The Awful Toll of Brinksmanship
As the Spirited Reasoner (aka “Raging Centrist”) posts this weekly message, President Biden and Speaker McCarthy are still haggling over a debt ceiling settlement. This despite the fact that Treasury…
Month: May 2023
The Root of All Evil
A key dividing line between right-wing and left-wing politics comes in the positioning of public versus private money. Those on the right believe almost everything should be entrusted to the…
It’s Not Trump, It’s the Trumpists
Spirited Reasoners understand the occasional fad politician. You know. The guy who runs as a joke, perhaps to send a pointed message to the political establishment. Think Pat Paulsen, the…
Republican Values
If you had asked me thirty years ago to define the values of the Republican Party (aka Grand Old Party or GOP), I have listed the following: lower taxes, stronger…