by Bill Scher | Jun 29, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
For Politico Magazine, I conducted an informal survey of Bernie Sanders supporters to gauge reaction to a possible vice-presidential nomination of Sen. Tim Kaine. The reaction was not good. His support for fast-track trade authority, spending cuts, offshore drilling...
by Bill Scher | Jun 29, 2016 | Blog, Trade
Whenever you listen to Donald Trump speak about trade, as he did Tuesday in Pittsburgh, always keep in front of your mind that he is peddling a con. He slams recent trade agreements by "the politicians," and promises to negotiate "great deals," but he never explains...
by Bill Scher | Jun 22, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
The Washington Post recently highlighted the economic divergence between California and Kansas. California is tied, with Oregon, for the fastest growth in the nation with 4.1 percent gross domestic product growth in 2015. Kansas was flat, at 0.2 percent, and the...
by Bill Scher | Jun 20, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism
Speaker Paul Ryan's has been rolling out an ambitious legislative agenda, titled "A Better Way," designed to show that the Republican Party – irrespective of Donald Trump – is brimming with exciting policy ideas and is ready to govern. But The Atlantic finds it akin...
by Bill Scher | Jun 15, 2016 | Blog
Speaker Paul Ryan deserves a modicum of credit for calling out Donald Trump on his racist statements. But there's a reason why Ryan still plans to vote for Trump: the huge overlap they have on policy. Their approach to the environment is Exhibit A. Trump believes that...
