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Hitler’s Influence in the US Was Greater Than You May Think | Time

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Hitler’s Influence in the US Was Greater Than You May Think | Time

"In fact, when Bradley W. Hart first started researching the history of Nazi sympathy in the United States a few years ago, he was largely driven by the absence of attention to the topic. Hart’s new book Hitler’s American Friends: The Third Reich’s Supporters in the United States argues that the threat of Nazism in the United States before World War II was greater than we generally remember today, and that those forces offer valuable lessons decades later — and not just because part of that story is the history of the “America First” idea, born of pre-WWII isolationism and later reborn as a slogan for now-President Donald Trump."

http://time.com/5414055/american-nazi-sympathy-book/

Embracing Corruption

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A couple of times a week there is this man who stops by our office to remind us what is so rotten about the governing system we all live under. Most of the things he says are quite true, but we are all quite content to live under the system of rot because what is personally gained from the system is greater then what is lost under the corruption. Corruption may be eating away from society’s future and praying on those not enriched by the system, but for those who are benefiting, it really is quite good to us today.

Brett Kavanaugh

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I am fairly neutral about the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.🙄 While I kind of liked Neil Gorsuch, as a hunter and outdoorsman, I can’t really say that about Kavanaugh, who strikes me as little more then just another conservative vote on the court. 🏛Kavanaugh is just another prep-school, bratty suburbanite who has never left the land of marble countertops and brass door handles, not somebody of real intellect or a passion for seeking justice — one who got away with raping girls when he was young based on his economic privilege.🤑

But I do think he will be good for protecting the second amendment and our rights to own guns, hunt and fish, 🔫 and limiting the size and scope of the federal government in many parts of our lives. We could finally see some more progress on second amendment — which would be wonderful news for many Americans. I am more skeptical on his views on limiting police powers, and protecting the first amendment and the rights of those accused of wrong doing by the government. I also wonder what his small government beliefs will be on efforts to control pollution by large corporate polluters? Or healthcare, labor and social justice?

Ultimately, I have very little say on who is on the US Supreme Court. 👪 It’s not my appointment to make. I voted for Jill Stein for President in 2016, but evidently she didn’t win and elections have consequences or so I’m told. For the most part the decisions on the Supreme Court won’t impact my ordinary life, but it’s still a fascinating debate worthwhile to watch.🗞

Trump’s Tariffs Will Make Food and Clothes Pricier for Americans

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Trump’s Tariffs Will Make Food and Clothes Pricier for Americans

"President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on an additional $200 billion of imports from China drags the biggest part of the U.S. economy into the thick of the trade war, threatening to deliver a more direct hit to growth."

'The 10 percent tariffs announced on Monday -- which take effect Sept. 24 and will rise to 25 percent in January -- affect everyday items including food, furniture, and clothing, making grocery shopping and holiday gifts potentially pricier. That broadens the trade fallout more directly into the realm of household spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of the U.S. economy."