Apparently cattle theft in Wyoming is of no importance to our U.S. Representative. The following letter was received by Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WYO) in November of 2017. It is now June 15,2018 and she still has not responded. Apparently cattle theft in Wyoming is of no importance. FROM THE...
Politics
The Trouble With Taxing Wealth
Around the world, governments in recent decades have sought to lighten the burden on capital by reducing taxes on dividends, capital gains, corporate profits and wealth. The motivation is straightforward: more capital means more investment, higher productivity and faster growing wages. Capital is also highly mobile: Tax it too...
California Has Become the Far Left Coast
California’s descent into a one-party state accelerated in 2018. Golden State Democrats picked up seven seats in the House. They now control almost 87% of the state’s congressional delegation—46 of the 53 representatives. Orange County, one of the original strongholds of the conservative movement, is now a liberal bastion....
The Identity Crisis Facing Both Republicans and Democrats
Sometimes the most momentous shifts in American life happen in plain sight, but in such slow motion that they aren’t fully appreciated until complete. Such a shift is happening right now with the country’s two major political parties. Both Republicans and Democrats are in the midst of—and in fact,...
The Democrats’ Socialist Gene
How did the Democrat Party move so far left so fast? No convention, retreat or caucus was held to designate Medicare for All, tippy-top tax rates, arcane identity litmus tests, free college tuition or a Green New Deal as Democratic dogma, but here we are. So far, every major...
A Math Term Bent to Political Purposes (INFLECTION)
WHEN CALIFORNIA Sen. Kamala Harris kicked off her campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination with. a rally in Oakland last month, she told the crowd, “We are at an inflection point in the history of our nation.” In a tweet before the current president’s recent State of the...
Medicare for All Plan Pressures 2020 Field
House Democrats are planning to unveil Medicare for All legislation soon, turning up the heat on Democratic presidential candidates facing questions over how far they want to go in embracing a national government health system. The bill from Rep. Pramila Jayapal and other House Democrats is expected to closely...