A Perspective On the Problems of Wokefulness
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes One of the irritations of the last year has been the endless repetition of the words: Covid, virus, vaccine, mask, social-distancing, etc. Even more tedious is the over-use of the three “ITY” words: sustainability, diversity, and inclusivity, not to mention the favorite of the “woke folks”: social justice. Now I […]
Sloping Roofs And Slippery Slopes
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes The head of the US Secret Service says the reason they did not secure the roof of a building 150 yards from Donald Trump is because it had a sloped roof that presented a danger to members of the service. Instead, they put sniper teams inside the building upon which […]
Can You Make Sense Of The Nonsensical?
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Friends ask me if I am making sense out of all the strange events in the world. The short answer is: No, I am not. Let’s start with Afghanistan, the current hot topic. We should have gotten out 20+ years ago. Anyone with a passing knowledge of history and culture […]
Home Prices Dip for First Time off Crazy Spike, Price Reductions Surge, Sellers Emerge, House Sales Drop Year-over-Year, Inventories & Supply Keep Rising
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes “Normalization” or “deceleration,” as this phenomenon is called, is setting in Prices of existing single-family houses, condos, and co-ops dipped in July, reverting to seasonality for the first time since 2019, amid surging price reductions. Single-family house sales dropped 4.1% in July, from a year ago, the first decline since […]
6 Reasons China, Not Just Taliban, Benefits as US Exits From Afghanistan
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes The U.S. abandonment of Afghanistan presents an opportunity for China, but one that the communist regime likely will take cautiously. Beyond Afghanistan, a major Chinese propaganda organ already has used the U.S. defeat there to warn Taiwan (which the communist regime claims as part of China) and potentially other countries. […]
Dems’ $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill ‘Existential Threat’ to Economy
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the nation’s leading economic and business groups is warning that the $3.5 trillion spending bill before Congress is an “existential threat” to the nation’s economy. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has launched a six-figure television ad campaign targeting the proposed tax hikes in the measure that would be […]
4 Ways to Understand Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes House Democrats have unveiled pieces of the $3.5 trillion spending bill over the past several weeks. Most legislation focuses on specific issues, which makes it possible to have constructive debate. However, this bill covers welfare, immigration, taxes, energy, families, and much more, making it extremely difficult to comprehend. Providing context […]
Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Socialist Dream Is Tax-and-Spend Nightmare
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans a vote soon to push Sen. Bernie Sanders’ $3.5 trillion socialist dream budget one step closer to law The news gets worse from there. Every other detail about this onerous legislation merits scorn, revulsion, and rejection. The so-called Build Back Better budget resolution boasts a $3.5 trillion […]
6 Takeaways From Findings of Arizona Election Audit
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes The Arizona Senate’s audit of election results in the state’s most populous county has affirmed Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump last November to win Arizona’s 11 electoral votes. However, the election audit in Maricopa County did find procedural problems such as duplication of ballots and potential for fraud. Auditors […]
Phoenix To Use Federal Funding for Universal Basic Income Pilot
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes One thousand lucky Phoenix families will get $1,000 in taxpayer funding a month in 2022. The Phoenix City Council has approved $12 million for a “Financial Assistance for Phoenix Families Program,” a lottery-based form of universal basic income that will begin in January 2022 if not sooner. The program, which […]