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Life and politics

Why the government is shut down?

In democracy majority rules. However, it is unwise to implement a major law with a narrow majority, and despite...

Oct 1, 2013

The hammer and sickle country

Political analysts often look at the map and try to identify Republicans’ and Democrats’ strongholds. They see the country...

Jul 15, 2013

The price is always right…

…Prof. Krugman is wrong In his column “The Price Is Wrong” Prof. Krugman argues with the free market proponents...

Apr 5, 2013

Fixing GOP

The Republican National Committee prepared the Growth and Opportunity Project report suggesting using more digital media. The problem is...

Apr 4, 2013

Divorce government from marriage

The gay marriage issue has nothing to do with social values, but a lot with values measured in dollars....

Mar 23, 2013

Capitalism versus socialism,

Conservatives and liberals are much alike. Both want to use the powers of government to impose their views on...

Mar 16, 2013

Conservatives and liberals are much alike

Liberals are just socialists. Conservatism as we have it today is like a once young attractive woman, who a...

Jan 24, 2013

Terrorists won again

The whole world turned its eyes to the hostage drama somewhere in the middle of the Sahara. Seeking recognition,...

Jan 18, 2013

Crowd funding and lotto – which is worse?

Securities and Exchange Commission is finalizing its work on implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, signed into...

Jan 18, 2013

Balcerowicz for president

The WSJ published an interview with Leszek Balcerowicz. Sometimes it feels good to be Polish. I remember Mr. Balcerowicz...

Dec 16, 2012
Remark of the day

Will the U.S. endure for another 250 years?

July 05, 2025
Life and politics, Media

Instead of a celebratory commentary on Independence Day, Michael Smerconish reminded us that the 250th anniversary is coming next year. And he asked a provocative question: “Will the U.S. endure for another 250 years?” The answers are almost split in half, with “yes” prevailing slightly. A more interesting question would be: Do Americans today know what they need to do to keep America prosperous for the next 250 years? Do most of them even care? And those who care, do they agree on what they need to do? By looking around, one could worry if the U.S. will endure to its 250th anniversary.

Israel against Gaza and Iran

June 19, 2025
Life and politics

Gaza is a thorn in Israel’s politics. There are still speculations about why the attac...

Are comparisons to Hitler justifiable?

April 26, 2025
Life and politics, Media

In the criticism of the Trump administration’s concepts and methods of implementation, some see parallels to ...

When will DOGE be credible?

March 28, 2025
Life and politics

The interview at FOX sounded good. In the early 1990s, I was looking to expand my ...

It is much bigger than Ukraine

March 22, 2025
Ukraine

Donald Trump asks Ukraine to make territorial concessions because Russia is stronger. If we accept war as a way of resolving dispute...