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The Great American Spend-a-thon

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Joe Benning

The volume of bad reporting in 2025 is truly astounding. Never have so many trees been felled for so little accurate information. For instance, the NY Times published a story that sniped at Bari Weiss, now the editor-in-chief at CBS … Continue reading →

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About Those Priorities

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Joe Benning

The absurdity of the moment is almost beyond belief. Almost, because as it stands now, there is nothing that is beyond belief. Consider: The US Government is scheduled to “shut down” at 12.01 AM on October 1. But of course, … Continue reading →

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Socialism with an (R)

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Joe Benning

Republicans have a very slim majority in Congress. They are trying to maintain said majority by, among other things, gerrymandering. That effort may be successful in the short run by allowing them to pick up a few more Republican leaning … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Modern Politics

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Joe Benning

There is a problem with politics (as it is practiced) in virtually all the Western democracies, including the United States. The problem is not that Donald J Trump, the US president, is an idiot—although he is. Nor is the problem … Continue reading →

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On to the Midterms

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Joe Benning

The Democrats have built an impressive suicide machine which, by all accounts, they intend to deploy for the midterm elections. This theory contradicts the conventional wisdom—a conventional wisdom that was horribly wrong in 2016 and 2020. Horribly wrong in that … Continue reading →

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Magical Thinking

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Joe Benning

Republicans complain that Democrats are hypocrites. Democrats reply that Republicans are hypocrites. They are, of course, both correct in a generic sense. All politicians routinely say things they know or suspect to be false, especially if they think it affords … Continue reading →

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The Enduring Fantasy of the Moderate Democrat

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Joe Benning

Congress is poised to pass President Biden’s spectacularly misnamed $1.9 trillion Covid Relief and Recovery Act. The bill will pass on a strict party line vote. And there is nothing moderate about it. Not only does the bill contain relatively … Continue reading →

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Biden Inc

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Joe Benning

We are being treated to a new level of liberal hysteria, and that is truly impressive when you consider it has being boiling hot ever since the darkest day in American history, November 8, 2016. The proximate cause for the … Continue reading →

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The Virginia Senate Race

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Joe Benning

Before being elected to the US Senate in 2008, Mark Warner (D. VA) served as governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. In 2014 ran for a second term against Republican Ed Gillespie, winning by just under 1% of the … Continue reading →

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Government by Executive Decree

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Joe Benning

According to press reports, by Executive Order President Trump is preparing to suspend the payroll tax through the end of the year retroactive to July 1. He also intends to extend supplemental jobless benefits, although at what level and for … Continue reading →

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