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About tonyj126

I'm a 50+ married man who always seems to have a large backlog of work to do, but also a lot of flexibility in my schedule. Much of the work I do is volunteer or taking care of extended family members. I suffer from, as my priest calls it, "the sin of self-sufficiency," which means I can figure out how to do most things myself, and consequently, reduce the need for community to solve problems. As a logical extention (at least to me), I find myself called to comtemplate the country's and the world's woes and offer my observations. I hope someone out there will find them useful.

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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Buyer Beware

The November 20 Detroit Free Press contained a review of the movie Mockingjay – Part 2. I didn’t actually read the review – I’m not that interested in seeing the movie – but I did find something interesting about the … Continue reading

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Economic Renewal Through Tax Cutting – Pascal’s Wager in Reverse?

The November 10 Republican presidential debate was the first one I watched. Actually, I recorded it and was pretty tired by the time I saw the program. I found myself drifting off a few times and in that drowsy state, … Continue reading

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An introduction

I perhaps put too much information in my profile, but I think it defines me pretty well. One other thing that seems appropriate tonight is my gravitar. I will probably change it to a different photo later, but the reason … Continue reading

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