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It seems that regular Americans have learned just how powerful a block they can be.

Americans check their phones an average of 344 times per day or about once every four minutes.

The real reason for all the new speech restrictions is a breakdown in trust.
The takeover of the U.S. Capitol was horrible, but it was nowhere near a "coup" or an "insurrection." It just wasn't.

And the American media doesn't seem to care.

Figuring out a plausible and acceptable end to the shooting seems pretty important. Yet this topic has somehow been off-limits in the national discussion.
America is running straight into a debt crisis.
Norms were shattered, and now the country, including the current president, will live with the consequences.

The reckoning and subsequent healing needed among Republicans may finally be upon us.

A huge chunk of the Republican Party's Washington establishment is still living in 1995.
As far as leadership ability and political smarts, Pelosi ran circles around the bumbling Republicans of her time.
Good candidates matter, especially so for Republicans who are not playing on an even field.

If next week's American election goes as expected, watch out for the misinformation police.

Be for all of it, as long as it's done in a way that doesn't harm hard-working Americans. That's the winning strategy.
Unless America's leaders and America's leading institutions address the trust issue head on, the country will be paralyzed in dealing with all the mounting challenges.

You don't have to be anti-immigration to believe in national borders. Countries need borders. It's a fundamental aspect of national sovereignty.

The president is not popular. His policies have failed. He's determined to win, no matter the cost.
Those controlling the levers of government, media, corporate, entertainment and academic power have a clear choice going forward.

Public demand for "very major" government reform is up to 60% from 37% in 1997