The watchword among progressives this election season is: “Nothing less than our democracy is at stake.” In truth, democracy itself is not in danger, but one can accurately say that “democracy,” as practiced in the US, endangers our lives.
It is unlikely many of the Department of Government Efficiency's recommendations will ever be implemented. The value of the DOGE lies in how it exposes government waste.
As with any other government-controlled institution, a high level of public skepticism about elections is healthy.
Before anyone gets their hopes up about a reduction in government expenditures resulting from the upcoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOG
Ryan and Tho examine the role that ideology and interest groups will have on Trump's administration and on his political appointees.
Ryan and Tho talk about what Donald Trump must do if he wants to actually fix our mounting economic problems of stagnation, debt, and inflation.
For the second time in eight years, Donald Trump defied the expectations of the “experts” and the ambitions of the ruling classes of Washington, DC.
The watchword among progressives this election season is: “Nothing less than our democracy is at stake.” In truth, democracy itself is not in danger, but one can accurately say that “democracy,” as practiced in the US, endangers our lives.
Democracy, or at least the “democracy” that ensures the “right people” are elected, is the religion of American progressives. Despite its obvious failures, however, progressives claim that democracy is the Holy Grail of governance. Why people believe this is another question.
As American culture becomes dominated by militant feminism, a new voting group of dissenters is arising: young male voters. These are young men that believe that the system is stacked against them, which is why Trump's populism appeals to them.
