Che Guevara: Romanticizing Tyranny
Ernesto “Che” Guevara's romanticized image has become iconic. But why? ...
About: Ralph R. Reiland
Posts by Ralph R. Reiland
Small Business and Tax Reform
Over milkshakes and root beer floats at a Wally’s Burger Express in Austin, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn held a roundtable discussion on tax reform with three local small business owners several...
Beyond Trickle Down
“Did you see they're doing trickle-down again?” asked a buddy of mine, a Vietnam vet, the other day at lunch. “It doesn't work. It's just a con to give big tax...
On the Left: Tolerable Intolerance?
Continuing in the tradition of George Orwell’s War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is Strength slogans of seemingly contradictory character in his book 1984, the ironically named Freedom of Expression...
With Tax Reform, Why Are They Trying to Reinvent the Wheel?
When it comes to tax cuts, there’s no need to reinvent to wheel. We already know what works. ...
Take a Ratings Hit
The fluctuating costs of activist quarterback Colin Kaepernick to the 49ers and NFL were never cheap, starting with his $126 million seven-year contract signed in 2014, an average of $18 million...
Trump, Walls, and the Pope
Known for his harsh monikers to put down his critics — little Marco, Pocahontas, lying Ted, low-energy Bush, crazy Bernie and crooked Hillary — Mr. Trump didn’t take the easy shot when...
“Imagine,” Part II: Peace, Love, and Violent Fantasies
In the age of Trump, what has happened to peace, love and little donuts, Gandhian pacifism and the gentle people in San Francisco with flowers in their hair? ...
Draining the Fiscal Swamp: Both Political Parties Deserve an F
It is clear that both political parties deserve a failing grade for their financial performance over the past 16 years. ...
On the Brink?
The latest magazine covers in the news/politics section of my local Barnes and Noble seem to be saying we’re on the brink of something like the coup d’etat in 1973 against...
Bipartisan Rivers of Red Ink
The Congressional Budget Office projects the annual tab for interest on the national debt will double between now and 2020. ...
Democrats Should’ve Known
Donald Trump's win shouldn't have been such a surprise to Democrats. In April 2008, for instance, presidential candidate Barack Obama talked about the political anger and widespread dissatisfaction in the Rust...
Obama’s Basket of Economic Deplorables
“I think of this job as being a relay runner,” President Obama says regarding the transfer of power to the new president. But what he understandably does not say is that...
The White House’s Overflowing In-box
No matter whether it’s Trump or Clinton who wins the election, the victor will be confronted with an inbox brimming over with acute social and economic difficulties. Among them: an increasingly marginalized...
Economic Revitalization – Kennedy, Reagan, Obama?
The economic growth rate during each of the last eight presidential administrations (beginning with Eisenhower's) was lowest during Obama’s term in office, January 2009 through October 2015, an era of multiple...