Category Archives: Politics

His Royal Highness, Donald the First of 5th Avenue

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Joe Benning

Donald the First of 5th Avenue let it be known that His Majesty was royally displeased that the Carrier Corporation planned to move some production facilities from Indiana to Mexico thereby eliminating 1,000 or so “American jobs”. In order to … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump: Central Planner in Chief

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Joe Benning

Donald J. Trump, accompanied by some Republican politicians formerly known as free traders, has taken take a brashly promised leap into the land of economic idiocy. That is the land where we “save American jobs” by shoveling taxpayer money to … Continue reading →

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A Very Costly “Victory”

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Joe Benning

President-elect Donald J. Trump, joined by some formerly free-market Republicans, is engaged in an exercise of self-congratulations for successfully stopping Carrier Corporation from moving some of its production facilities to Mexico. The claim is made that this “saved 1,000 American … Continue reading →

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Adios, Fidel. You Won’t be Missed.

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Joe Benning

Absurdities Jill Stein, the left wing hero who is leading the Presidential vote recount effort, weighed in on the demise of “El Comandante” Fidel Castro. “Fidel Castro” she said “was a symbol of the struggle for justice in the shadow … Continue reading →

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Recount

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Joe Benning

Well, how about that. Jill Stein is demanding a recount of Wisconsin’s Presidential vote. Stein filed the demand about an hour before the deadline, after having raised more than $5 million for the effort. Let’s put this in perspective. According … Continue reading →

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On This Thanksgiving Day

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Joe Benning

We should give special thanks for our good fortune in having had James Madison as the principal architect of our Constitutional order. It was James Madison who was largely responsible for creating the elaborate system of checks and balances that … Continue reading →

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In Transition

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Joe Benning

Thus far the Trump transition appears to be messier than usual. This seems to be due to a lack of contingency planning building by Team Trump. The lack of planning is probably due to a number of factors, not the … Continue reading →

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Arrival: They’re Here…

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Joe Benning

Arrival is not your ordinary Alien Invasion Flick. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, its central premise is that communication is the key to understanding. In this it has more in common with films like Close Encounters of the Third Kind than … Continue reading →

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Reality Check

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Joe Benning

The shock of Donald Trump’s election produced an opportunity for the hard left to display its true colors, an opportunity they seized without hesitation. In so doing they displayed their intellectual and moral bankruptcy. The New York Times, in its … Continue reading →

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Post Election Blues

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Joe Benning

During the Presidential campaign Donald Trump suggested that he would wait to see the results before committing to support them ahead of time. This was a fairly bone-headed move, and it provoked predictable cries of outrage. Two complaints stood out … Continue reading →

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