Monthly Archives: December 2015

How Can We Make America Great Again? Part III: Let’s Explore Taxes, the Economy and Jobs

What Actions Should a Government Take to Produce the Best Economy? Looked at objectively, there should be an answer to that question. “Big Data” can keep track of all our searches, travels and purchases, and provide highly targeted advertising based … Continue reading

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Donald Trump Could Actually Become the Next U.S. President

I have eluded to this in other posts, but I believe that Donald Trump could win the presidential election in November 2016. Here’s a brief summary of the points I’ve previously made: 1. Trump’s supporters stick by him no matter … Continue reading

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How Can We Make America Great Again? Part II: What do the Republican Presidential Candidates Mean by That?

My plan here is to note the problems that the top ten republican presidential candidates (I’ll just call them “the candidates” from now on) identify as causing American to lose its greatness and the reasons why. In later posts I … Continue reading

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A Short Break

I have a lot of research to do for Part II of the America Great series so it’ll be a few days before I can post again. Also, our daughter is coming home from university tomorrow so we have to go … Continue reading

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How Can We Make America Great Again? Part I: Aren’t We?

That’s an excellent slogan for a presidential campaign in which the candidate is not from the same political party as the current president. In order to win the election, you have to convince the voters that the current state of … Continue reading

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Trump’s Supporters Remind Me of Fundamentalist Christians

Let me explain. I am not suggesting that Donald Trump is the ideal presidential candidate for the majority of fundamentalists. Rather, I now see a correlation between the tightly held beliefs of fundamentalist Christians and how Trump’s supporters developed their … Continue reading

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Is Fear the Reason for Trump’s Popularity?

Let me start with the reason I chose the name “A One Man Think Tank” for this blog. I spend a lot of time listening to stuff. I listen to news, audiobooks, podcasts, or music while I’m cleaning, cooking, writing … Continue reading

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