Senator Bernie Sanders, a progressive senator from Vermont, is introducing a bill this week that would break up the Too-Big-To-Fail banks. It would require Treasury Secretary Lew to compile a list of these institutions in 90 days, and after that Continue reading
Are you confused about the differences between this country’s two major parties? Perhaps this simple guide will help. Republicans have a set of firmly held beliefs. Democrats have things they kind of like if no one objects too much. Republicans Continue reading
For years the Republicans have been winning elections by playing the “liberal card.” They have turned this generic, largely meaningless description of a political worldview into a pejorative evoking all the failures of big government without evoking any of its Continue reading
This is a tough economy. It’s therefore totally appropriate that discussions of how to make the economy better should be the chief issue in the present election season. But along with legitimate expressions of how this might best be done Continue reading
If you look at the polls that appear regularly these days, it looks like a very close election. Obama or Romney tend to lead by a point of two in these polls. Even when the lead is greater it tends Continue reading
Going into the Republican Party Convention in Tampa this coming week, it’s time to clearly and succinctly state the nature of this party’s ticket. It can be summed up in five words: Wall Street and Tea Party. Governor Mitt Romney Continue reading
There are two types of political polling going on these days. One measures which Democratic or Republican candidate is ahead in voters’ preference. The other measures which is raising more money. Both, it seems, are viewed by political pros as Continue reading
I started writing reviews of TV commercials in the 1970s. I did so not only because some commercials on the tube back then were more innovative, interesting, and entertaining than the actual shows they intruded upon with such frequency, but Continue reading
Jobs aren’t coming back rapidly in most parts of the country. They are, however, coming back slowly in most places. One major exception is Wisconsin. The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that Wisconsin was the only state in the Continue reading
If Obama loses the presidency this fall, it will probably be because he ran against the wrong opponent. He ran against Mitt Romney. Democrats used to know who and how to demonize Republicans in order to win elections. When FDR Continue reading