by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 26, 2019 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy
This economist and Brown University Professor Mark Blyth circa September 2010 talking about economic Austerity just prior to the publication of his book Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea in...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 23, 2019 | • Politics, Donald Trump
The scientific maneuver Mueller used that implicates the president This post is part of Mischiefs of Faction , an independent political science blog featuring reflections on the party system. If you are a fan of movies or stories where a clever protagonist uses...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 23, 2019 | • Politics, Donald Trump
Opinion | There’s a Bigger Prize Than Impeachment In the fall of 1998, Erskine Bowles, the White House chief of staff, traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with the speaker of the House. Mr. Bowles enjoyed a better relationship with Speaker Newt Gingrich than anyone...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 12, 2019 | • Politics, The 2020 Presidential Race, The Democrats
It’s Time for Democratic Centrists Like Me to Help, Not Fight, The Left 2016 continued a long string of presidential nominations for Democratic centrists, and Hillary Clinton’s calamitous loss showed Democrats it’s time for something new, with...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 9, 2019 | • Politics, Tax Policy
The Top 0.5% Underpay $50 Billion a Year In Taxes and Crushed the IRS Plan to Stop Them – ProPublica On June 30, 2016, an auto-parts magnate received the kind of news anyone would dread: The Internal Revenue Service had determined he had engaged in abusive tax...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 6, 2019 | • Politics, The Democrats
Why Won’t These Democrats Reject Fossil Fuel Money? Refusing money from the oil, gas and coal industries may seem, at first glance, like a politically risky move. If the eventual Democratic nominee is to beat Donald Trump-the most likely eventual Republican...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 5, 2019 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality
Founder of world’s biggest hedge fund says capitalism needs urgent reform Capitalism is no longer working for most Americans, according to one hedge-fund billionaire. Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates LP, the world’s largest hedge fund, says...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 2, 2019 | • Politics, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, The Democrats
How The Democratic Party Stole The Primary From Sanders In 2016-Then Tried To Cover Up Their Crime The Democratic leadership, the mainstream media, and likely most of Hillary Clinton’s supporters will never address the sabotage of American democracy that they...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 27, 2019 | • Politics, The Democrats
Centrists Are Using Calls for Civility to Silence the Left As the Democratic presidential field continues to grow, we are beginning to hear warnings about the primary turning into a ” circular firing squad.” Self-appointed, high-minded political proctors...
