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Donald Trump, Inflation in North Carolina and the Midterms

I asked Microsoft CoPilot to write a short essay describing the impact of inflation on North Carolina. Though the essay…

2 months ago

CPI New York Paints a Mixed Picture on Inflation

This is what I asked ChatGPT: Write an essay of no more than 600 words about the impact of Trump's…

2 months ago

The Bill Will Come Due for Donald Trump in 2026

Everything about the first few months of Donald Trump's second administration was unprecedented, odd and dismissive of previously unquestioned norms.…

2 months ago

We Owe President Trump a Big Thank You

America owes Donald Trump a well done and a high five. In less than a year, he transformed a sleepy…

3 months ago

Twenty Reasons to Vote

Vote This Time is a partisan blog. It would be intellectually dishonest (and a bit silly) to claim otherwise. At…

3 months ago

Trump Fights the Judiciary

The second of three posts on professions the Trump administration is trying to compromise focuses on the judiciary. The other…

3 months ago

Why the Administration is Challenging Academia

This post, which could be called the third leg on the aggression stool, looks at why the administration is going…

3 months ago

Journalists are Using 21st Century Samizdat

Donald Trump understands power. And he understands that his administration will gain if he co-opts--if not outrightly corrupts--the media, academia…

3 months ago

The Antidote to OBBBA? Remember Who Supported it and Vote!

After a few days of Mendacity Theater in late June and early July, Congress passed and the President signed the…

3 months ago

Midterm Questions Suggest a Nation on the Precipice

There will be many important elections during the next year. Among these are gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia,…

3 months ago