by John P. Reisman | Jan 16, 2020 | Sophistry
Gaslighting is a method of trickery. Like the saying ‘a lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth’, which is of course not true. In the American vernacular, it is a form of BS. It is commonly used by con-artists and the like to fool people into...
by John P. Reisman | Jan 9, 2020 | Economy
The Trump trade has succeeded in worsening trade relations with China and European Countries. Trump has been successful in pushing the deficit higher. Trump has also been successful and putting many American farmers in bankruptcy or on the brink of bankruptcy. Many...
by John P. Reisman | Dec 24, 2019 | Security
Yes, Trump lied about releasing his taxes. Yes he lies and deceives his followers (pretty much) every day of his presidency. As of Dec. 10, 2019 Trumps public lies and deceptions while President reached 15,413. An average of 14.6 lies and deceptions per day. Why is...
by John P. Reisman | Dec 6, 2019 | Int'l
Brexit is part of Putin’s plan to sow the seeds of discord. Ukraine: 2004 & 2014 – Georgia: 2008 – Germany: 2016 – Montenegro: 2016 – United Kingdom: 2016 – United States: 2016/17/18/19 – France/Germany: 2017; Venezuela: 2019. They also helped foment the...
by John P. Reisman | Nov 21, 2019 | Economy
Trumps trade war is more sham than strategy; largely aimed at trying to make Trump look good to his support base. That does not make America look good. It makes America look like a shakedown bully. US farmers are being hit hard and 87% now fear losing their farms....
by John P. Reisman | Oct 24, 2019 | Environment
Understanding how Trump lied about hurricane Dorian helps us understand how he lies about everything else he’s lying about. Which is unfortunately a lot of things. To be an informed citizen we all need to understand better how to tell if someone is lying. That...
by John P. Reisman | Oct 10, 2019 | Security
Members of the U.S. military, and those that serve the government as well as elected officials all swear an oath: “I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic…”. The president also swears...
by John P. Reisman | Oct 10, 2019 | Politics
Sovereignty is important for protecting a democratic state. It is also used to protect dictatorships though. Trumps notion of sovereignty is clearly aimed at protecting himself, not America. At the same time he continues to mislead his more gullible followers into...
by John P. Reisman | Oct 10, 2019 | Security
Trump continues to exhibit irrational and confounding behavior. Of his Ukraine phone call, he says it was perfect…? Perfect for whom? Himself? Certainly not America. By continuing to ‘Make America Weak Again’ Trump erodes the very foundations of what...
by John P. Reisman | Oct 9, 2019 | Healthcare
Healthcare risks from vaping seem to be more immediate than the risks from smoking regular cigarettes. Instead of waiting decades to die, now you have the opportunity to die much faster. The risk to health and well being are indicated to be even higher than the risk...
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