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Above, I predicted that the Republican Representatives and Senators who have the power to impeach Trump will move to do so when Trump's support base weakens. I believe the base will weaken as Trump fails to keep, or the Republicans prevent him from keeping, many of the campaign promises Trump...

Be careful about generalizing. We get good applicants from a given age group as well as some who cannot write. All mellenials are not hopeless. Some are very bright, highly skilled, hard working and reliable. We are thrilled to have them on board.

It's not even about social justice any more. It's about teaching students to pass a test so the teachers can get credit for that. We have kids come in to join the gym who literally do not know how to write. When we give them the enrollment form and a pen, they tell us they cannot complete that...

You're an expediter and likely have far more time for this luxury of political participation and analysis than I do. You probably spend far more time reading the news than me. Thinking about this a bit more, it occurs to me that people get wound up about a given media outlet because they...

You offer an interesting analysis but I do not agree that the U.S. rural and urban populations are utterly out of touch with each other. Americans were very much in touch as they debated and voted on the merits of their respective candidates. While the Minnesota and Texas small-town merchants...

It would probably take a course or two in sociology to answer that question. The very first thing that comes to mind is elbow room. When trucking, Diane and I observed that the people in the country were nicer than people in cities. We attributed that to the stress that comes from living so...

I almost never read Slate. That's not a matter of principle. It's simply because I do not find the publication interesting. If you say they proclaim their pieces to be ethical journalism, I have no choice but to either take your word for it or to research that question myself. Not interested in...

I have lived in a small rural town, in a large city, in the suburbs and on the road, all for years at a time. My priorities, culture, way of looking at things and value system did not change with my address. Because I am a human being, all of these developed over time into their present state...

Let's be fair here and let's not get too carried away. Yes, Slate is a left-leaning publication, and yes, Slate published two conflicting views about the electoral college at different times. So what? The pieces are both opinion pieces. They are written by different authors. They share...

The reason a large number of people in urban areas do not have drivers licenses is they do not need them because they do not drive. If I lived in New York City I would almost certainly not own a car. I'd rely on public transportation as millions do to get around. In California, a specific...

Trump friend and advisor Newt Gingrich recently suggested that if a conflict with the law exists with Trump's advisors, Trump can simply pardon the advisor in question and keep that person on board. With that idea now out there, why stop there? Large numbers of people are up in arms about the...

Your welcome, MNMS. One additional study thought: Set a goal to carefully read the first post in each of 100 EO Open Fourm threads. Write down every word and concept you encounter that is unfamiliar to you. Then research each unknown word or concept until is is known. Doing that will expand...

The New York Times just published an editorial urging that the electoral college be abolished. While they correctly state the fact that Trump did not win the popular vote, I'm not so sure aboloshing the electoral college is a good idea. While the one-person-one-vote, direct-democracy argument...

What program are you using to produce this chart, RoadTime?

Sitting can be some of the most valuable and profitable time you spend in the business ... if you make it so. In the comments above, people talk about sitting as passing the time between loads. What might change in your life if you came to view sitting as self-improvement time? What if you set...

My concern is that Trump will.

Political rectitude is a two-way street. China does not appear to be particularly intimidated by Trump. How politically correct is it to steal a submarine, conduct live-fire military exercises in strategic waters for the first time in a very long time, publicly state that Trump is "as ignorant...

China steals a U.S. Navy drone submarine in international waters and Trump says they should keep it. I know Trump is a deal maker but this this kind of creates an incentive for more thefts, does it not? I have been searching the news sites since this "keep it" tweet was made to learn more about...

I think it would be wonderful if Trump made "some immediate changes to ObamaCare to make health care more affordable." If he did, the entire country would benefit and Trump's popularity would rise even among some of those who voted against him. The trouble is, there is no talk of doing that so...

Fair points. Because they are talking about future possibilities, Trump critics and Trump supporters are both limited to speculating about future outcomes. As I said above it will take time for a track record to develop. We could spill a lot of ink in this forum talking about what we think...