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ANALYSIS and OPINION Dear Maine, Texas, Michigan, Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio & All Americans here’s our informative and insightful explanation. It starts with by far the biggest issue and then gets to the economy, foreign policy etc etc. The video on this page was formerly known as: “Don”t Kid Yourself Democracy Is On the Ballot”
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] Sometimes the force that rules internet universe, the Youtube algorithm, just does not see fit to helpus get a lot of views on videos that we think are important. Seriously, there are times when we here at reasonandbalance believe that if we think one of our particular videos is particularly important, Read More …
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OPINION and ANALYSIS: Several Trump advisors are telling him to declare martial law and take control of the voting process during the upcoming 2026 election. This is scary stuff. We are in a fight for democracy. There can no longer be any doubt about that. If you don’t believe that, you should read/watch the blog Read More …
ANAYLYSIS and OPINION Trump’s September 2026 speech at the United Nations was a humdinger. Memorable for sure. Nothing but belligerence and contempt is what he showed the World. He talked and acted as if he alone would decide whether Iran deserved to exist or would be annihilated. One has to wonder if he understood that Read More …
OPINION and ANALYSIS: On September 18, 2026 the New York Post published an article on a Laura Ingraham (of Fox News) statement that indicates that she thinks that some Republicans actually hope the Democrats take control of Congress in the upcoming elections. In fact the title of the article is: Many GOP pols ‘secretly’ hope Read More …
OPINION and ANALYSIS: Yet another of the former Reagan-type Republican, this time, the venerable conservative columnist of many years, George Will, comes out swinging at the innumerable transgressions and deficiencies of today’s GOP. In his sights this time is Darline Graham, the GOP candidate to fill her deceased brother Lindsay Graham’s old seat Read More …
OPINION and ANALYSIS J. Michael Luttig, a highly respected retired judge who sat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently published an article on the New Republic where he essentially stated that the GOP has abandoned its commitment to upholding the Constitution and has chosen to follow Trump. For Read More …
ANALYSIS and OPINION Trump’s Removal of Officials and Inspectors General from Independent Federal Agencies [Editor’s Note: 41 Agencies and 17 Inspectors General were removed and replaced with Trump loyalists.] A summary of the agencies affected and the officials removed since January 20, 2025 Updated September 11, 2026 | Reason & Balance Since returning Read More …
OPINION and ANALYSIS: This post and its associated video are being published with the critically important 2026 midterm elections in mind. The video itself is only 3 minutes and cannot come close to addressing all the major problems that the Trump presidency has created. We basically pick two major issues to discuss and will Read More …