Biden’s Colossal Budget Confirms Trump-Era Mega Spending Will Continue
The reality of federal spending under Donald Trump did much to put to rest the obviously wrong and long-disproved notion that Republicans are the political party of “fiscal responsibility.” With George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, it was pretty much “full speed ahead” as far as federal spending was concerned. Under George W. Bush, some of the […]
Is God a Capitalist?
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Woke Capital Is Destined to Become a Relic
In a market economy, consumers vote with their dollars. The survival and growth of a business depends pivotally upon how effectively they convince customers to buy their products over those of their competitors. But recently, consumers seem to expect a new product in addition to what they were already purchasing from firms: corporate consciousness. In […]
Create Your Own Black Lives Matter Narrative
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Pick the points that support your ideology and ignore the rest, as is done by the left/right media and most Americans. Below are points about the African-American experience, especially the experience with shootings by cops. In totality, the points show that this issue, like most issues, is complex, nuanced and […]
Not a Whiff of Racism
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Confessions of a Privileged White Guy
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes A shameful story that begins at an exclusive country club I’m ashamed to admit it, but I was the epitome of white privilege as a kid, a privilege that carried over to adulthood. When I was fifteen and sixteen, for example, summer days were spent at an exclusive country club […]
Does Tucson Deserve Similar Grades as Baltimore?
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes What comes to mind when you think of Baltimore? What comes to my mind is high crime, high poverty, widespread blight, a corrupt one-party government, and the TV series “The Wire,” which is set in Baltimore. What comes to mind when you think of my adopted hometown of Tucson? ADVERTISEMENT […]
A Tucsonan’s Take on Mining and Climate Goals
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Mentioning the complexities and nuances of environmentalism in today’s partisan divide is a surefire way of being called names. If you want to start a fight and be typecast as either an ignorant left-winger or a reactionary right-winger, mention that some hot-button issue held dearly by one side or the […]
Read and Come to Your Own Conclusions
Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes Editors’ Note: The following Notable Quotes and the section from our Daily News Roundup about the horrific assassination attempt on President Trump are presented here in our Featured spot. We suggests to all our readers to think on what is being said, written and described below about this event and […]
Reflections on Asian and Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes How the pendulum of race has swung from one extreme to another. The month of May was “Asian and Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.” Although that jumble of words was repeated for thirty-one days, l still don’t know what the words mean. I could ask an in-law who was born […]