Tag Archives: United States

The Stakes

Posted on October 27, 2020 by hbreck

Yesterday, Republican senators rammed through the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Barrett is a grossly unqualified ideologue, and is all but certain to be the deciding vote on a number of cases which will greatly restrict … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Economics, environment, Governance, Healthcare, Media, Politics, Rant, Social Justice | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, authoritarianism, civil liberties, civil rights, climate change, coronavirus, COVID-19, democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, hypocrisy, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, pandemic, progress, refugees, representative democracy, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, Senate, Supreme Court, United States, Voting, voting rights | 1 Comment

Political Hostages in Texas

Posted on June 19, 2018 by hbreck

When I discuss current events, I do my best to do so in a logical, fact-based way. It’s important to make sure the truth is told. Emotions can cloud that truth. Getting angry about a situation frequently leads to overreaction … Continue reading →

Posted in foreign policy, Governance, History, immigration, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Rant, Social Justice | Tagged abuse, bad arguments, bad policy, bigotry, camps, Central America, children, concentration camps, crime, cruelty, Donald Trump, evil, fear, Godwin's Law, history, immigration, internment, Jeff Sessions, Mexico, President, racism, Stephen Miller, United States | 1 Comment

Too soon, too soon!!!

Posted on December 22, 2016 by hbreck

So, earlier this week, the Electoral College met in each state and decided that a wealthy, racist landowner who lost the popular vote by around 3 million should become President. You know, as the Founders intended. Fine. That was always … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Politics | Tagged 2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Al Franken, Bill de Blasio, Cory Booker, Donald Trump, elections, Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Julian Castro, jumping the gun, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, looking ahead, politics, prediction, prognostication, Russ Feingold, Sherrod Brown, speculation, Tammy Duckworth, Tim Kaine, Tom Perez, Tulsi Gabbard, United States, Xavier Becerra | 1 Comment

Donald Trump Cannot Be President… and here’s why.

Posted on October 10, 2016 by hbreck

Originally I intended to write a simple article, based on my “Elected Yet Unelectable” series, highlighting (in normal prose form) specific moments and events that prove that Donald J. Trump is completely unelectable and unsuitable for any public office. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Healthcare, History, immigration, Infrastructure, Media, Myths and misconceptions, Politics, Social Justice | Tagged 2016 Presidential Race, Barack Obama, Ben Carson, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, celebrities, competition, Congress, controversy, corruption, crime, culture, Current events, debate, Donald Trump, environment, facts, film, Hillary Clinton, humanity, hypocrisy, internet, Islam, issues, John Kasich, lies, media, media bias, military, news, nuclear deterrence, nuclear threat, nuclear weapons, Paranoia, politics, Presidential Debate, race, race relations, racial equality, racism, religion, slander, Syria, Ted Cruz, television, terrorism, United States, violence, Women | 5 Comments

Brexit Lemmings

Posted on June 30, 2016 by hbreck

So, last week, the United Kingdom did it. They voted narrowly to leave the European Union. Well, kind of. Okay, actually, they didn’t. This was a referendum among the citizenry to ascertain popular opinion about the EU. The actual process … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Governance, History, Politics | Tagged Boris Johnson, Brexit, Britain, civil rights, Conservative Party, controversy, David Cameron, dishonesty, Donald Trump, economics, environment, EU, Europe, European Union, extremists, facts, fear, government, immigration, Ireland, John Oliver, lies, military, nativism, Northern Ireland, nuclear weapons, politics, racism, regulations, religion, Scotland, short-sightedness, statistics, taxes, Tories, trade, UK, United Kingdom, United States | 2 Comments

Who is killing the Postal Service?

Posted on December 16, 2014 by hbreck

It’s no secret the modern Republican Party’s first overriding principle is that government is the largest problem facing America today. Pretty much all their current philosophy stems from this central tenet. Less government is better. Now this of course, like … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgets, Economics, Governance, History, Politics | Tagged budget, Congress, Constitution, corruption, Darrell Issa, economics, fiscal responsibility, GOP, government, mail, manufactured crisis, politics, post office, Postal Service, republicans, United States, USPS | 1 Comment

Sydney Writer’s Festival – May 21, 2010 – Discussion of Barack Obama

Posted on May 4, 2014 by hbreck

This was a fascinating discussion in Sydney, Australia in 2010. Christopher Hitchens, British journalist Anne Davies, and Australian author Don Watson met for a panel discussion of Barack Obama, 2 and a half years into his first term. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Politics | Tagged ACA, Anne Davies, assessment, Barack Obama, Christopher Hitchens, Democrats, domestic policy, Don Watson, foreign policy, perceptions of America, politics, republicans, United States | Leave a comment

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Tag Archives: United States

Too soon, too soon!!!

Brexit Lemmings

Who is killing the Postal Service?

Sydney Writer’s Festival – May 21, 2010 – Discussion of Barack Obama

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