Americans have a virtually unfettered right to say whatever they please. Although governments in other countries habitually limit free speech in order to filter their citizens’ thinking and actions, that’s not the American Way. Freedom of speech is incorporated by the Founders in the First...
Today’s TLR is not about music. It’s not about “That Bass” … or “The Treble” (thank you Meghan Trainor). Today’s TLR is about how to target voters in a Presidential campaign – it’s about That Base. In the 2020 Presidential election, President Trump has been targeting...
The Supremes and DACA Dreamin’ Headlines trumpeted a defeat for the Trump Administration on Thursday after the Supreme Court ruled that it cannot immediately end the Obama Administration’s DACA program preventing the deportation of 700,000 so-called Dreamers. The President promptly tweeted an angry response: “These horrible...
National Health Insurance in America Today’s TLR is not about Obamacare … so relax. It’s also not an analysis of the various national health insurance proposals or about the problems facing America’s health care system or the costliness of medical coverage. There are multiple sources for...
The Federalism Wars: The Covid-19 Battle America’s Constitution divides sovereignty between the Federal government and State governments. It creates a power-sharing system – a federation with both centralized and fractionalized powers. Like any joint undertaking, success requires a fine balance, a give-and-take. It isn’t quite “All...
