Category Archives: American Politics

President Trump to release JFK files

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Fred Stiening

NY Times coverage The “deep state” is likely very unhappy about this development. Fifty-four years is enough time to shield Camelot from public scrutiny. We need to know if Oliver Stone got the facts right. The baby boomers deserve to … Continue reading →

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SimState: the end of property rights

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Fred Stiening

SimCity is a video game that goes back to 1989 that appears to have become the primary influence on urban planners. In the game, you start with empty land, and you control the development of the growth of the city … Continue reading →

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North Carolina repeals HB2, nobody happy

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Fred Stiening

http://www.wbtv.com/story/35026776/house-votes-in-favor-of-bill-to-repeal-hb2-sent-to-governors-desk Democratic governor Cooper has signed a law repealing HB2, and also rolling back the Charlotte ordinance that triggered the passage of HB2. Recognizing he has to give Republican legislators what they want, the repeal goes further than what Democrats … Continue reading →

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Anthem backs Obamacare reform

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Fred Stiening

Boston Herald Anthem provides Blue Cross / Blue Shield nationally for employers with employees scattered all over the country. Their main customer is the United States government – which gave the Obama administration substantial leverage to blackmail Anthem. The Affordable … Continue reading →

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Charlotte: City Council faces voter backlash if city doesn’t protect illegals

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Fred Stiening

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article131959624.html News stories in the Charlotte Observer rarely get more than 2 or 3 comments. This story borders on the bizarre. I hope it signals either the death of the Observer or a wakeup call to the McClatchy chain to … Continue reading →

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Progress in Kenya

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Fred Stiening

The locomotives from China have just been unloaded from ships Barack Obama could make a railroad run on time Look at any of the men in the video pretending to work and compare their facial features to Barack Obama. Now … Continue reading →

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Obama to expel legal Cuban immigrants

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Fred Stiening

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_CUBA I am surprised that this did not happen sooner – with Barack Obama withdrawing many of the sanctions against Cuba, it is hard to justify continuing automatic refugee status for Cubans that come to the United States. It does … Continue reading →

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Nat Hentoff has died

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Fred Stiening

Wikipedia http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/07/nyregion/nat-hentoff-dead.html (May require subscription) I’m not quite sure why I have the impression I’ve heard him on radio. He is one of a vanishing breed – people who think about issues, not just everything is the view of his … Continue reading →

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Donald J Trump – January, 2017

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Fred Stiening

Your open thread to discuss the new President

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The Department of Truth is not taking over the FCC

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Alex Jones has no problem just making stuff up. When he doesn’t understand something, he just creates a theory, then starts embellishing and repeating it. The “Department of Truth” Amendment that Congress just passed and President Obama just signed reorganizes … Continue reading →

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