One Big Beautiful Bill - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly1. Good: 1.1 Spending Reduction & Limited Entitlement Reform I) Medicaid work requirements II) Gradual reduction of the federal cap on provider taxes III) More frequent Medicaid eligibility checks (bi-anually) IV) Co-pay of up to $35 for... See More »
The True MAGA BaseConventional wisdom holds that after the perceived failure of Bush, the Global Financial Crisis, the bailouts, the Great Recession, the prolonged wars in the Middle East, the rise of China as a serious competitor, and in the wake of trade-related... See More » (4)
Why I support the Omnibus Reconciliation Bill (One Big Beautiful Bill)How did this bill come to be? The answer is simple: The United States' exorbitant privilege—the global demand for U.S. debt—and the general dynamism of its economy allow for deficit-financed tax cuts that no other country could sustain without... See More »
Democrat‘s have to rediscover free markets, law and order and cultural moderationIn the words of one, justifiably aggrieved, New Yorker: (Quote)
How do leftists propose to fix leftist misgovernance? Easy. More leftism.The irony is that this “affordability crisis” - in New York and other blue metropoles - is the result of failed Democratic governance. Rent control and eviction limits have caused landlords to take tens of thousands of apartments off the market. A... See More »
I may be a Never Trumper with TDS but this is President Trump‘s finest hour!God Bless the United States and protect the troops! 🇺🇸
A House divided - the contemporary fissures within the GOP *blue represents support while red indicates opposition (2)
The time has come for the US to secure the ultimate victory over IranMr. President, it‘s time to strike. (Quote) Pres. George W. Bush, March 19th, 2003
Midterms to the rescue? Maybe. Maybe not.Since the end of the Cold War, voters tended to constrain a sitting President‘s power by supporting the opposition in the midterm elections which regularly produced lame duck presidencies after their first two years in office. It happened to Bill... See More » (1)
China‘s state capitalism is no match for the USSince the dawn of international economic interactions, a recurring chorus of voices has made it their mission to act as alarmed prophets, warning of the imminent demise of economic freedom and openness. These voices caution that states, exploiting... See More »
The 2026 House elections & the progressive caucusCurrently, 94 of the 213 House Democrats are members of the progressive caucus. That’s 44% or 21,6% of the entire House of Representatives. In the House election last year 68 races were decided by a margin of 10% or lower. These districts are... See More » (1)
How the Big Beautiful Bill will alter ObamaCare.Many people are by now aware of the planned changes for the Medicaid program. However, fewer realize that there will be some modifications of the ACA (Affordable Care Act) as well, if that part of the bill will find its way into the Senate and from... See More »
“In Defense of the Order”I. We live in the shadow of fire. Not hypothetical fire. Not distant war games. Real fire — in Kyiv, in Sana‘a, in Erbil, in Jerusalem. And wherever the rule of law gives way to the rule of the strong. Foreign policy is not a classroom theory. It... See More »
Trump didn‘t cause the structural problems of the Democratic PartyThere‘s this idea that Trump, by abandoning social conservatism, neoliberalism and neoconservatism won the 2016 and 2024 election. For progressives that explanation is ideal because it would mean Democrats have to shed whatever residual... See More » (12)
Toward a New Blue Coalition to defeat Trump(Quote) Trump’s Victory and the Dissolution of the Obama Coalition Trump's victory and the disintegration of the Obama coalition are inseparable. After 2012, the Democratic Party lost the white non-college vote permanently. They lost the male... See More » (1)
The “Big Beautiful Bill”: A reverse Robin Hood?The House passed the omnibus reconciliation bill. And it cannot be understated how monumental the bill is in terms of its size and its fiscal, economic and distributional implications. Democrats will naturally try to go on the offensive and... See More »
Lessons for the Democratic Party.There's a dangerous illusion growing in the minds of many self-identified progressives within the Democratic Party. They feel like they’re the genuine base of the party, they’re the grassroots, the activists, the most educated, informed and moral vot... See More »
Who would‘ve thought?“US explores Latin American troop deployment to Haiti to fight gangs” (Financial Times, 14.05.2025) https://www.ft.com/content/d34b1310-56b0-4f74-8d61-05ed525b39e1 (1)
MAGA LeftismI won‘t bore you with the political horseshoe theory, which is already well-known, and get straight to the point. The commitment to economic freedom in the GOP is dying, and it is dying rapidly. Now this will be denied by people on the left who... See More »
Fascism - a meaningful term?Language is a funny thing. Say a word over and over again and at some point it’s going to sound strange and devoid of any meaning - it mutates into dissonant noise. By weaponizing words for political purposes the same can happen to terms like... See More »
Schrödinger‘s Medicaid reformIs it dead? Is it alive? No one knows until Republicans pass their planned reconciliation bill - or in Trump‘s own words the “big beautiful bill“. Let me share my thoughts with you on the potential for Medicaid reform, leaving aside how probable... See More »
