Ways to Think About the Trump Presidency
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The Trump presidency is entering a new phase. As with everything related to the man, it will be unique, defy easy description and be unorthodox, improvised, controversial and dangerous. When…
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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 does not directly mention Donald Trump, inflation in North Carolina…
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 second administration to date on the consumer price index in…
The Bill Will Come Due for Donald Trump in 2026
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Everything about the first few months of Donald Trump’s second administration was unprecedented, odd and dismissive of previously unquestioned norms. The common wisdom was that Trump was immune to political…
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 electorate that didn’t understand politics into one that stands in…
Twenty Reasons to Vote
Vote This Time is a partisan blog. It would be intellectually dishonest (and a bit silly) to claim otherwise. At the same time, the other stated goal of the site–to…