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Confidence In American Institutions Is Very Low
Chart shows the information contained in a new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between May 13th and 16th of a random national sample of 1,500 adults (including... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Corporations Do NOT Need A Tax Cut
From Josh Bivins at the Economic Policy Institute: It is often claimed that American corporate tax rates are much-higher than our international peers, and that... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biblical Literalism Is At A Record Low In The U.S.
The charts above are from the Gallup Poll. They show that a record low percentage of Americans view the bible as the literal word of god -- dropping from 38%... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
White Racism Dropped Slightly During Obama Administration
The charts above are from the Gallup Poll. Here is Gallup's explanation of how they reached the numbers displayed in their charts: Our review found eight... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is Searching For Ways To Block The Special Counsel
When the Special Coulee was appointed to investigate the Trump campaign (and administration) ties to Russia, Trump tried to play it off as of no concern to... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Picking Joe Lieberman As FBI Director Would Show A Serious Lack Of Judgement (An...
(This photo, from Politico, is of Joe Lieberman appearing at the 2008 Republican National Convention with Republicans John McCain and Lindsey Graham. Read more
Posted on 20 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most American Adults Worry About Trump's Mental Health
The charts above were made using information in a new SurveyUSA Poll -- done on May 17th of a national sample of 1,500 adults. Read more
Posted on 20 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Average Job Approval Is At A Record Low
These two charts are from RealClearPolitics. The top chart shows all of the most recent polls on Donald Trump's job approval. It also gives the average of all... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
We Were Warned About Trump's Dangerous Incompetence
(Caricature of Donald Trump is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) The following is most of an excellent post is by Lindsay Gibbs at Think Progress: It is... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
No Collusion? How Can That Be?
(Cartoon image is by Bill Day at cagle.com.) Trump said again yesterday that there was "no collusion" with Russian officials. How can that be? Read more
Posted on 19 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democrats Set New Record In Off-Year Election Fundraising
(This image of the Democratic Party donkey is by DonkeyHotey.) The following is from an NBC News article by Alex Seitz-Wald: House Democrats have already... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
An Example Of Competence And Morality In Impeachment
As talk about the possible impeachment of Donald Trump heats up, I thought it would be instructive to look at an example of how the matter should be handled... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Special Prosecutor Has Been Appointed
The public pressure has worked. The Justice Department (in a move sure to enrage Trump) has appointed a special prosecutor -- and he seems to be a pretty good... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
CRS Says Tax Cuts For Rich Will Not Grow The Economy
Donald Trump has said he will spur enormous growth of the U.S. economy (GDP) and create a massive number of new jobs. Sadly though, his plan to do that will... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
10 Stupid Things Believed By The Trumpistas
(Cartoon image is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle.) Trumpistas are not known for their intellectual ability. If you need proof go that, Allen Clifton... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Shows Public Has A Negative View Of Trump
These charts are from a newly released Public Policy Polling survey -- done between May 12th and 14th of a random national sample of 692 registered voters,... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Plurality Of Public Says Trump Views Russia As A Friend
In light of the breaking news that Donald Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian officials (information we had not even given to our allies),... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Latest Blunder Was Legal - And Impeachable
(Caricature of our Blowhard-in-Chief is by DonkeyHotey.) The Washington Post has reported that when Donald Trump met with the Russian Foreign Minister and... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Record Number Now Support Legal Same-Sex Marriages
These charts are from a new Gallup Poll -- done between May 3rd and 7th of a random national sample of 1,011 adults, with a 4 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 16 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
There Is A Large Gender Gap In The United States
These charts are from a survey by the Pew Research Center -- done between April 5th and 11th of a random national sample of 1,501 adults, with a 2.9 point margi... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY