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Archena August 20, 2025August 20, 2025Current, WednesdayAmerican politics, centrism, conservative shift, Democrat rank and file, MAGA movement, Media bias, party realignment, party system shift, Political Pendulum, Political polarization, Political Science, political trends, Populism, U.S. electorate, voter behavior

How Polarized is the US Really?

Not very by American standards. Mind you, what passes as normal American politics would collapse most other governments. We thrive on fussing and fighting where most nations collapse into anarchy when their folks just get mad. Look, the US is ALWAYS somewhat polarized. This is most evident in the bases of the major political parties. The hardcore bases barely agree with each other on the time of day and sometimes will argue that just for spite. This is really normal. … Continue reading “How Polarized is the US Really?”

Archena May 29, 2025May 29, 2025Current, ThursdayCivic engagement, conservative perspective, government decisions, informed citizenship, Media bias, media hype, news cycle critique, Political awareness, political commentary, political education, political patience, political process, politics vs media, slow politics, Trump 2025

Politics Ain’t Fast

You’re probably thinking that Trump’s first 100 days has already disproven the title, but no. Nor is it theexception that proves the rule. Trump’s first hundred days were between 4 and 10 years in the making. Yes, really. Unlike video games and episodic TV, problems don’t arise in the first 15 minutes to be perfectly resolved by the end of the show. Solutions don’t magically occur to the hero in the nick of time. But most definitely no one is … Continue reading “Politics Ain’t Fast”

Archena April 25, 2025April 28, 2025Current, Wednesdayanonymous sources, conservative commentary, fake news, liberal media, mainstream media, Media bias, media ethics, national security, New York Times, Pete Hegseth, political journalism, political sabotage, press accountability, Trump administration, Trump Cabinet

Is the New York Times Attempting a Coup?

As such, nope. But they very well may be attempting to sabotage the current administration in an attempt to render a duly elected president powerless for the duration of his last term. Overly dramatic? Maybe. We’ll know by Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Yes, that’s a very specific date. It’s roughly seventy-two hours from The New York Times unsupported claim that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth violated national security by including his wife and brother on a Signal group that dealt … Continue reading “Is the New York Times Attempting a Coup?”

Archena April 22, 2025April 22, 2025Current, WednesdayCaspian Report, defense budget, EU dependence, EU military, Europe defense, European security, F-35 sales, geopolitical strategy, International Relations, military rearmament, NATO spending, Trump foreign policy, Ukraine War, US Europe relations, Western politics

Will Europe Rearm?

Yes, kinda, but mostly no. I watched a video from Caspian Reports Monday morning about Europe’s ongoing efforts to rearm and decrease their dependency on American defense. Funniest video he’s ever done. I kept cracking up and had to stop the video a few times so I wouldn’t miss anything. Unfortunately, it wasn’t supposed to be funny. Don’t get this wrong. I like Caspian Reports and he does good work. I definitely recommend it as a good source for basic … Continue reading “Will Europe Rearm?”

Archena April 8, 2025April 8, 2025Current, Mondayconservative politics, Economic impact, economic nationalism, global trade, International Trade, Media bias, political commentary, protectionism, tariff negotiations, tariff strategy, trade policy, Trump administration, Trump tariffs, US economy, US trade deals

Tariffs: Bane, Boondoggle or Ballyhoo?

Yes. What? Oh, do you prefer ‘all of the above’? No, I will not tell you what the words mean, Whippersnapper! Isn’t that what Chat GPT is for these days? Pretending I’m not talking to a three year old… Yes, the tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration on practically the whole world are all three things. Which one to whom kinda depends on who you ask. Bane to friend and foe alike – no one likes having to pay the … Continue reading “Tariffs: Bane, Boondoggle or Ballyhoo?”

Archena April 3, 2025April 3, 2025Current, Thursdayconservative commentary, foreign policy, Geopolitics, Libertarians, MAGA, Political analysis, Putin, Republicans, Russia, Trump, Ukraine, Ukraine War, US Politics, Valutainment, Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy Isn’t President of the US

I’d have thought that much was obvious but evidently, not. For those of you who seem perpetually confused, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the duly elected president of Ukraine. I know, it’s hard to keep track sometimes but the US president is Donald Trump. Please make a note of it. Sheesh! Sure, I’m being snarky as all get out but this has gotten to the point of absurdity. Honestly, I’m not sure why the heck so many Libertarians despise Zelenskyy so much. … Continue reading “Zelenskyy Isn’t President of the US”

Archena April 1, 2025April 1, 2025MondayChina influence, defense spending, European defense, European security, Geopolitics, global politics, military strategy, NATO, Russia relations, Trump and NATO, Trump foreign policy, Ukraine aid, Ukraine War, US-Europe relations

Calm Down, Europe

Seriously? One little kick in the proverbial behind and you’re convinced the United States is suddenly ‘unreliable’? Does your definition of reliability involve promising to do something and not bothering for twelve years? ‘Cause we Americans seem to recall you European NATO members promising to get your defense spending up to 2% of GDP back when Obama was still in office. Just so you know, 2% was half of the 4% of GDP that the US spent on defense at … Continue reading “Calm Down, Europe”

Archena March 26, 2025March 26, 2025Current, Wednesdayceasefire, current events, diplomacy, dominance games, Geopolitics, International Relations, military strategy, negotiation tactics, Political analysis, Putin, Russia, Trump, Trump foreign policy, U.S. foreign policy, Ukraine

Putin Doesn’t Seem to Have Gotten the Memo

Good grief. If Putin thinks he’s bringing his A game he better have something special up his sleeve. Playing dominance games with Trump is playing with fire. Dominance games? The silly stunts like being late for meetings or in this case a phone call and making others wait for you. It’s the political version of fighting for pole position. There are a lot of times when this sort of nonsense actually is important. When your country’s economy is about to … Continue reading “Putin Doesn’t Seem to Have Gotten the Memo”

Archena March 25, 2025March 25, 2025Current, Monday2024 elections, Clinton vs Obama, Democrat factions, Democrat future, Democrat leadership, Democrat Party, Democrat rebuilding, Democrat strategy, party Collapse, party disintegration, party leadership crisis, Political analysis, political infighting, political power struggle, US Politics

Can the Democrat Party Rebuild?

I forgot to mention this possibility in my last post. Yeah, it’s possible. Not probable at the moment and impossible to predict, but possible. If – very big if – it happened, what would it look like? Basically, there would be an internal fight for control of the party. It might start with a split between the Clinton and Obama camps with each trying to gain control of the party. Neither of those camps is particularly in favor with their … Continue reading “Can the Democrat Party Rebuild?”

Archena March 18, 2025March 18, 2025MondayDemocrat civil war, Democrat exodus, Democrat fracture, Democrat leadership failure, Democrat Party collapse, Democrat shutdown failure, government shutdown 2025, Green Party alliance, moderates switching parties, party switching Democrats, political party collapse, political realignment 2025, Republican gains 2025, third party formation, Trump honeymoon effect

The Democrat Party Is Dead

It officially died on Friday, March 14, 2025. Don’t look at me in that tone of voice! I didn’t kill it. The Democrats did that all by themselves. Yep, that’s a pretty specific date. Enjoy it. It’s extremely rare that an exact date gets applied to a political condition. So, why do I say it happened Friday? The Democrat leadership played themselves. The forced a situation where either they shutdown the government on Friday which would have cost them the … Continue reading “The Democrat Party Is Dead”

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