“One fifth” of the World’s oil pours through the Strait of Hormuz. With the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, that passage is closed. [FN1] That will fuel inflation, an aspect of “economics.” [FN2] Those clueless about economics need not worry. trump, too, is clueless. [FN3] 1/17

History [FN4] provides perspectives of great value, [FN5] that too often are ignored, forgotten, or never learned. Americans’ ignorance about Iran and about U.S. actions in and to Iran are staggering. We should be…

Odd is the juxtaposition of a pic of a bearded IN Lt Gov Beckwith over a header from the IndyStar: “Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order urging the state government to collaborate with faith-based institutions to service Hoosiers.” A thousand words aren’t enough. 1/7

Executive Order 26-06 is titled: “Fostering Indiana’s Faith-based Institutions.”

1) Among 10 “whereas” clauses in Braun’s Executive Order are an observation that Hoosiers have a long and proud tradition of faith…

Tomorrow night is the *State of the Union address. The *Constitution [FN1] does not require a speech. [FN2] From Jefferson’s first term through the presidency of Taft, a written message was delivered to *Congress. [FN3] Usually a boring affair, it now is somewhat “upbeat.” 1/9

Last year, as shortly after his arrival at The * Capitol, and as he made his way to the rostrum in the * Chamber of the * House of Representatives, #47 stopped and thanked John Roberts, CJ of the *SCOTUS. [FN4]…

Under the “rule of law,” all people are equal before the law. [FN1] However, there are attempts at local, State and federal levels, to impose as a dictator the current POTUS. [FN2] Freedom of speech is protected by our federal [FN3] and Indiana [FN4]constitutions. 1/8

Political speech has been held to have greatest protection of any other category of speech. [FN5] SCOTUS [FN6] has held that a four-letter transitive verb is entitled to these same protections in the arena of political…

Today’s mindless scree called a press conference followed a decision, issued this morning by the United States Supreme Court, that trump’s claim of sweeping power to impose tariffs, has no basis in law. This is Friday afternoon & a time for surprises from this WH. 1/6

The World has legitimate concern for everyone’s safety. The latest possible target for a military strike ordered by a third generation draft dodger [FN1] is Iran. trump lacks mental stability to issue ANY military…

On WMUN [FN1] IN Lt Gov Micah Beckwith challenged Ball State University Prof Michael Hicks [FN2] to debate. [FN3] Beckwith’s poll number is 9% and the short session of the General Assembly ends soon. That raises a math/physics question, but first...1/13

Ignorance and bigotry hijacked the GOP. In 2016, forces were in place to hand the Oval Office to the loser in the popular vote. In 2020, I qualified to run for U.S. House in the GOP primary for INCD5. [FN4] Beckwith tagged me on…

Among recent TV ads [FN1] I find most offensive is that of GOP candidate for Governor “Ted for Illinois” (“IL”) Dabrowski. Joe Abraham talks about his daughter who was “murdered by an immigrant Goveror Pritsker protected.” We have a right to question political ads and 1/9

purported “facts” such ads assert in advocacy for candidates & issues. Katie Abraham was in a vehicle rear-ended by a vehicle whose driver fled. [FN2] Arrested in Texas was Julio Cucul-Bol, a Guatemalan national.…

Rule of law is, at best, comatose. The Roberts SCOTUS 6 have issued decisions that, a few years ago, would have been laughed off as left-wing paranoia. Citizens United facilitated the purchase of POTUS, Congress and SCOTUS, which also gave trump immunity. 1/7

Our country faced an insurrection, a violent revolt against our government, in the Civil War. As a result, the Constitution was ratified to disqualify from office those who engage in insurrection against our country. [FN1] That…

One act frequently on “The Ed Sullivan Show” was a guy who spun, to frenetic music, dishes on sticks about eight feet high. The audience was in suspense, wondering if any dishes would drop. Today: many ugly events have occurred & there’s a risk of distraction. 1/10

Nationally, this iteration of the GOP is intent on eliminating free elections. The guy in the Oval Office suggested his party just taking over elections. Steve Bannon declared that ICE will surround the polls in…

Misogynist, dumb, racist, turncoat, corrupt, traitor, dumb, xenophobe and insurrectionist: words used to describe trump. [FN1] In light of the latest batch of Epstein files released by DOJ, we must reassess trump in a more positive light, especially in policies on education. 1/9

Our high school [FN2] offered instruction in three “foreign” languages. [FN3] However, with the latest Epstein files made public, “[I]ntelligence sources believe Epstein was running ‘the world’s largest…