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• Who Does The Public Trust More - Trump Or Mueller?

  

  Donald Trump has done his best to destroy the American public's trust in the Mueller investigation. He has called it a hoax, a witch hunt, and a Democratic... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Amazing Double Standard Regarding The National Debt

  

  (Cartoon image is by Gary Varvel in The Indianapolis Star.) When Democrats proposed programs to help Americans (like Obamacare), Republicans loudly proclaimed... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is The U.S. Public Ready For "Medicare For All"?

  

  The charts on this page are from the Kaiser Family Foundation's Health Tracking Survey. They questioned 1,190 adults between January 9th and 14th, and the surve... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Countries See The U.S. As A Greater Threat Than Russia

  

  The charts on this page are from the Pew Research Center. It is from their Global Attitudes Survey for 2018. The chart above will probably shock most Americans. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump's Followers Are Members Of A Terrifying Cult

  

  (Cartoon image is by Nikola Listes at cagle.com.) Cult members are people who have abandoned rational thinking. For them, only their cult's leader speaks the... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Wealth Inequality Is A Serious And Growing Problem In U.S.

  

  The charts above are from a report on Global Wealth Inequality for the National Bureau of Economic Research. They show a serious problem that has developed in... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Amy Klobuchar Becomes The 11th Democrat In The 2020 Race

  

  (Photo of Amy Klobuchar announcing her candidacy is from CNN.com.) Standing in a 14 degree snowstorm in Minnesota, Senator Amy Klobuchar announced she is runnin... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Northam May Be Able To Survive His Scandal In Virginia

  

  It would be an understatement to say Virginia Governor Northam has a problem. The revelation that his medical school yearbook page had an image of someone in... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump's Toxic Narcissism Is A Danger To This Country

  

  (Photo of Trump is from gistparkmedia.com.) Much is made about the policies pursued by Donald Trump since he assumed office. One might be forgiven for thinking... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 116th Congress Is The 5th In A Row With Increased Diversity

  

  These charts are from the Pew Research Center. The top chart shows some good news. For the fifth Congress in a row, Congress has become more ethnically diverse. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Should A Report By Mueller Be Made Available To Public?

  

  On 5/17/17, Deputy Attorney General issued order #3915-2017. That order appointed Robert Mueller as Special Counsel to investigate "Russian Interference With Th... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sen. Warren Makes It Official - She's Running For President

  

  (Photo of Warren announcing her candidacy for president in 2020 election is from abcnews.go.com.) If there was any doubt, it was removed yesterday. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump's Monthly Net Approval Rating Is At A Record Low

  

  The chart above shows the monthly net approval rating (% approving minus % disapproving) of Donald Trump since he was sworn in. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Do Democrats Want In A 2020 Presidential Nominee?

  

  Much has been made on cable news (and in other media outlets) about the policy agenda of Democratic candidates for the 2020 presidential nomination. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Transcript Of Response To SOTU By Stacey Abrams

  

  (Photo of Stacey Abrams is from CNN.com.) After Donald Trump gave his long-winded and disingenuous State of the Union speech, Stacey Abrams gave a short and ver... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Supports National Health Insurance For Everyone

  

  There is no doubt that, while it made some improvements, Obamacare didn't solve the worst parts of our broken health care system -- the failure to cover all... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What The Public Thinks Of Possible 2020 Candidates

  

  I thought this was interesting. The top chart shows the likely votes that Donald Trump and Howard Schultz could get if the election was held today. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Will We Finally Get To See Trump's Tax Returns?

  

  During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to release his tax returns. His excuse for not releasing them immediately was that they were being... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Support More Taxes For The Super-Rich

  

  Americans weren't thrilled with the Trump/GOP tax cut. They didn't like that most of the benefits went to the richest people and corporations, and they didn't... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Says NO To Declaring National Emergency For Wall

  

  Donald Trump is still threatening to declare a national emergency to use money budgeted for other purposes to build his border wall. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY