My Less Than Humble Opinion

Here we are in another Presidential election cycle. It seems like only a bit more than 3 years since we elected our last President. During the 2015-2016 Presidential election cycle, I had a different title for every article. This time, I’m not going to be as creative (or confusing, depending upon your point of view).… Continue reading Election 2020 #1

Was George W. Bush the Last Republican President? Are Republicans going the way of the Whigs? The Whig Party formed in the early 19th Century because of a dispute over tariffs. The Tariff of 1828 protected the industrial states in the north at the expense of the agricultural states of the south. The Tariff of… Continue reading The Truth Today — Issue 7

Riddled with Presidential Candidates In this issue of “The Truth Today”, your less than humble editor has prepared a list of 27 “riddles” based on the names of those who are currently (or were) running for the 2020 Presidential Election. Your editor briefly (maybe 10 seconds) considered creating a crossword puzzle, but: Many of the… Continue reading The Truth Today — Issue 6

As part of his July 4, 2019 speech at the Lincoln Memorial, President Trump provided his listeners with a brief synopsis of the Revolutionary War that freed the Colonies … that would become the United States of America … from British Rule. It was a valiant effort on the part of our “beloved” President, but… Continue reading This Is Your President!

  Could a Member of the British Royal Family Become President of the United States? Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, could grow up to become President of the United States of America. Ironically, he is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson of George III, the British Monarch at the time of the… Continue reading The Truth Today — Issue 5

I know. I know. It’s really the Republican Tax Cut. The only thing that President Trump knows about income tax is the same thing that he knows about military service … how to avoid it. His only part in the tax cut, for which he takes credit, was signing the bill passed by Congress. He… Continue reading Did Trump’s Tax Cut Help You?

Too Soon? Is it too soon to start talking about the Electoral College? With Democratic Presidential candidates still popping up like crocuses and daffodils pushing through snow and a Republican President who has been campaigning since his inauguration, I’d say, “No”. [1]   Who Designed the Electoral College? The Electoral College is defined in Article… Continue reading The Electoral College

  Who’s gonna pay for The Wall? Throughout his campaign and continuing into his incumbency, President Trump has been telling his core supporters that he’s going to build a “Great Wall” across our southern border. Almost as often as he mentioned The Wall, Mr. Trump told us that Mexico was going to pay for it.… Continue reading Where are all the Pesos?

Cryptids:  Fact or Fiction? Cryptozoology is the study of mysterious creatures. Cryptozoologists often suffer derision from so-called “mainstream scientists” … yet many creatures once thought to be mythology or ravings from the lunatic fringe are now confirmed. In order to contribute to the conversation, The Truth Today presents this list of creatures for your perusal.… Continue reading The Truth Today — Issue 4

Another Fine Mess … The White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate seem to be in a standoff … each pointing a political gun at the heads of both of the others; all three afraid to move. President Trump and Speaker Pelosi have taken seemingly irreconcilable opposing views on Border Security. [1]  Caught… Continue reading Ending the Shutdown; Saving Faces