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Jack Rasmus

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America’s 25 Year Tax Cutting and Fiscal Train Wreck

Last week the US Congress passed the Trump Tax Cuts. The mainstream media and economists have been mostly reporting the details of the cuts—i.e....

10.07.2025 10

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Trump’s ‘Forever War’: USA Attacks Iran

After promising during his 2024 election campaign to end the country’s quarter century of ‘forever wars’—on June 21, 2025 Trump started yet...

24.06.2025 20

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How America Goes to War: Iraq, Ukraine and Now Iran

After promising during the 2024 election to stop the USA’s ‘forever wars’ in the 21st century, in less than six months in office Donald Trump...

20.06.2025 10

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Why Trump’s Ukraine War ‘Kellogg Plan’ Collapsed

When President Trump ran for office in 2024 he promised to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine within 100 days of taking office.  The unofficial...

28.04.2025 7

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Biden’s Pernicious Presidential Legacies

Trump’s proposals to radically transform much of US economic and social policy are being rapidly rolled out during the first week of his...

27.01.2025 20

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Why Trump Won: And Some Consequences

It’s now more than 48 hours after the election, the dust has settled, and the results are in except for a late counting in the state of Arizona–the...

11.11.2024 10

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Who’s Really The ‘Crazy’ In The Room In This Election

I recently received a comment to the post of my article ‘The 2nd First Presidential Debate’ that criticized me for leaning in favor of Trump, of...

25.09.2024 10

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The Second First Presidential Debate

Nearly all public polls in the USA today, and since the beginning of 2024, show that the number #1 issue for American voters is the condition of...

12.09.2024 3

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