As we look to celebrate our 250th Birthday,
what is most memorable about this July 4th?
Is Immigration a net positive or a net negative to
most Americans? The Supreme Court reaffirmed Birthright Citizenship. Earlier,
it essentially limited Immigration. Asylum Seekers can be stopped from
entering. And ended Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian
migrants.
The Supreme Court ruled that states can ban Trans
athletes from girls’ teams. Good idea?
How much is Socialism a part of today’s Democratic
Party? How much does it resonate with most Americans? Socialists won high-profile
Primaries in NY. We now see Socialist Leaders in DC, LA, NY, Chicago. How powerful
a hammer against Democrats is this for Republicans? Why are Democrats losing
support? Only 27% of voters consider themselves Democrats.
What style of Leader has the best chance of being the
Democrat’s 2028 Nominee? Would that same style of Leader win Independents
who are now 47% of all voters? Put another way, would it be easier for Rahm
Emanuel to be elected President by America than win the Democratic Nomination?
(BTW, Republicans have similar low approvals, but Trump dominates Republicans.)
Does control of the Strait give Iran a more powerful
weapon than having the nuclear bomb?
Has Ukraine gained the upper hand against Russia? Will Trump now help Ukraine because it
looks like Zelensky has “cards”? Ukraine is making significant drone strikes
inside Russia. Putin threatens to strike NATO locations that give military aid
to Ukraine. Is this War near an end?
We aren’t having enough children. Will we need more
Immigrant Workers? For the first time, families where Mom & Dad both work
full time set a record high of 52% in 2025, according to Pew Research. The
share of families where Dad works full time and Mom is not employed fell from
42% in 1975 to just 23% in 2025. Our birthrate is 1.6 while 2.1 is needed for
“replacement”.
Is this an attack on Voting Fraud, or on Voting? What
proof is there of fraud? Trump refuses to sign the bipartisan Housing Bill
unless Congress approves his “Save America” Voting Rights Act—which doesn’t
have the votes. How real is “rigged” mail-in voting? BTW, the Supreme Court ruled that mail-in Votes
received after the election can be counted if postmarked by Election Day.
Big Win for Executive Authority - The Supreme
Court ruled that a President can fire any agency member for any reason. It
hands the president the power to control every regulatory agency in the
executive branch. Congress created agencies to be independent of presidential
control by only allowing the president to fire for cause—not for policy
disagreements. Congress can change this.
…but The Federal Reserve will remain independent. Why is
there a double standard?
Is this an effective way to downsize a bureaucracy? Bill
Pulte, acting director of national intelligence, is slashing jobs. Can a
business man with no Intel background make wise cuts without putting our
Intelligence at risk? Is Trump saying the DNI function, which overviews 18
Intel agencies to assure coordination, essentially has no value? Does cost
savings justify the risk?
Are we pushing Cuba to be an even more failed state?
How might taking over a failed state be in the best interests of working-class
Americans? What’s the “win” for us in making this a priority?
Vandals? Or Vanity? Did vandalism or incompetence cause
the Reflective Pool problems?
Your thoughts about opening of the Obama Center? The
Ceremony. Its goals. The cost.
UK is moving forward to ban Social Media for children
under 16. Should we do the same?
Where are we today with the Epstein files? Does this
issue still resonate with voters? What might change if Democrats win the House?
Is eliminating all standards for greenhouse gas
emissions in our best interests? How smart is it to totally disregard the
concerns of scientists vs. moderating how standards apply? On the other hand,
are we spending millions without seeing plans work to bring emissions down?
Your thoughts about Pope Leo’s concerns with A.I. Pope Leo added his moral point of view to
a growing backlash against the impact of A.I. “A.I.threatens to normalize an
anti-human vision.”
What’s the bigger risk regarding A.I.?
Over-regulation? Or under-regulation?
Concern over separation of Church & State? Is it
Constitutional? Starting in 2030, all public school students in Texas will be
required to read passages from the Bible in class.
Is America primarily “a Christian Nation”? A major
250th-anniversary prayer gathering on the National Mall was backed by the White
House. The Evangelical Christian prayer/worship gathering was called
“Rededicate 250”. Event planners say it was to remind Americans that our
Founding Fathers wanted us to be a “Christian Nation”. How accurate is that
view? How wise?
Your thoughts about Spacex: largest IPO ever. And
Musk, the first trillionaire.
Is this “hot” book politically important? Or mostly
just gossip? The most revealing part of NYT reporters Maggie
Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s new book “Regime Change” isn’t the bombshell
reports or gossip, but just how much information is leaking from the White
House.
Should we call this “Corruption” more than “Insider
Trading”? What if I buy a stock, and have the power to affect a major
change that dramatically increases that stock’s value?
A related issue: is it OK to allow bets on
ANYTHING? Folks who never worked on a
trading floor are moving markets with “informed wagers”. Some are getting rich.
Why do so many Indian-Americans win? Many
finalists—and winners—of the National Spelling Bee are children of immigrants,
particularly Indian-American families. What do they do different?
How healthy are we with RFK Jr? Food & Drug
Administration blocked publication of several studies supporting the safety of
widely used vaccines against Covid-19 and shingles.
The color of money is now gray. What are the
ramifications of Seniors holding more wealth? In 1989, Americans over age
55 held 56% of the wealth. Today it’s 74%. Wealth for under 40 has shrunk from
12 to 6.6%. 18% of Americans are Senior citizens, up from 13% in 1990.
Is the issue of Women’s Rights back on the ballot? The
Supreme Court temporarily restored access to the teleprescribing and mailing
of abortion drugs, which now account for more than 60% of all abortions in
the health system. How might this issue affect the November Election?
What do you think? Older Adults are turning to
‘Golden Girls’ Housing. A growing network of home-sharing programs is helping Super
Seniors find compatible housemates to save money.
