The fourth day of July each year for the last 241 years has been the day of the year set aside for celebrating the signing of the American Declaration of… Read more HAPPY JULY 4TH and Don’t Forget JANUARY 6th →
In 1965, Lyndon Johnson signed the bills authorizing both the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Unlike all the hyped “signings” of executive orders by the current president, Johnson signed real bills… Read more A Commentary on Changing the Structure of Medicaid →
This is the latest Pew poll about the percent of respondents expressing approval of the performance of Donald Trump as President. It has some interesting implications, which are discussed below.… Read more WHERE DO DEMs GO FROM HERE? →
THE REAL DONALD TRUMP Who, in the name of Sweet Jesus or any other person of some divinity you prefer, makes his first public comment after the London… Read more What a complete Asshat! A great candidate for worst President, ever. →
The “Big Bang” has been well established as how the universe began. It is also clear that we (homo sapiens) exist because of an extended series of unlikely but fortunate events that occurred in the evolution of the universe. Some take the existence of this series as evidence of a divine hand. Others say, well, what if this universe is just one of many that have come and gone over time, each one banging out in a different way. Some may have simply created a universally barren landscape devoid of… Read more Astrophysics and The Socio-Political Context →
In its most recent Quinnipiac national poll of registered voters (May 10, 2017), respondents were asked to provide a one word description of the president. Over 500 of the participants… Read more Poll Participants Characterize Trump in One Word →
At the time of the inaugural, among registered voters polled by Quinnipiac, Trump’s approval was in the mid-40s and disapproval was in the low 50s. His approval, by early May… Read more Polling Shows Trump as a Polarizing Figure in American Politics →
A PERSONAL NOTE You may well wonder why theleftcorner.com has been so silent of late. Part of it was a move from Merida, Mexico to Chapel Hill, NC. But, that… Read more Trump Approval by the Numbers →
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