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• Public Doesn't Like Trump's Treatment Of The Media

  

  The narcissist in the White House can't stand criticism, either of himself or his policies -- especially when reported by the media. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rather Calls For An Independent & Bipartisan Investigation

  

  (Cartoon image is by Arend van Dam at cagle.com.) The following post is by Dan Rather: It is understandable that Donald Trump's twitter attack on President Obam... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• There Is NO Link Between Immigrants And Increased Crime

  

  (Cartoon image is by Emad Hajjaj at cagle.com.) Trump is still trying to get a wall built between the United States and Mexico. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Strongly Support Aspects Of Our Democracy

  

  The charts above are from a survey done by the Pew Research Center -- completed between February 7th and 12th of a random national sample of 1,503 adults, with ... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dems Look To The States To Force Trump To Release Taxes

  

  (Cartoon image is by Kim Warp in New Yorker magazine.) During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to release his tax returns. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• School Vouchers Do NOT Improve Student Achievement

  

  (These charts, from the Economic Policy Institute, show that cities invested heavily in vouchers, like Milwaukee and Detroit, still lag far behind cities that... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Goes Off The Deep End On Twitter Again

  

  (Cartoon image is by Rayma Suprani at cagle.com.) About 6:30 am on Saturday morning, Donald Trump took to Twitter again -- and this time he's not making any... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What It Costs Per Vote To Be Elected To Congress In Texas

  

  I just thought these figures (compiled by The Texas Tribune) were interesting. It shows what the winner of each House congressional district in Texas spent for... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Administration Told 100 Lies In Only 36 Days

  

  (Cartoon image is by Bill Day at cagle.com.) This has to be some kind of record. In the first 36 days of his administration, Donald Trump (and his aides at... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump's Russia Scandal - Worse Than Watergate ?

  

  (Illustration is from The Washington Post.) Richard Painter, who served as an ethics attorney in the George W. Bush administration (2005-2007) said the... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sessions Violated Law By Lying Under Oath To Congress

  

  18 U.S.C. § 1621 : US Code - Section 1621 Whoever - (1) having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Don't Agree That The Military Needs More Money

  

  Donald Trump has called for an increase in spending for the Defense Department of about $54 billion -- the largest increase by any recent president. He does thi... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Humans Are The Only Species Trump's Wall Will Not Stop

  

  (The illustration above is from The Texas Tribune.) Kiah Collier and Neene Satija have written an excellent article in The Texas Tribune about some unintended... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Administration Is At Odds With Public On Marijuana

  

  I'm unsure just where Donald Trump stands on legalization of marijuana (since he's flip-flopped on the issue several times), but he picked an Attorney General... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Donald Trump Is Still Finishing Second To Barack Obama

  

  It just kills the narcissist in the White House that he cannot come up to the numbers (or popularity) of President Obama. Although he denies it, Trump had a muc... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Is Uniquely Unpopular Among Modern Presidents

  

  The two presidents prior to Donald Trump both had their detractors, but neither George W. Bush nor Barack Obama started their presidential terms without the... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Fuse Has Been Lit On Trump's Russia Scandal

  

  The following op-ed was written by Dan Rather: Every once in a while in Washington, the fuse is lit for what seems to be a big scandal. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Strongly Disapprove Of Trump Than Strongly Approve

  

  More bad news for Donald Trump. As these charts show, more people still disapprove of the job he is doing than approve of it (53% to 42%). But the problem goes... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Charts A Path To Trash The Environment

  

  In his speech to Congress on Tuesday, Trump said his administration wants "to promote clean air and clean water". Considering what he has done in his short... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Unemployment Rate In The Individual States

  

  I normally keep up with the unemployment rate of the country as a whole each month. But I thought you might like to see how each state is doing with... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY