Search Results: very obscenely rich

Why do people with more money than their children’s children’s children could spend want more?

By John Stoehr / March 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Why do people with more money than their children’s children’s children could spend want more?

As Chris Murphy said, “the billionaire mindset is different.”

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The Republicans’ Medicaid vote is not a sign of maga civil war

By John Stoehr / February 26, 2025 / Comments Off on The Republicans’ Medicaid vote is not a sign of maga civil war

Liberals and Democrats are misreading Steve Bannon.

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What does public opinion mean to a president who has an army of thugs wielding zip-ties?

By John Stoehr / February 24, 2025 / Comments Off on What does public opinion mean to a president who has an army of thugs wielding zip-ties?

Real or wishful thinking? The “backlash” everyone’s talking about.

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Trump, Social Security and the mugging of the century

By John Stoehr / February 20, 2025 / Comments Off on Trump, Social Security and the mugging of the century

How the Democrats can be crime-fighters.

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The weirdest thing about Trump? His understanding of money

By John Stoehr / September 25, 2024 / Comments Off on The weirdest thing about Trump? His understanding of money

He throws around the word “tariffs” like he throws around $100 bills.

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‘Good dad’ energy can turn voters around on the economy

By John Stoehr / June 18, 2024 / Comments Off on ‘Good dad’ energy can turn voters around on the economy

Josh Shapiro set people straight by modeling good behavior.

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Trump’s habitual incoherence caught top CEOs by surprise

By John Stoehr / June 14, 2024 / Comments Off on Trump’s habitual incoherence caught top CEOs by surprise

How is that possible?

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Trump thinks he’s going to win by running the same campaign he ran in 2016 and 2020

By John Stoehr / May 6, 2024 /

A strong candidate would look at his past successes and failures, and modulate his current campaign to reflect lessons learned. Not Trump.

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No Labels is gone for now, but ‘centrism’ is never going away

By John Stoehr / April 5, 2024 / Comments Off on No Labels is gone for now, but ‘centrism’ is never going away

Its vision of “unity” has always been a product of makebelieve. 

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The Republicans’ either/or trap

By John Stoehr / April 2, 2024 /

They ask us to choose God or trans people. Don’t fall for it.

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