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…4d ago4d ago
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 14Mar 14
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
The Ethical Context for President Biden’s Pardon of His SonAnyone paying attention the past week has noticed the bi-partisan barrage of criticism to which President Joe Biden has been subjected for…Dec 7, 20241Dec 7, 20241
How to Abet the Right: Bernie Sanders and the Damaging Political Laziness of Blaming DemocratsBack in 2016, Bernie Sanders’ campaign in the Democratic presidential primary breathed life into American electoral politics, adding…Nov 28, 20244Nov 28, 20244
