Tariffs breed corruption and crony capitalism! This video exposes how protectionist economic policy creates an “orgy of corruption.” 0:00 Tariffs Create an Orgy of Corruption: Understanding how trade barriers facilitate illicit dealings.0:16 Basic Economic Theory – Complexity Causes Corruption: Why complex regulations often lead to government corruption.1:00 How Trump Determines Read more…
You may have heard that John Deere is leaving America, in favor of a gigantic new manufacturing facility they are building in Mexico. While this is partially true, it’s hugely overstated, just like President Trump’s massive over-reaction to the announcement. It’s not “fake news”, but it is a much more Read more…
Does it make any sense to impose a tax on imports that will make all Americans worse off? Shouldn’t we learn from our success? We should ask ourselves a fundamental question: Is trade good? Which made us simply capitalism? Trade never occurs unless you want a product more than you Read more…
In this analysis of Donald Trump’s strategic needs, the legendary James Carville (love him or hate him) and others discuss if Trump requires Elon Musk’s business Mojo or the calculated strategy of a white house chief strategist, Steve Bannon. The discussion delves into politics and its intersection with tech moguls, Read more…
President Ronald Reagan explains the pitfalls of imposing tariffs on imports. At first glance, tariffs may seem like a patriotic move to protect American products and jobs. However, Reagan explains that this protection is short-lived and ultimately harmful. He outlines how high tariffs lead to domestic industries becoming complacent, stifling Read more…
Bill Maher has a thought-provoking discussion about how woke culture is impacting modern democracy and causing significant political shift within the Democratic and Republican parties. He likens the current Democratic Party to the failed Whig Party. 0:00 Democrats Are Too Extreme0:48 Politics Follows Personality1:05 How To Clean Up Waist Fraud Read more…
People can argue that the US President’s recent attack on the Canadian economy by implementing 25% tariffs is strewn with misinformation and bad policy, or they can think it is wonderful American nationalism. We are not going to engage in that opinion discussion, but will outline the core tenants of Read more…
At PartisanIssues.com we don’t spend much time on comedy; we try to stick to actual facts. However, there have been some really solid performances about the Trump / Biden 2020 US Presidential election and we thought you would all enjoy a break from the seriousness of the last year. #5 Read more…
Over the years we have considered several counterintuitive psychological conditions that cause citizens and politicians to act in ways others see as irrational: Why Good People, Including Politicians, Give Into Strongmen & Support Blatant Lies VIDEO: Prius or Pickup – The Psychology of Deep Political Division in 2 Minutes VIDEO: Read more…
“Grid Parity” is the term used in the energy sector to describe the cost of adding electricity into power distribution systems (high voltage wires – aka ‘The Grid’) as the same for different methods of producing electricity. It is important to note that the cost has to be the true, Read more…
We had a number of people inquire about how large former President Trumps margin of defeat really was. We know the number is near 6.9 million votes in total but because of population growth, that really provides very little context. So we decided to do some research and here is Read more…
In what appears to be a shocking result to many, former President Trump actually increased his support in areas of the United States hit hardest by COVID-19. In this 90 second clip from Fareed Zakaria’s show GPS broadcast on CNN, he uses articles from Bloomberg and The Atlantic to show Read more…
The American system of government relies on those in Congress, the President, the Courts, the military and the media to take often difficult principled stands. When people are elected or appointed to positions of power they know this to be true and expect to make difficult decisions, so why do Read more…
Headlines like Yes, oil is dead. Just read the writing on the wall. , The coronavirus pandemic may have one silver lining: the potential collapse of big oil. and Green Party declares that “oil is dead” are not only misleading and inaccurate, but also dangerous. Unfortunately, these types of Read more…