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U.S. Debt Per-Person: Marching Ever Higher

Emily Eisenlohr — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:05:45 +0000

U.S. citizens know about the mountain of debt owed by the U.S. government. They know it’s “a problem” — at $38 trillion (at the end of February 2026) just as $28 trillion was five years ago or $20 trillion in September 2017. That debt isn’t simply a trillion-dollar problem. It’s on a trajectory, risking global financial crisis. Expressing total U.S. federal government debt as a per-person amount…

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Social Security’s Depletion Date: The Media May Not Have It Right

Emily Eisenlohr — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:19:42 +0000

Anyone following news on the Social Security program knows that it is estimated to run out of sufficient funds to pay full benefits. However, the media doesn’t always accurately report when. This is due to inattention to the structure of the Social Security and Disability programs. The Social Security Administration is required by the Social Security Act of 1935 to report depletion dates and…

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Personalizing the U.S. Debt: What’s Your Share, Youngster?

Emily Eisenlohr — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:08:45 +0000

The U.S. Debt Per Person — Man, Woman, and Child How does a voter get his or her mind around our national debt? Did its size truly register when it was $20 trillion during the 2016 election or $27 trillion during the 2020 election? Or over $36 trillion now? It’s in trillions. That term seems more like one used by kids to describe something beyond huge. So! I am presenting here our national…

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NATO, the U.S., and the Ukraine: An Alliance Needed More Than Ever

Emily Eisenlohr — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:38:07 +0000

THE ARGUMENT: The United States Should Remain Committed to the North Atlantic Defense Alliance. The NATO Alliance in a Changing World The United States’ commitment to NATO is on shaky ground with the new administration. NATO is the European and North Atlantic defense alliance created in 1949 after World War II. This post will illustrate that this alliance is still very much in the best…

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NATO and Defense Spending: Does Trump Know ANYTHING About Iceland?

Emily Eisenlohr — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:58:05 +0000

Donald Trump has criticized NATO member countries for their level of defense spending. NATO clearly has relied on the U.S. for defense, both spending and bodies. The U.S. has forces and armaments in Europe. But if Donald Trump is not willing to think more deeply about NATO, that doesn’t mean that voters can’t. The acronym NATO is the “North Atlantic” Treaty Organization. While the focus is…

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Ranked Choice Voting: Spreading Better Election Alternatives

Emily Eisenlohr — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:36:19 +0000

The very unsettled U.S. electorate may differ on so many issues, but the majority seem to agree on one thing. They aren’t happy with either Presidential choice for November 2024. The two dominant parties control the primaries and the conventions. What’s a voter to do? Pay attention to Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Learn what it is. See where it is being used. Look for groups working to institute…

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Who’s “Socialist?” Those Too-Big-to-Fail Banks — Still

Emily Eisenlohr — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:51:09 +0000

The Largest U.S. Banks Remain Too-Big-to-Fail The largest U.S. banks remain Too-Big-to-Fail (TBTF). Their structure is thoroughly “socialist.” Political rhetoric in some circles seems to define “socialism” as any involvement of the government and the taxpayer in citizens’ lives. The U.S. banking structure is socialism for the richest. It also exacerbates the widening of income inequality.

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Candidates for U.S. President 2024: What Will You Do with Social Security’s Generational Conflict?

Emily Eisenlohr — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 01:36:47 +0000

A direct question to any candidate for President is: “What will you do with Social Security?” We’d like a direct answer. Legislative proposals. Budget implications. The question we ask ourselves is: “Will Social Security be there for me?” The answer to that is more complex. The story isn’t solely that Social Security’s Trust Fund will be depleted, estimated to happen in 2033 in this year’s…

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SCOTUS: Supreme Court Decisions Are “Opinions,” Not “The Truth”

Emily Eisenlohr — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:00:49 +0000

The Supreme Court’s rulings and even the behavior of some justices are highly controversial. What is a deeper issue is the debate over interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Allegedly, there is a “originalist” way to interpret the Constitution. What the Founding Fathers intended. A quick read on what actually happened back at the founding sure shows the same level of intense and acrimonious…

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Books for Defending Democracy and Constructive Debate

Emily Eisenlohr — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:56:22 +0000

Aaron Burr may have sung about being “in the room where it happens” in Hamilton. The musical refers to the room where a pivotal compromise was struck over a meal at Thomas Jefferson’s. (There’s a book about that! Dinner at Mr. Jefferson’s. The wines, the food. Only three people. No servants present.) In a democracy, it’s not just the famous or the influential that determine direction.

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