What about the World Cup and how the world seemed to
embrace America & Ranch Dressing?
How free & fair are America’s elections? What fraud
changed the outcome of any state election? What was the point of Trump’s speech? Is voter
suppression behind the push for birth certificates to prove citizenship? Is
free, easily obtained Voter ID acceptable to most Americans?
Networks rejected airing the President’s speech. Was that
a mistake, or were they justified?
As a nation, how important is it to project strength? How
would you define “strength”? What’s the best way to do it? Is it in our best
interest to depend on our military power to force nations to bend to our will? IMO:
Trump's vision of "power" is less the strength of pulling people and
nations together to build something better. It is the strength of America’s raw
Power prevailing over weaker nations—the celebration of Dominance rather than
the collective strength of a united Democracy. Is it pollyannish to see the power
of a moral high road? How is fear of America's raw strength working for us now? And how does “manliness” and an emphasis on
testosterone play out relative to this issue?
Are we in a quagmire? “Quagmire: complex,
chaotic, hazardous situation that is extremely difficult to escape.” What may
be the best path to end this War? More military strikes until Iran breaks? Push
for the best negotiated “deal” possible? Declare victory, physically leave the
area, while developing ways to diminish the economic impact of the Strait, and
the Military aims of Iran and its proxies? Wouldn’t building a coalition be
more effective than trashing our allies and “America alone”?
How much do Mass Deportation policies and unrealistic
quotas contribute to the deaths of innocent Immigrants? How much do anti-ICE
policies of Sanctuary Cities contribute to this?
Does America have greater concern with Left Wing Political
Terrorism than Right Wing? Was the J6 attack the #1 example of Political
Terrorism in recent history? What else might
compare?
America’s support for Israel has declined to below 50%.
Are Democrats driving this?
The Administration is considering “Military Options”
with Cuba. Are we pushing Cuba to be an even more failed state? How might
our taking over a failed state be in the best interests of working-class
Americans? How might controlling Cuba make American lives better?
Would Sec. Rubio be a stronger Republican 2028
Presidential Nominee than VP Vance? Would Sen. Jon Ossoff be a stronger
Democratic 2028 Presidential Nominee than others mentioned?
Your thoughts about “Trump Accounts”? It
provides a one-time $1,000 federal investment for eligible U.S. citizen
children born between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028. The money is
invested in a broad U.S. stock index fund, and families may contribute
additional money (up to the annual limit). The account generally can't be
accessed until the child reaches adulthood.
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?
What do you fear more: artificial intelligence, or the
government that would regulate it?
Good idea? 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.
Where are we today with the Epstein files? Does this
issue still resonate with voters? What might change if Democrats win the House?
Big Win for Executive Authority. What are the
ramifications? 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. (…but
The Federal Reserve will remain independent. Why is there a double standard?)
UK is moving forward to ban Social Media for children
under 16. Should we do the same?
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.”
Florida Issue: Property taxes, which tend to fund
local services, have come under particular scrutiny of late, as Republican
state lawmakers around the country search for new strategies to address the
affordability crisis.
Vandals? Or Vanity? Did vandalism or incompetence cause
the Reflective Pool problems?
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 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.
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.
