washy on the idea of impeachment. While I personally would love to see Trump out of the White House, impeachment is not a thing to be taken lightly. I supported the Mueller Report being given it’s due but not jumping to any conclusions until Read more…

Haymarket Massacre

It was Labor Day here in America yesterday. At least technically. America doesn’t know how to Labor Day though. When the idea for a labor day came about in the late 19th century, to commemorate the efforts of the labor movements pushing for better working conditions, including but not limited Read more…

Florida Poll Tax

Goddamn it Florida. I was born there. Despite the heat, humidity, and mosquitoes I still think of it fondly. But it’s really hard some time. Last election, Florida voters overwhelmingly voted to approve an amendment to the state Constitution that restored voting rights to felons. 1.5million people regained their basic democratic Read more…

On Gun Control

I don’t really know where I stand on guns. I know I don’t want to own one. I know I think the feeling of needing to carry a gun with you in a peaceful suburb of America to feel safe seems ridiculous. I know I don’t like hunting and killing Read more…

Drone Warfare

Iran shot down a US military drone last week. This coming after announcements about their current level of uranium refinement was bad timing. Seeing that event and Trump’s initial response and I was expecting the potential start of a shooting war. We would retaliate, Iran would then retaliate, and the Read more…

Public vs Private

One of the long-standing debates in America is that of public institutions vs private institutions. Generalizing quite a bit, those on the Right prefer private institutions and those on the Left prefer public institutions. The arguments boil down to the belief that institutions are more efficient and provide better service Read more…

National Sales Tax

A friend of mine posted recently railing about Income Tax and saying a Sales Tax would be more fair. Then everyone would have to pay. I’ve heard this argument made a bunch of times and on the surface it seems legit. Everyone pays equally based on what they spend. But Read more…

The America We Are

It’s finally happened. Robert Mueller has turned in the report on his investigation into the 2016 election and Russian interference. As I write this, a summary has been released by the Attorney General but the complete report has still not been seen outside the Justice Department. Now, the full report Read more…

Veto

Well, Congress finally did it. They passed something opposing Trump’s power grab by condemning this fake national emergency. Of course, Trump immediately vetoed it. But at least they forced him to do that. Will Congress override the veto? Doubtful but at least they got this far for a change. To Read more…