The Opposition
Politicians and the Opposite Game
When I was a kid, I used to play the opposite game with my friends. Everything you said had to be the opposite of what you meant. For example, if you were hungry, youโd say, โIโm not hungry.โ Or if you really liked the song on the radio, youโd say, โThis song sucks.โ...
The Constitution Has Become a Political Prop
This episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head is a hard dose of reality. The Constitution has become nothing more than a political prop. Both Republicans and Democrats claim to revere the Constitution. But do they? Really? I don’t think they do. In fact, I think...
Krugman Says We Need More Stimulus; Republicans Are Giving Us Plenty
I recently saw a tweet by Paul Krugman asserting that, “What we do have is a persistent problem of weak demand; yes, we have full employment now, but only with extremely low interest rates, which means little ability to respond to the next downturn. This makes a...
Big Government Lovers on Both Sides
A lot of people believe that when it comes to the size and scope of government, republicans are “better” or just “less bad” than their democrat counterparts. They talk the talk, about limiting government, and even the Constitution. But the...