Summary: The polls show that Election 2016 has divided the people of America but unified America’s elites. That makes it different than realignment elections, such as 1964 and 1972. Expect Clinton to use her power boldly. This is a follow-up to Campaign 2016: America passes into new hands. Hillary Clinton might go down in US …
2016: a historic unification election for America! Read More »
Summary: Americans today are easily led by fear, as our leaders well know. Commies and Islamo-whatevers under the bed. Global warming.  Alar on apples (see Wikipedia).  Repetition makes it so, the secret to successful propaganda. Today we look at at a favorite of conservatives seeking political advantage:   inflation (scary even if imaginary). See the links at the end …
Inciting fear of inflation in our minds for political gain (we are easily led) Read More »
Summary:  This is a forensic analysis of an of propaganda.  The story was obviously false, yet blasted around the Internet — aided by endorsements by some major conservative website — and others repeating the story. It provides another warning of how the Internet can make us stupid. We’ll need to do much better if America is to …
We don’t see the madness of our the descent in to Empire. The rest of the world does, however, and marvels at our madness. This isolation of our leaders by ever-increasing pomp and grandeur can only have ill effects on their minds and spirits. We all know this, yet the trend continues nevertheless. “Hi-Ho, the …
