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Tag: politics
Access Journalism
Watching some coverage of the disgraceful Roy Moore situation, I was bothered by the lack of difficult questioning of GOP senators. Then it hit me: journalists are generally unwilling to ask the powerful difficult questions and fail to challenge lies because their jobs depend on access.
Jefferson, Washington, and the Second Amendment
Oversized letters on the façade of the NRA’s headquarters depict an edited version of the Second Amendment. The letters on the NRA’s building read as follows: “. . . the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
Tax Changes for Families and Individuals
House Republicans are out with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Summarizing Manafort’s Indictment
Paul Manafort (Manafort), former chair of the Trump campaign, and Richard Gates (Gates), his longtime assistant have been indicted on 12 counts.
John Kelly is Disgracing the Uniform
Last night, John Kelly was interviewed on Fox News. Whatever credibility he maintained after the pathetic press conference where he lied about Congresswoman Frederica Wilson is now gone. In the interview, Kelly demonstrated that his worldview is as sexist and racist as is the worldview of Donald Trump.
Summarizing George Papadopoulos’s Guilty Plea
George Papadopoulos, a national security adviser to the Trump campaign, has pled guilty to making false statements to the FBI under 18 U.S. Code Section 1001. The below details come from the statement of the offense (a statement of the facts that Papadopoulos has confirmed. The things reported in the statement of the offense aren’t… Continue reading Summarizing George Papadopoulos’s Guilty Plea
The Russian Uranium Deal Explained
The verdict for this episode is: Hillary Clinton did not trade uranium for donations to the Clinton Foundation. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Uranium.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:37 — 5.3MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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Would you Make the Trade?
If you’re a citizen of a country outside America, would you trade your country’s system of health care and government benefits for Americas? If you’re a citizen of America, would you trade America’s system of health care and government benefits for a system like those offered in most every other country?
Alternative Minimum Tax Explained
If your income is less than $200,000 there is very little chance you will pay the alternative minimum tax (AMT).