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Hiring Bolton Is The Biggest Mistake Trump Has Made
(This cartoon image of John Bolton is by Carlos Latuff at mintpressnews.com.) Does Donald Trump want a war? I believe he does. Read more
Posted on 30 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Voting Machines MUST Generate A Paper Ballot
The voting machine pictured here is the Ivotronic. It is a touch screen voting machine that's very easy to use (even for a first-time voter), and it allows... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Stands Alone In Denying Global Climate Change
Donald Trump doesn't think Global Climate Change (commonly called global warming) is real. He's called it a Chinese hoax, and has even pulled this country out o... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Percentage Of Gun Ownership In The 50 States
The chart above is from a study done in 2015 called "Gun Ownership And Social Gun Culture". It shows the percentage of each states population that are gun... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Isn't It Time To Admit The Concept Of "Race" Is A Lie ?
The United States has had a problem with "race" since its inception -- and it still does. But that concept is not a scientific one. Read more
Posted on 29 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Split On Whether Trump Should Be Impeached
This chart reflects the results of a new Public Policy Polling survey -- done between March 23rd and 25th of a random national sample of 846 registered voters,... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Opposes The GOP/NRA Position On Gun Violence
The congressional Republicans and the NRA are hoping the desire of the public to see stricter gun laws will cool off as it has in the past. They are counting... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Polls Show Trump Is Deeply Unpopular
The Public Policy Polling survey was done between March 23rd and 25th of a random national sample of 846 registered voters, with a 3.4 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 28 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Former-Justice Stevens - Repeal The Second Amendment
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has waded into the question of gun violence in the United States. He offered his support for the students that... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
"March For Our Lives" Was Powerful Because It Was Inclusive
(Photo of participants in the "March For Our Lives" is from NBC News.) The students who started the "March For Our Lives" movement were from a predominantly... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
And We're Not Even A Full 3 Months Into 2018 Yet
The chart above is from gunviolencearchive.org. The nonpartisan website keeps track of gun violence in the United States. The figures shown above are for 2018 -... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
We And Our Government Have Failed Puerto Rico
(The cartoon image above is by Randall Enos at cagle.com.) The government of the United States has failed the American citizens of Puerto Rico, and so have we b... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Call Out Trump On Real Issues (Not A Sordid Affair)
(These caricatures of Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump are by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) I must admit that I have enjoyed watching Donald Trump squirm and... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Disagrees W/NRA, GOP, And Trump On Gun Violence
On Saturday, we saw the youth of America make a strong statement demanding action be taken to curb the epidemic of gun violence in this country. They showed up... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The NRA Has Blundered Into An Untenable Position
(Cartoon image is by Tom Curry in the Big Bend Gazette.) Francis Wilkinson has written an excellent article for Bloomberg News on how the NRA has made a... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A New Generation Speaks Out And We Should Listen
The pictures above were are from Austin, Texas -- where thousands of young people joined the march to do something about gun violence. Read more
Posted on 25 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Background Checks
I'm tired of hearing that politicians are afraid to close the loopholes on the background check law for gun buyers -- that they think they couldn't be re-electe... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Voters Think The Trump Administration Is In Chaos
Donald Trump tells us that his administration is running smoothly. Most Americans don't believe that. They think his administration is a chaotic mess. Read more
Posted on 25 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jim Carrey Is One Celebrity That's Taking A Stand
Some celebrities think it's enough to bank their enormous salaries and stay out of public affairs. Jim Carrey is not one of those. Read more
Posted on 25 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Our Generations Failed - A New Generation Marches To Fix It
The graphic above shows the results of a 1998 survey by Arther Kellermann. The NRA and its adherents tell us that keeping a gun in the home makes us safer.... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY