Paige Bueckers and the Spirit of Democracy . . . and DependenceIn this moment, recognizing and highlighting the spirit of democracy alive and at work in the United States strikes me as a vital exercise…1d ago1d ago
Published inDataDrivenInvestorPart I: Is Trump Putting America First–or in Danger?: The Question of TradeIs peace preferable to war?2d ago2d ago
Published inDataDrivenInvestorIf Americans want lower food and energy prices, they should support and thank Zelensky and berate…In a now globally infamous episode, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his recent White House…Mar 6Mar 6
Published inDataDrivenInvestorHow to Understand Trump’s “Starve the Beast” Politics and the Authoritarian AgendaLast week the GOP-controlled House of Representatives passed a budget resolution that included $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, extending the…Mar 12Mar 12
Published inDataDrivenInvestorConsumer Confidence Declines: Why Trump’s Plan May be to Tank the EconomyAnxiety over the economy is brewing among Americans given the chaos Trump has unleashed in his first month in office, seeking to fire…Mar 15Mar 15
Published inDataDrivenInvestorHaving trouble understanding Trump’s tariffs?If you read at all or make any effort to pay attention to politics and the most salient debates around policy positions that bear directly…Feb 3Feb 3
Empathy and Egalitarianism: What’s the State of Worker Solidarity Now that Americans Elected the…While a well-documented failure as businessman, Donald Trump found a savior in Mark Burnett who transformed his image from king of cons and…Feb 2Feb 2
The Importance of Remembering King’s Vision of Economic Justice and Equality as a Contrast to…As I sit watching Donald Trump’s inauguration, with the billionaires’ boys club of Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, TikTok…Jan 20Jan 20
How Celebrating Luigi Mangione Fuels Trumpism and Impedes Real Social ChangeNow that the dust has begun to settle after the initial excitement and flurry of social media fervor celebrating Luigi Mangione’s murder of…Dec 14, 2024Dec 14, 2024
Revisiting American History X to pose a potentially transformative question: Does White Supremacy…More than revealing a problem with the Democratic Party, the election of Donald Trump to the presidency last November affirmed the fact…Dec 8, 20241Dec 8, 20241
