Background Briefing: September 23, 2024
As Netanyahu Goads Hezbollah and Iran Into War, Biden and Harris Will be the Losers But Seem Helpless in Stopping the Escalation We begin with intensifying Israeli attacks on Hezbollah that have prompted an exodus of civilians leaving southern Lebanon as fears of a...
Background Briefing: September 22, 2024
The Republicans Have Stolen the Software for the Voting Machines in Georgia and Can Manipulate the November Results at Will We begin with the Georgia Election Board's new rule requiring a hand count of ballots which is likely to slow down results. However, that is the...
Background Briefing: September 19, 2024
Musk Promotes Russian Fake News Claiming Kamala Harris Injured a Black Girl in a Hit and Run That Did Not Happen We begin with Russian fake news that Elon Musk is promoting in the form of a fake video from a fake San Francisco news outlet that claims Kamala Harris...
Background Briefing: September 18, 2024
How the Lowering of Interest Rates by the Fed Will Impact the Economy and the Election We begin with the Fed lowering interest rates today by a half of a percentage point and examine the likely impact it will have on the economy and the election given that inflation,...
Background Briefing: September 17, 2024
Will Another Humiliation of Hezbollah and Iran Lead to a War in Lebanon? We begin with 2,780 injured with 9 dead in Lebanon as pagers used by Hezbollah blew up simultaneously injuring faces, eyes and blowing off hands. We discuss whether this further humiliation of...
Background Briefing: September 16, 2024
Another Assassination Attempt on Trump by Another Assassin Whose Politics Are All Also Over the Map With Both Having Easy Access to Military-Style Assault Rifles We begin with a second assassination attempt on former president Trump, this time when he was playing golf...
Background Briefing: September 15, 2024
Is Putin Using Psychological Warfare to Stop Ukraine From Striking Deep Into Russia or Is He Not Bluffing When He Says Doing So Will Mean Russia Is “At War” With NATO? We begin with the critical decision President Biden and UK Prime Minister Starmer are about...
Background Briefing: September 11, 2024
In Last Night's Debate, the Reality TV Star Trump Appeared to Lose His War Against Reality We begin with last night's debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in which the reality TV star appeared to lose his war against reality along with occasionally losing...
Background Briefing: September 10, 2024
Foreign Policy in Tonight's Harris/Trump Debate and Whose Finger Would You Rather Have on the Nuclear Button We begin, a few hours ahead of the Harris/Trump presidential debate, and assess the role that foreign policy is likely to play since it appears to be a...
Background Briefing: September 9, 2024
The Mein Kampf of the MAGA Republican Party, Project 2025 We begin with the blueprint for a Trump dictatorship, the Mein Kampf of the MAGA Republican Party, Project 2025, a plan that will enable the wannabe Mafia boss and despot to realize his dream to be like his...