American politics is undergoing a profound change in its core pattern. We haven’t seen anything like it since President Franklin Roosevelt was elected in 1932.
For nearly a century, politics has been defined as a choice between liberals, usually Democrats, and conservatives, usually Republicans.
Now, the key dividing line is changing dramatically in politics and government. An increasingly corrupt, incompetent, and dishonest government system is failing to deliver on its promised achievements — and then lying about its failure. The American people are increasingly alienated from their government.
- The Hospital-Insurance Company Rip Off System
There has been a long struggle to enable Americans to know what they are really paying for in healthcare — and what their options are in quality and price of service. - The Empire of Liberty vs the Dictatorship of Hate
Watching the parallel television coverage of the American celebration of our 250th anniversary and the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave me a deep sense of contrast. - Bite of Capital Gains Taxes Can Be Eased, as Greenspan Foresaw, by Adjusting for Inflation
Why, asked ‘the Maestro,’ should anyone have to pay taxes on fake appreciation driven by a declining currency rather than a real gain? - Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary
The next 250 years will not write themselves. They will be written by citizens who still believe, as our founders did, that self-government is worth the trouble. - Trying to Understand the Dance in the Persian Gulf
It will require a lot more patience and tolerance than is normal for the American people, the Congress, or the news media.