Yellen Postpones Rate Hike Probably Until September
In a speech yesterday, Janet Yellen, chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, indicated that it was likely the Fed would abandon its...
Monthly Archive: June 2016
Grudging Credit To GOP Senators Refusing To Endorse Trump
Let’s begrudgingly give credit where credit is due and that is to two Republican Senators who have refused to endorse Trump’s...
Democrats Should Be Proud To Have Nominated A Woman
I guess it’s because Hillary Clinton has been in the public consciousness for so long and the fact that she ran...
Republican Attacks On Voting Rights Assures Their Minority Party Status
Terry McAuliffe’s executive order in April providing clemency to all Virginia’s convicted felons and essentially nullifying a provision in the Virginia State Constitution that...
Astrophotography Adventure – Saturn With Registax
In the prior Adventure, truly disappointing pictures of Saturn sent me back to the drawing board. But, after another adjustment, I...
Malloy Tries To Cut $22 Million Using Line-Item Veto
Governor Malloy has employed the line-item veto to eliminate $22 million from the state budget, the first time a Connecticut governor...
Bernie's Transformative Campaign Coming To A Close
Tomorrow will be the unofficial, if not the official, end of Bernie Sanders remarkable, transformative campaign. Hillary Clinton should certainly pick...
More Prosecutorial Misconduct May Chill Recanted Testimony
It was nice to see the NY Times editorial today focusing on the pervasive misconduct by prosecutors around the country, especially detailing...
Reality Check – Initial Data On Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage Hike
Monday’s Reality Check – a weekly presentation of facts and figures to help us all discuss important issues with some degree of understanding....
GOP And Halperin Refuse to Denounce Trump's Racial Attacks
As Donald Trump expands his attacks on the Mexican ancestry of Judge Curiel, who is presiding over a lawsuit against Trump, to...