by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 4, 2021 | • Politics, Democracy
In push to end gerrymandering, an unlikely state steps into the spotlight PORT HURON, Mich. – In a country where Democrats and Republicans have spent the past year battling over allegations of election fraud and attempts at voter suppression, the earnest scene...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 4, 2021 | • Politics, Income Inequality, Tax Policy
A Trump Tax Break To Help The Poor Went To a Rich GOP Donor’s Superyacht Marina The Rybovich superyacht marina lies on the West Palm Beach, Florida, waterfront, a short drive north from Mar-a-Lago. Superyachts, floating mansions that can stretch more than 300...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 1, 2021 | Critical Thinking, Health, Skepticism
I only drink diet soda and it been that way with me for decades now. Another Garbage Study Says Diet Soda is Bad For You This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! If you watch my Twitch...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 27, 2021 | • Politics, Critical Thinking, Irrational Thinking, Religion
I grew up in an off-the-grid Christian commune. Here’s what I know about America’s religious beliefs The only time I saw Brother Sam in person, he was marching like a soldier as he preached, with sweat running like tears from his temples and the Bible a...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 18, 2021 | • Politics
…the passage of Obamacare was a traumatic event for Republicans. The wound it opened in the party’s psyche has not fully healed, and even more than a decade after its passage into law, they cannot reconcile themselves to its legitimacy. The passage of Obamacare,...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 14, 2021 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality
Opinion | Warren Buffett and the Myth of the ‘Good Billionaire’ Warren Buffett appears to be the safest kind of billionaire: the good kind. Mr. Buffett is neither Zuckerbergian messiah nor Musky provocateur, neither Bezosist space cadet nor Sacklerian...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 14, 2021 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality
The quote is from this Atlantic article… The Last Days of the President After leaving the presidency in 1969, Lyndon Johnson lived out the remaining four years of his life in retirement. One of his former speechwriters recounts how he spent it. On the night...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 14, 2021 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs
Opinion | What the Rich Don’t Want to Admit About the Poor I’m not going to pretend that I know how to interpret the jobs and inflation data of the past few months. My view is that this is still an economy warped by the pandemic, and that the dynamics are...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 3, 2021 | • Politics
Clinton’s Responsibility In 1992, when Bill Clinton announced that he planned to “end welfare as we know it,” he was taking up a unique position for a Democrat. The party of Lyndon Johnson typically had to fight hard to preserve the country’s...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 2, 2021 | • Politics, Donald Trump
…By failing to properly inform the American public of the true nature of Donald John Trump, our media, our intelligence services, and our FBI allowed a Russian asset to take the White House. Those three institutions failed, catastrophically, and their combined...
