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  • Eisenhower’s Republican Platform

    The National Republican Party did not adopt a new platform this year, so I thought I’d provide one from Eisenhower in 1956. The platform is rather long, but this is an accurate summary . The modern Republican Party is an example of a party trying to hold power, rather than govern well. The party has… Read more

  • President Trump’s Tax Plan: Why Rational Republicans Should Bail

    President Trump’s new tax plan looks a lot like Governor Brownback’s tax plan for Kansas, which had been disastrous for the state’s economy. Rational Republicans should realize that if an experiment fails, and fails miserably, there is no point in repeating it. That is particularly true when the economy of the entire country is at stake. Both the… Read more

  • President Trump’s Tax Plan: a Disaster for the Economy

    Trumps new tax plan looks a lot like Gov. Brownback’s tax plan for Kansas, which had been disastrous for the state’s economy.  It is based on Laffer’s curve which is displayed at the right. The Laffer curve looks like a normal distribution curve. If the nation is on the high side of the curve with taxes… Read more

  • Alternate Facts Make Fake News

    Kansas now has its own fake news source, The Sentinel . Not only does its alternate news misinform the public, but it provides cover for politicians who use it to justify their positions. This letter describing The Sentinel was published in the Wichita Eagle on May 5, 2017. Alternate facts The Wichita Pachyderm Club recently hosted… Read more

  • Just Raise Taxes

    Being fiscally conservative requires making a sound national budget and raising the revenue to fund our nation’s needs. Since few Congressmen are willing to vote to cut pet projects, and perhaps lose their own, it leaves us with just one alternative: ” Just raise taxes”. Read more

  • The Psychology of Internet Trolls

    Trolls are the bane of the Internet as their main goals are to shut down reasonable discussions or spread misinformation. Do you ever wonder why they do it? Read more

  • The 1956 Republican Party Platform vs. Todays

    A comparison of the 1956 Republican Party platform with today’s shows how the Republican Party has devolved since Eisenhower’s time. Though there is not an official party platform for 2014, the one presented is very similar to the 2012 one that Romney ran on. Read more

  • The Economic Recovery in the Past Five Years: Then and Now

    We have heard so much bad economic news that most people believe it, even though it is not true.The economy has recovered to the point that the economic stimulus is being ended. The chart in the article displays the economic indicators showing the last five years of progress. Read more

  • The Climate Change Denial Machine: The Psychology of Denial

    This article describes the Climate Change Denial Machine and its components. It examines the associated psychology of denial and suggests how to recognize it and deal with it. Read more

  • Bits and Pieces 14: Misinformation Trumps Facts on the Economy

    The US deficit has been shrinking since 2009. You would never know it from all the misinformation that has been circulating about it. Read more