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5/31: Now on Recommended Sites

  • BB's WSW: Britain's Debt Problem, Poland's Economic Boom (5/29)
    On bloomberg.com & youtube.com
    The UK's debt burden and weak growth are reviving fears that financial markets could once again destabilize British politics and policy.
    - EC: What can the U.S. learn from the high debt to GDP ratio in the U.K?
    - Both U.S. politcal parties favor increases in spending and debt without effectively taxing capital.
    Investors see data centers as long-term infrastructure, but neighbors worry about noise, water use, power demand and lasting costs.
    - EC: We need to know in advance of approval, the contracts for construction of data centers.
    -- In Michigan, there is evidence of potential corruption because the contract approved by the state's utility commission has not been fully disclosed to the public.
    - How can states and their U.S. citizens benefit from the potential $3 trillion in capital expenditures on data centers?
    Poland is one of the world's fastest-growing economies, but it faces challenges to keep up its rapid rate of growth.
    Trump's war in the Middle East and his US tariffs are simultaneously tightening global aluminum supply and pushing prices sharply higher worldwide.
  • BB WE Law: Redistricting Frenzy & FDA Allows Flavored Vapes (5/30)
  • NPR's OTM: Trump Sued Himself ... and 'Settled' for a $1.8 Billion Fund (5/29) [mr]
    - EC: Would it be appropriate for Trump to be remembered for celebrating the 250th founding of the Unites States by his $1,776 billion slush fund to reward his pardoned January 6, 2021 insurrectionists?
  • PBS' FL: Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman, former chief of Israeli military intelligence (5/29)
    On pbs,org & youtube.com
    He examines successes and shortcomings of the Iran war, why key objectives remain unmet, and why American public opinion is a national security concern for Israel.
  • PBS' WW: America's unpredictability & Global consequences (5/29)
    On pbs.org & youtube.com
    - David Ignatius on the consequences of the Iran war
    - Trump's revolutionary approach to global leadership
  • RNRH: The Assault on Lebanon (5/30)
    - Ralph speaks to independent investigative journalist Lylla Younes to discuss her reporting on Israel's assault on southern Lebanon.
    -- "since March 2nd ... What we see is a campaign of ethnic cleansing from the Israeli military in Lebanon."
    -- Besides "booby-trapping, and detonating entire villages and cultural sites. It's looked like targeting" [and killing] medical personnel and journalists.
    - Ralph and media studies professor Robin Andersen discuss her new book "The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage of the Genocide in Gaza."
    --She is on the Board of Directors of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR).
  • Fareed Zakaria:
    - Fareed's columns: Bard College Commencement Address (5/23)
    - CNN GPS: Transcripts are now available  (5/31)
    Bianna Golodryga is subing for Fareed Zakaria.
    - Interview with author and foreign policy analyst Robert Kagan on his Atlantic article "Trump's Endgame is Surrender."
    -- "the Iranians are not going to allow the strait to be turned back to the way it was before the war began."
    - Interview with Father Paolo Benanti, an ethics professor and consultant to both the Vatican and the Italian government on artificial intelligence on Pope Leo calls to "Disarm" A.I.
    -- Pope Leo "has called for robust constraints on A.I., a call that clashes directly with the Trump administration's hands-off approach to regulation."

5/23: Now on Recommended Sites

  • BB's WSW: Anthropic Cybersecurity Risk, BYD Goes Global, The Billionaire Next Door (repeat from 4/24/26)
    On bloomberg.com & youtube.com
  • BB WE Law: Trump $1.8BFund, Luigi Mangione & ICE (5/23)
  • NPR's OTM: Episode 4 of American Emergency; The Movement to Kill FEMA (5/22) [mr]
  • PBS' FL: Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy (repeat from 10/17/25)
    On pbs,org & youtube.com
    Anthony Kennedy discusses his decades on the Supreme Court and the legacy of his landmark decisions. He assesses challenges facing the court in Trump's second term, including incivility among the justices, and warns of threats to American democracy.
    Margaret Hoover:
    - "He authored the five-four Citizens United decision, allowing for unlimited corporate donations to political campaigns."
    - "Dark money in politics has grown more than ninefold since Citizens United was decided."
    Anthony Kennedy:
    - "Well, it seems to me what the voters must do is demand disclosure, see where the money's coming from".
    - "And if they see some millionaire, billionaire from another state pouring huge amounts of money into their district, they can vote against that candidate."
    - "You have to have informed voting, an educated citizenry is necessary to make democracy work."
    Further reading: Life, Law & Liberty: A Memoir published 10/14/25
  • PBS' WW: Hegseth's military & Political rampage (5/22)
    On pbs.org & youtube.com
    - Hegseth's turbulent time leading the U.S. military
    - Trump's political rampage
  • RNRH: Unions Hiding/A Solution to Gerrymandering (5/23)
    - Ralph welcomes back union organizer, Chris Townsend, to discuss the reasons why the AFL-CIO shrinks from effectively fighting for its members and expanding the power of workers.
    - Then, political scientist Lee Drutman lays out a system of proportional representation that would take away the incentive to gerrymander congressional districts.
  • Fareed Zakaria:
    - Fareed's columns: Donald Trump's incredibly reckless second term (5/22)
    - CNN GPS: Transcripts are now available, (5/24)
    - Fareed's Take: " the starkest difference between Trump 1.0 and Trump 2.0 is not policy. It is enrichment. Its scale, its brazenness, its open contempt for restraint."
    - Interview with Richard Haass and Kishore Mahbubani discuss China, Russian, Taiwan, and the United States,
    - Interview with Derek Thompson on students graduating from college at the time of a terrible job market
    -- He seems to think the hiring rate is low, not because of AI, but because the Fed raised interest rates to slow down the economy.
    - Interview with Jodi Kantor on his book, "How to Start: Discovering Your Life's Work."
    - Interview with Suzy Hansen on her book, "From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdogan," -->

5/22: AI-assisted statement on Partisan Gerrymandering

  • Partisan gerrymandering is at its worst when politicians in state legislatures quietly draw their own districts behind closed doors, without any direct approval from the voters they are supposed to serve. When the same lawmakers who benefit from the lines also control the pen, elections stop being a fair contest and become a tool for entrenching power. Ending legislature-only gerrymandering is about restoring a simple principle: voters should choose their representatives, not the other way around.

5/16: Now on Recommended Sites

5/13: How can Centrist Americans Combat Gerrymandering?

  • By not nominating nor voting for politicians for national office from states with gerrymandered congressional districts.
    - The ideal presidential and VP nominees for the Democrats in 2028 should be Democrats who were elected as either Governor or Senator from Red or Purple states
    -- This would favor current Kentucky governor, Andy Beshear, and former North Carolina governor and current candidate for senator, Roy Cooper.
    - The ideal presidential and VP nominees for the Republicans in 2028 should be Republicans who were elected as either Governor or Senator from Blue or Purple states.
    -- This would rule out Marco Rubio from Florida because of gerrymandering in Florida.
  • Vote for candidates who support full disclosure and denial of tax and postal benefits for all nonprofit political advocacy organizations.
  • Vote for candidates who support awarding electoral votes in presidential elections in proportion to the popular votes in each state and Washington DC.
  • Vote for candidates who support eliminating two electoral votes in presidential elections in each state and Washington DC.
  • See our Electoral College Reform Proposal for changing the 12th amendment.
  • Ask AI about gerrmandering::
    - Why does the current SCOTUS protect partisan gerrymandering?
    -- How can partisan gerrymadering be determined or measured?
    -- Why would it be appropriate for all legislative gerrymandering to be approved by a popular vote?
    - Why did SCOTUS allow states to immediately act on its Louisiana v. Callais ruling?

5/10: Now on Recommended Sites

  • BB's WSW: High Stakes Summit, New Zealand's Brain Drain, Stablecoin Adoption, Bubbly Water (5/8)
    On bloomberg.com & youtube.com
  • BB WE Law: Voting Maps & OpenAI Trial (5/9)
  • NPR's OTM: The Psychology of Sticking Your Head in the Sand. Plus, Ep. 2 of American Emergency. (5/8) [mr]
    NPR's OTM: Trump's Glitzy Library Grift (5/6) [mr]
  • PBS' FL: Danielle Crittenden - "Dispatches from Grief" (5/8)
    On pbs.org & youtube.com
    - After the sudden death of her daughter --Miranda Frum, Danielle Crittenden reports from the front lines of grief.
  • PBS' WW: Iran standoff & Trump's monuments (5/8)
    On pbs.org & youtube.com
    - Trump's struggle to find an off-ramp from the Iran war
    - What's driving Trump's push to leave his mark on Washington
  • RNRH: Race, Class & Gerrymandering (5/9)
    - Ralph welcomes back Adolph Reed to discuss the latest Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act.
    - Ralph and our resident constitutional scholar, Bruce Fein, talk about what ordinary citizens can do to pressure their reps to impeach Donald Trump.
  • Fareed Zakaria:
    - Fareed's columns: The Iran dilemma Washington refuses to resolve (5/8)
    - CNN GPS: Transcripts are now available. (5/10)
    - Fareed's Take:
    -- Why is the most powerful country on the planet unable to get its way with a much smaller, weaker country that has been ravaged by economic sanctions and military strikes?
    - Interview with Israeli Danny Citrinowicz on What a New Deal with Iran May Look Like; Did the War with Iran Saved Its Regime?
    - Interview with Yale historian Beverly Gage on her new book, "This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History."

5/6: EC Questions for AI

  • How does Social Security Affect the Federal Debt?
    Viewed Social Security in the Red: Implications for Federal Debt (5/6)
    - Submitted many questions on-line, none of which were used or answered.
  • How does the Cato Institute view the current Trump Administration?
    - Attended Cato meeting at the Harvard Club in New York (5/5)
  • What percentage of the annual Federal spending is financed by taxes on income from labor, income from capital, and capital? [tbr] (5/4)
    The only tax on capital is the donor-created anemic estate tax
  • How can corrupt gerrymandering be limited? [er] (5/4)
    - What is Senator Warnock's proposal to limit partisan gerrymandering?
    - The only federal elections that appear to be immune from gerrymandering are elections for all senators and for house seats in states with only one representative.
    - At the state level, the elections for state-wide offices also appear to be immune from gerrymandering.
  • Trump's and the GOP's corrupt reconciliation OBBBA tax law overwhelmingly rewards capital and has created the extreme K-shaped economy? [tbr] (5/4)
    - OBBBA created targeted tax cuts to voters that will be primarily financed by taxes on workers and not by taxes on capital.
  • How has Trump and the Republican Party been inspired by Orban's corruption in Hungary? [er] (5/4)
    - The Heritage Foundation's "Project 2025."
  • What is the impact on Social Security and your retirement on Trump's banner "No Tax on Social Security?" [ssr] [tbr] (5/3)
  • Why do we need a federal Direct Tax Act? (5/1)
  • How can state and local governments tax wealthy Non-Permanent Residents (NPRs) to help finance S&L spending and the federal government's military spending and national debt? [tbr] [tr.ai](4/25)
    - How can the state of Maine tax NPR Leonard Leo who is a PR of Virgina?
    - How can the states of New Jersey and New York tax NPR Donald Trump who is a PR of Florida?
  • Why are billionaires in Asia and the United States supporting more babies? [ss] [tbr] (4/25)
  • How can limiting immigration increase housing affordability? (4/18)
  • How can taxing capital at all levels of government be used to increase housing affordability? (4/18}
  • 2-ei: Why did Trump withdraw from the JCPOA (2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action)?
    - 4-ec: What is Trump's Iran War expected to achieve compared to Obama's JCPOA? (4/18)
  • How are tech companies and their employees able to avoid paying FICA taxes? (4/11) [ssR]
  • Should immigration detention centers by named after Congressional and other politicians who support them? [imR)
  • Why does the charitable deduction need to be reformed? [tbR-170]
    - An AI-assisted proposal to reform Donar Advised Funds (DAFs) will eventually appear at [TR.AI-170].
  • How can disclosure benefit AI and reforms?
  • How has budget reconciliation changed from being a process to reduce deficits to a corrupt process to increase deficits and the national debt?
    - The corruption started with the Republicans and George W. Bush.
    - The latest corruption is the Trump Republican's OBBBA.
    - They now intend to use the corrupt process to spend $1.5 trillion on the military to be primarily paid by taxing labor income now and in the future by increasing the national debt.
  • Is the Iran war becoming a war against Iranians by precise targeting of universities, hospitals, and bridges? [or-ns]
    - Trump's war crimes and his threat to destroy the Iranian civilization.
    -- Response by Pope Leo
    -- How did Fox News cover Pope Leo's statement on Trump's war crime?
    --- AI reports no Fox News story on these specific comments show up in current search results.
    -- Statement by the Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski
  • Why should the military budget be entirely financed by a tax on wealth?
  • Why does Social Security need to be fairer? [ss]
  • How can we Make Income Taxes Fairer Again (MITFA)?
    - By adopting the taxing principle of the 1986 Tax Reform Act when income from capital was taxed at the same marginal rate as ordinary income.
  • Why does the estate tax need to be replaced with a higher capital gains tax rate at death to encourage realization and recognition during one's lifetime? [tbr]
  • How can states tax part-year residents who are not permanent residents? [tbr]
  • How does Palm Beach County allow owners who rent their condos to depreciate land? [tbr]
  • What is Corrupt in the Predictive Markets? [tbr]
  • What Tax Advice did Jeffrey Epstein provide to his billionaire clients? [tbr]
  • How can housing affordability be improved by slowing population growth and limiting immigration?
  • Why do we need a federal tax on capital and income from capital? [tbr]
    - Federal taxes are based on citizenship and residence while state taxes are based on residence.
    -- Wealthy individuals can avoid state taxes on capital by moving to a state that does not tax capital.
    -- Wealthy individuals donate to politicians to the federal government to write tax laws to enable them to legally avoid taxes.
  • Why does the U.S. need charities? [tbr]
    - This question is prompted by a Swede who asked our founder this question while he was employed by Svenska Esso AB in 1964?
    - What is the dictionary definition of a charity?
    - How do most Nordic countries define a charity for donor tax purposes?
    - How does the Internal Revenue Code define a charity and a 501(c)(3) organization?
    - Was the Heritage Foundation's "Project 2025" financed by charitable tax deductions?
  • Why should the assets in tax-subsidized tax-free savings accounts be restricted to assets with an easily determined fair market value?
  • How do the internet and crypto privacy rules protect fraud, thefts, and corruption?

5/4: Now on Recommended Sites

  • BB's WSW: Warsh's Fed, Vibe Coding, Geothermal Energy, Vegas Bets Big (5/1)
    On bloomberg.com & youtube.com
  • BB WE Law: Voting Rights, Comey Indicted & Bayer (5/2)
    Elections law expert Richard Hasen, a professor at UCLA Law School, discusses the Supreme Court's decision that has crippled the landmark civil rights law, the Voting Rights Act.
  • NPR's OTM: American Emergency: The Movement to Kill FEMA (5/1) [mr]
  • PBS' FL: Yuval Levin ad Jeffrey Rosen (5/1)
    On pbs.org & youtube.com
    - Constitutional scholars Jeffrey Rosen and Yuval Levin discuss America's founding documents, why the ideas behind the Declaration of Independence and Constitution matter 250 years later, and the challenges that lie ahead for the American experiment.
  • PBS' WW: Trump's dilemmas & State of the economy (5/1)
    On pbs.org & youtube.com
    - Two sides of Trump's reaction to the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
    - What the Iran war's economic fallout means for the midterms
  • RNRH: Book Week (5/2)
    Ralph welcomes six authors to discuss their books:
    - "Beyond Nuclear" founder Linda Gunter;
    - trial lawyer Sean Simpson;
    - law professor Elizabeth Burch;
    - naturalist David Schmidt;
    - industrial hygienist Marc Axelrod; and
    - educator and advocate Jonathan Kozol.
  • Fareed Zakaria:
    - CNN GPS: Transcripts are now available (5/3)
    Interviews with:
    - Anne-Marie Slaughter and Admiral James Stavridis on the stalemate over the Strait of Hormuz.
    - historian Tim Snyder on the impact of Viktor Orban's landslide loss on the MAGA movement.
    - former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein on the Fed's independence and the U.S. economy.
    - Nate Cohn on what Trump's low approval ratings mean for the president and the midterms?

4/26: Now Recommended on YouTube.com

4/25: Now on Recommended Sites

4/19: Now on Recommended Sites

  • BB's WSW: Paulson on Iran War, Energy Market Disruptions, Copper Supply Strain, Tax Debate (4/17)
    On bloomberg.com & youtube.com
    - 24:00: Copper Supply Strain
    - 36:05: Tax Debate
  • BB WE Law: Live Nation, A Justice Apologizes & DOJ Errors (4/18)
  • NPR's OTM: Influencers Usher in a New Era for #metoo (4/17) [mr]
    - What it will take for Hungary [after Victor Orban's loss] to rebuild a robust independent press after years of crackdowns.
    - How two social media stars publicized sexual assault allegations against a California congressman, Rep. Eric Swalwell.
  • PBS' FL: Lanhee Chen, a health care policy expert, breaks down what's driving America's health care dysfunction--- and lays out market-based ideas to fix it. (4/17)
    On pbs.org & youtube.com
  • PBS' WW: Reckless rhetoric & Patel's problems (4/17)
    On pbs.org & youtube.com
    - Iran war reality undercuts Trump's messaging
    - How will Trump get out of his fight with Pope Leo?
  • RNRH: Bad Company (4/18)
    - Ralph welcomes Megan Greenwell to discuss her book "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream."
    - Ralph speaks to James Zogby (president of the Arab American Institute) about the recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
    News 4/17/26
    - 3. The liberal Zionist organization J Street is also shifting its position
    -- J Street says Israel should pay out-of-pocket if it wants US weapons
    --- The pro-Israel advocacy group likely changed its tune after widespread popular opposition to taxpayer-funded weapons
  • Fareed Zakaria:
    - Fareed's columns: U.S. volatility is advancing China's long game (4/20}
    - CNN GPS: Transcripts are now available (4/19)
    - Fareed's Take: China's strategy is to use the current crisis to build its economic strength and global influence.
    - Interview with Vali Nasr on "Why is Iran being so intransigent in the face of these extraordinary threats that that Trump has made?"
    - Interview with Anne Applebaum on Peter Magyar, the new leader of Hungary. He won in a landslide over the corrupt Viktor Orban who was supported by Trump and Vance.
    - Interview with Patrick Radden Keefe about his fantastic new book, "London Falling."

4/12: Now on Recommended Sites

4/4: Now on Recommended Sites

  • BB's WSW: Japan's New Investment Horizon (2/21)
    On bloomberg.com & youtube.com
  • BB WE Law: Trump Facing Loss on Birthright Citizenship (4/3)
  • NPR's OTM: Pete Hegseth is Praying for a Holy War (4/3) [or-ns]
    - Christian Nationalism via a right-wing Calvinist
    - Peter Thiel's anti-liberal theology
    - Encouraging Trans-genders to commit suicide
  • PBS' FL: Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses the 1929 stock market crash and how we may learn from it. (11/7/25)
    On pbs.org & youtube.com
  • PBS' WW: Iran timeline & Bondi out
    On pbs.org & youtube.com
    - Trump says Iran war wrapping up, but address leaves more questions than answers
    - After Bondi's ouster, who could be the next official fired by Trump?
  • RNRH: Impeachment for All (4/4)
  • Fareed Zakaria:
    - WP Opinion: Trump's Iran Own Goal (4/3)
    - CNN GPS: Transcripts are now available. (4/5)
    - Interview with Richard Haass and Zanny Minton Beddoeson on "How to end the Hormuz Crisis"
    -- Read Trump's unhinged and vulgar quote he posted on the Truth Social website.
    - Interview with Ali Vaez about the reaction of the Iranians who opposed the regime to the bombing and Trump's threat to bomb Iran back to the stone ages.
    - Interview with Ali Ansari on "How Iran's history shaped the moderm state?"

4/1: Potential Questions for Governor Ned Lamont

  • Immigration
    - Does anyone in Connecticut know what immigrants are costing Connecticut taxpayers? [ir]
    - Should the federal government be responsible for the net costs of immigration incurred by state & local taxpayers and hospitals?
    - Many Finns in the country that is rated as the Happiest country are not Happy about the costs of mass immigration.
  • Taxing non-permanent residents of Connecticut
    - Enact a homestead tax exemption on the primary residence of permanent residents.
    - Enact a state capital gains tax on the sale of property in CT by a non-permanent resident of CT.
    - Should the state enact a proportionate income tax on non-permanent residents who own or rent property in the state and spend more than 30 days in the state?
  • Voter ID
    - Should the state eventually require a voter ID based on proof of citizenship?
    - How can the state ensure that all residents who were born in Connecticut are eligible to vote?
    - Is CT examining how to make it easy for all citizens to register to vote?
    - Should the state encourage all citizens to vote by providing a financial incentive to register to vote and to actually vote?
    - Should the state pass a law that would make it illegal for anyone, like what Elon Musk did in the 2024 election with a $1 million day lottery to encourage Republicans to register to vote and requiring they sign a pledge to protect free speech and Second Amendment? (4/5)
    -- California's Senate passed SB 398 unanimously. It outlaws voter lotteries and monetary schemes that are linked to encouraging someone to either register or vote.
  • State Pensions
    - Are defined benefit employee pensions fully funded?
    - Are defined contribution plans replacing defined benefit plans for new employees?
  • Electricity and Water Costs
    - What are the future cost estimates for electricity and water availability?
  • Presented to The Honorable Ned Lamont, Governor of Connecticut on April 1, a draft proposal for only taxing capital to pay for the Iran War. [tbr] (4/5)

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