There was a time when Republican policies focused on countering the rising threat of Russia and China through a strong foreign policy including unwavering support of NATO, ‘smaller government’ and, ‘states’ rights.’  Ronald Reagan would not even recognize the Republican Party of today let alone condone much of what is going on. Trump and his… Continue reading April 14, 2025

As the Trump trade wars continue, one has to wonder if Trump will be responsible for starting actual wars. He has, after all, threatened to take control of both Greenland and the Panama Canal by force, if necessary, not to mention continuing to refer to Canada as the 51st state. Given the devastation Trump has… Continue reading April 12, 2025

I have stated in previous posts that I believe China will not back down from Trump in this stupid trade war and America will ultimately be the loser with everyday Americans picking up the tab and feeling the most pain.  This morning China announced tariffs on American goods coming into China will rise to 125%… Continue reading April 11, 2025

It appears that Trump is now taking credit for the tremendous rally in the stock market yesterday after he put a 90-day pause on his insane tariffs (except for China) that originally caused the markets to tank and wipe out over $6 trillion in value. That’s a bit like pouring gasoline around your house, setting… Continue reading April 10, 2025

If this is what ‘Make America Great Again’ looks like, I think I’d prefer just mediocrity without the chaos. Every morning, we all wake up with the same thought, “What self-inflicted crisis will we be dealing with today?”  Lately, of course, it has been the trade war that was started by Trump that has eviscerated… Continue reading April 9, 2025

As America and the world continue to try to navigate the tariff mine field Trump planted, some countries are reportedly trying to negotiate their way to a safe path ahead while others like China have vowed to fight. When Trump imposed additional 34% tariffs on top of existing tariffs, China immediately responded with a retaliatory… Continue reading April 8, 2025

No doubt many people will be waking up this morning wondering, “How much money will I lose today?” or “How damaged is my 401K?”  The plunge in the market last week that resulted in the evaporation of trillions of dollars of wealth was the direct result of Trump’s blunderbuss approach to tariffs coupled with the… Continue reading April 7, 2025

Yesterday my daughter and I proudly joined thousands of people in Boston for the “Hands Off!” rally/protest. It was heartening to see so many people of all ages, genders, races, religions and backgrounds all united in the belief that American democracy is under attack and this drive towards authoritarianism must stop. Given the massive protests… Continue reading April 6, 2025

Trump keeps saying there is a ‘national emergency’ as justification for some of the actions he is taking. One would think that if there is a real national emergency, not to mention the plunging stock market which is wiping trillions of dollars off the map, that a president would feel compelled to stay in Washington… Continue reading April 5, 2025

With the stroke of a pen, Trump wiped out about $2.5 TRILLION in wealth with his nonsensical trade war. That is before all of the 180 nations affected have retaliated. Most credible economists were stunned by the math Trump and his clowns used to calculate what the tariffs should be for each of these countries… Continue reading April 4, 2025