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• Voter Fraud Almost Nonexistent In The 2016 Election

  

  (Cartoon image is by Phil Hands in the Wisconsin State Journal.) Republicans have been whining for years now about voter fraud, and Donald Trump claims that... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Over 3 Out Of 4 People Want The Minimum Wage Raised

  

  The charts above and below are from a recent survey done by Public Policy Polling. It was done on December 6th and 7th of a random national sample of 1,224... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• "The Establishment" - Is It Big Business Or Elected Officials ?

  

  We often hear the media, politicians, and even voters toss around the term "the establishment". Who are they talking about? Who is the establishment? The folks... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Favored The Rich/Wall Street With Cabinet Picks

  

  The chart above was made from information in a recent Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between December 10th and 13th of a random national sample of 1,465 adults... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Donald Trump Has Failed His First Foreign Policy Test

  

  The chart above is from a recent Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between December 10th and 13th of a random national sample of 1,465 adults, with a margin of... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Plutocracy Is Here - Say Goodbye To Democracy

  

  Americans like to think of their government as being a democracy (actually a representative democracy) -- rule by the people. But for a while now, many... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Religion And Education Around The World

  

  I found this study from the Pew Research Center interesting, and thought you might also. It is about the different major religions, and education among their... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Is The Most Unpopular Modern President-Elect

  

  This chart was made from information contained in a recent Gallup Poll -- done between December 7th and 11th of a random national sample of 1,028 adults, with... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Four Dangerous Reactions To The Election Of Trump

  

  People have had various reactions to the election of Donald Trump to be the next president. While the right-wing and the racists are celebrating, others have a... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Poised To Gut Social Security For Millions Of Seniors

  

  Social Security is one of the government programs that has worked as designed. It was to help keep American seniors out of poverty, and it lowered the poverty... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Transition Viewed Unfavorably Compared To Others

  

  The American people are not happy with the way the Trump transition is going. Only 48% approve of Trump's transition (with an equal 48% disapproving). Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Residents Of Western Nations Overestimate % Of Muslims

  

  Donald Trump, and his bigoted right-wing friends, would like for Americans to believe that the country is being overrun by a horde of muslims. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dan Rather Says We Must "Stand Up To Be Counted"

  

  From the Facebook page of Dan Rather: Now is a time when none of us can afford to remain seated or silent. We must all stand up to be counted. HIstory will... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama To Leave Office As A Popular President

  

  While Trump enters his presidency as the most unpopular of recent presidents, Barack Obama will leave office as one of the most popular. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Expects Corruption - Wants Trump To Divest

  

  As the question above shows, about 69% of the general public expects Donald Trump to act in ways that will benefit his businesses while president (using that... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Real News: Bigger Problem Than Fake News In Election

  

  (Cartoon image is by Gary Varvel in the Indianapolis Star.) I do think "Fake" news has become a problem, and may have affected the 2016 election, but the real... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Moving

  I won't be posting for today or tomorrow. I will be taking a quick trip to Austin to look for an apartment. We'll be moving down there by the end of this month. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Public Still Has A Very Poor View Of Congress

  

  These charts are made with information in a recent Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between December 3rd and 5th of a random national sample of 1,417 adults, wit... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie Supporters (& Others) Were Duped By The Russians

  

  (Photo of Vladimir Putin is by Hannah Peters at Getty Images.) It is now known that the Russian government hacked the e-mail accounts of the Democratic... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Doesn't Have Much Faith In A Trump Administration

  

  These charts are from information in a recent Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between December 3rd and 5th of a random national sample of 1,417 adults, with a... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY