

USSC allows Texas redistricting map to remain in effect.
A win for the rule of law!
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2 days ago1 min read


National Guard shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal pleads not guilty?
I sort of wonder what his defense will be or are they thinking jury nullification? Perhaps his legal team believes that in the city of Washington D.C. that there will be someone on the jury who will figure that the United States National Guard member simply had it coming and that the illegal Afghan terrorist was justified in shooting them. If there is a place where this guy could get off, it would be in D.C. Or perhaps they are just looking for the spectacle of a big trial a
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4 days ago1 min read


Democrats shift Obamacare blame to the GOP and many fall for it?
Obamacare was passed without a single GOP vote. The subsidies were set to expire at end of 2025 and were also passed without a single GOP vote. But somehow it is now on the GOP to fix both the rising costs and the expiring subsidies. My favorite bit of rhetoric is how the Covid subsidies (created to be temporary) are now being referred to has "enhanced subsidies". Moreover, they are being talked about as though they are really designed to be permanent subsidies that the GOP
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5 days ago3 min read


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6 days ago0 min read


Why our political system has issues solving problems.
Simple solutions are not possible when every solution offered must first be filtered through the lens of ideology and partisanship. Let's start off with an example of a problem that my local community (and many others) suffer from. Here we call it a housing "crisis" as we have too few housing options, way too few affordable housing options and way too many people. Homelessness continues to run rampant and there seems to be little movement in actually solving the problem other
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Nov 261 min read


Are the tariffs working?
Inflation is remaining at or under three percent and foreign profits are taking a hit to remain competitive in America. So far, tariffs are generating an extra $30 billion for the U.S. Treasury every month. If that is maintained—and there is no reason to think it won’t be—that translates into roughly $360 billion in annual duties on foreign goods, a staggering sum by any measure. If the critics were correct, that would represent a $360 billion tax increase on American familie
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