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Another round of Democrats as they are currently constituted is just more gasoline on the fires. Voters elected Trump twice because of what Democrats did and were doing. What is needed are initiatives that support centrist Republicans who will push the "80" side of the top four or five "80/20"...

Much of its economic policy (tariffs in particular); some of its foreign policy (haphazard war against Iran and belligerent economic and diplomatic activity against real allies); some of its domestic policy (particularly immigration enforcement - the means occasionally used). Much of what some...

Sure, I've never criticized the Trump administration for something like its economic or foreign policies. Don't confuse my two-bit expositions of how things came to be among US conservatives and are likely to proceed as endorsements. Trump was avoidable, if - and almost only if - the political...

A thing about worrying about a few contemporary "conservatives" running to the "far right" is that pretty much the entire far left has loudly been denouncing democratic processes and institutions for decades while advertising their intentions to abolish much of it if they get the chance. They...

Political establishments are remarkable the world over for obstinately refusing to give some of the people some of the things they want, instead refusing to give them much of anything. This is how immoderate politicians and parties (eg. Trump in the USA, AfD in Germany, National Party in...

Every seller needs a buyer. What do the buyers know/believe?

What you propose would overlap the higher (brigade and division) commanders' responsibilities, and complicate the jobs of everyone at the lowest HQ echelon (unit) at which people are just starting to learn how to do the kinds of things HQs have to do. We should try to keep things simple to the...

People in the close fight already have a lot to deal with. Enemy artillery (fires) suppression is the job of friendly artillery (fires) units and formations. Enemy drone suppression (neutralization, destruction) should be the job of friendly supporting units and formations.

I'm skeptical that "capitalism" requires modification. It is the poster child for how to get more output with fewer people, with or without a liberal governing regime. A liberal governing regime just makes it easier by imposing the fewest impediments on the free exercise of human ingenuity. A...

I doubt he does. I'm certain people in his administration do. He is the "front man". Trump's erratic behaviour provides the advantages (to the people behind him) of making their strategy look formless and focusing attention away from what they are doing and onto whatever the outrage of the...

There are always palms to be greased; big pockets will always be targets for people who use litigation to extract tithes. Westerners just tend to do it through much more formal rules-oriented regimes.

BC's on/off fusion of "liberals" and "conservatives" goes back at least as far as when the social credit movement was hijacked in the '50s. Some history here. (An insurgent faction taking over an existing party is not a recent phenomenon.) Long-established parties are more prone to pulling...

I take a strong position against exceptions because otherwise attempts to raise productivity and allocate resources more efficiently wind up being nibbled to death by ducks.

Intra-national trade is not comparable to international trade, unless a country has internal controls on the movement of its people and goods. Canada does not. Everyone can make a "protect my livelihood" argument, which is what I see almost all of the arguments in Canada reducing to; either...

Foot-dragging on inter-provincial protectionism is the indicator that there is not really a "crisis". Provinces are still putting some of their preferred policies at the front of the line and hoping either the federal government or other provinces will take measures to decrease costs.

I don't know whether we are. The question is what outside observers think they see given the population and economic disparity between Canada and the US. Does Canada give the impression of desperation to find other trading patterns?

Maybe none. History shows nations tend to take advantage of a country when they think it might be in a weak position.

Counter-measures should be intelligently selected to apply pressure while minimizing self-damage and long-term bilateral damage, and not selected to please the politics of the BQ. There will be a lot of politicians using this "crisis" to advance their own parochial agendas. None should be...

Two-party politics in BC lasts only as long as the non-NDP party isn't controlled by a sub-faction that floats to extremes of conservativism. I didn't follow the last leadership selection well enough to understand why Findlay was chosen; I have supposed it is the same thing that is playing out...

So far the LIR looks like a throwback to the old British regimental system. There may be units in depot and units in the field. I cannot see it as anything more than a HQ of convenience for now.