by Bill King | Dec 11, 2018 | National Politics
A few years ago, I was at the Hobby Center for a play. Just before the play, as the house lights were being lowered and the crowd was settling in for the performance, a door opened on the left side of the theater about halfway down the seating area. Because it was...
by Bill King | Jun 20, 2018 | Demographics, Economics, Federal Government Finances, National Politics
If you follow the jobs report issued by the Labor Department each month, you have probably heard of something called the “labor force participation rate.” This is the percentage of the population between the ages of 16-64 that are employed or unemployed but looking...
by Bill King | Mar 22, 2018 | National Politics, Political Parties, Uncategorized
The current ruling two-party duopoly is so ubiquitous that we take it as a given. We teach the “two-party system” in government classes. Taxpayers pay for their primary elections, notwithstanding that legally, parties are private associations. We have...
by Bill King Policy | Dec 27, 2017 | National Politics
A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows that Americans favor Democratic control of Congress by a margin of 50%-38%. Ten other polls conducted in the last ten days have found similar results, with the Democrats’ advantage ranging from 9%-18%. The last time the...
by Bill King | Nov 22, 2017 | National Economy, National Politics
Since Donald Trump was elected, the stock market has been on a tear. The S&P 500 Index has soared from 2085 to 2579, a nearly 24% increase. The president’s supporters point to this increase as evidence of the effectiveness of his administration. So, I...
