The Biden Administration announced last August it would forgive $10,000 in federal student debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000, or $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients. The White House has argued the Covid-19 pandemic justified student loan forgiveness because it had negatively impacted many borrowers’ finances. Student loan payments have remained paused since 2020 due… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Political & Geopolitical
Most Americans Don’t Trust Politicians To Serve Them
I doubt today’s topic will come as a big surprise to my regular readers, but a recent poll found that about two-thirds of Americans believe their politicians favor big donors over the people who elected them. That’s a new high! A recent poll conducted by Issues&Insights/TIPP found that voters from both parties agree the results… Continue Reading
Politicians No Longer Reflect The Values Of Their Voters
Fact: Nearly two-thirds of independent voters are dissatisfied with their congressional representatives. They don’t believe their representatives share their values. Washington, you have a problem, and elected officials should take note: Regardless of party affiliation, those who elected you no longer have faith in the idea that you actually represent them, according to the latest… Continue Reading
U.S. Border Crisis Is A Tragedy, Any Way You Cut It
The US border crisis is an absolute tragedy any way you look at it – from the desperate migrants who risk life, limb and all their possessions to make the dangerous trip to America, to the exhausted US border control agents assigned to apprehend them, to the citizens of border towns in Texas, New Mexico,… Continue Reading
President Biden To Make Things Even Worse On The Border
Republicans have spent two years demanding that President Joe Biden visit the US-Mexico border. They wanted Biden to face the real-world consequences of his border policies and the burden they have placed on people, not only in the border states but around the country. Now, the GOP has gotten its wish: Biden visited the border… Continue Reading