Self-tutoring about political and economic trends: the tutor mentions an observation. An idea one often hears is how much harder it seems to be, nowadays, to be middle-class. Back in the 1950s, for instance, many people seem to believe it …
Self-tutoring about US politics: the tutor mentions a development in the US Senate that might be promising. US politics is always interesting, particularly, perhaps, regarding the Senate. US Senators, it seems, can be themselves in way other politicians may not. …
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Self-tutoring about US federal spending: the tutor mentions a detail. It seems, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center, that the US federal government’s second-biggest expenditure in FY2024 was net interest, meaning, as I understand, interest paid on the federal debt. …
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Self-tutoring about deportations from the US: the tutor mentions a constitutional point. Lately, one might hear an argument in US politics that goes something like this: Illegal aliens can be deported because, being in the US illegally, they don’t have …
Self-tutoring about US politics: the tutor compares the year 2000 to 2024. The US ran a federal government surplus of around 236M in 2000. The US trade deficit that same year was 3.7% of its GDP. In 2024, the US …
Self-tutoring about history and politics: the tutor mentions the curiosity of Guantanamo Bay. I guess it’s been 15 years since Barack Obama promised to close Guantanamo Bay’s military detention centre. I recall his making the announcement on TV, noting he’s …
Self-tutoring about US politics: the tutor recalls an exchange between two personalities from the 2008 presidential campaign. One doesn’t hear the name Barack Obama very often any more, even though he was President from 2008-2016 (technically Jan 2009-Jan 2017), and …
Self-tutoring about US politics: the tutor mentions the difference between left and right. If I understand the Bible correctly, it predicts that life will make less and less sense near end times, but people won’t notice. Some of its most …
Self-tutoring about US politics: the tutor begins a conversation. I’m a Canadian, but few people love the US more than I do. I love Canada as well. Some people seem to think that the two countries are opposed somehow, so …
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Self-tutoring about US geography and demographics: the tutor mentions gun law in Maine. I’ve been to Maine numerous times. I recall it being a very friendly state. “Welcome to Maine,” was a greeting I heard often while visiting there. Maine …