Deftly Daft

We Won't Let Him

[Below was my final post on Facebook prior to deleting my account on January 14, 2021.] Yesterday, the President was impeached for a second time. It's unlikely he'll be convicted, as McConnell has

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Economic Perspective

If we have a third quarter at 35% annualized growth, that means our GDP will now be at $18.65 trillion. This is around the same level as the 2nd quarter of 2018.

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Liberal Is Not A Dirty Word - Health Care (Part 6)

In my experience, there are a number of go-to arguments that conservatives employ for their reasons why we can’t or shouldn’t have a universal health care system. I believe they are unfounded.

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Liberal Is Not A Dirty Word - Health Care (Part 5)

A whirlwind tour of health care systems around the world. They achieve the Three Goals. Why can't we?

Liberal Is Not A Dirty Word - Health Care (Part 4)

For years, the GOP rallied around Repeal and Replace. Come 2017, their chance had finally arrived. What ensued was the epitome of GOP governance.

Liberal Is Not A Dirty Word - Health Care (Part 3)

Since the passage of the ACA, the GOP has done everything in its power to undermine the legislation. This has led to higher costs and fewer people being covered.

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Liberal Is Not A Dirty Word - Health Care (Part 1)

In my introduction to this series [https://www.jonhinson.com/2018/10/30/liberal-is-not-a-dirty-word] (yes, over a year ago, but let's not talk about that), I mentioned how health care was one of

Liberal Is Not A Dirty Word - Health Care (Part 2)

I want to shed some light on my conservative, libertarian perspective on health care at the time as well as go over the events that led up to the passage of the infamous Affordable Care Act.

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Liberal Is Not A Dirty Word

I want to give a little glimpse into my journey of growing up in a conservative household, living in conservative communities, and making the choice—through a significant amount of discussion, study, and introspection—to walk away from the expected norm.

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Republicans Suck At Math: The Economy

News Flash: The economy is booming better than ever before. Thanks to Trump and his superior grasp on economic policy, we have been saved from the blight that was the Obama years and

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Ignorance Is Strength

It's hard for me to imagine a better way to describe not only the last couple of weeks but really the entire Trump presidency than this title. We have a president that truly