Political/Government Corruption

The mess that is currently Illinois and national politics has been brought about by the geniuses who raise and spend big donor money in the political arena. They have accomplished that feat chiefly through…

Chicago, Illinois has a well-earned reputation for political corruption, voter fraud, financial mismanagement, and now in recent years, growing murder and crime rates. The bad news for other states is that the corrupt players…

After a month of being “off the grid,” I returned to the fray to find my email inbox full of the usual exclusive! news stories and groundbreaking! investigations, earth-shattering! studies and never-before-seen-in-this-galaxy! policy proposals,…

Just one post for this Christmas week—both a quick review and restatement of what we face in the upcoming year of 2022. Some might misread this series of articles and think me a pessimist….

Anyone who plays close attention to conservative (MAGA) news and commentary websites is bombarded weekly with bombshell! news items that should seal the deal when it comes to public opinion. Yet despite this, at…

In any series of articles of this length there is going to be important repetition. Here’s an example: I need to once again state that I have been a big fan of and have…

The goal is winning governing majorities in governments at all levels. The larger the office and thus the larger the campaign, the larger number of people, talents, and funding is required for success. Shoestring…

The Republican Conservative Industrial Complex (RCIC) has not lacked the funds necessary to win. What has been lacking is leadership that comprehends both the problem and the solution. It is worth taking time to…

For the fun of it, let us restate (in a different way) the premise of this series of articles: If you are given enough money to solve a problem and you do not solve…

To stay sane while working in Republican and conservative politics it is healthy to laugh when you can. One of the things that makes me laugh is when good conservatives get angry at that…

Just a short post today to note that last night’s Republican Party victories in the Commonwealth of Virginia and other places might very well inspire the Republican Conservative Industrial Complex (RCIC) to amend its…

In his podcast in early September, Raheem Kassam expanded on the topic we covered last time regarding political action and the failures of the Republican Conservative Industrial Complex. Along with his sidekick at the…

In this article posted a few days ago, I suggested it might be time to shut down 90 percent of the Republican Conservative Industrial Complex (RCIC) for a couple of years and instead put…