by Heather Hastie | Apr 6, 2016 | US Politics
I’ve just come across this fascinating poll released last week by the Pew Research Center which shows voters’ views on major issues vs which candidate they’re supporting. Rather than commenting on it for now, I’ll just leave it for you to...
by Heather Hastie | Apr 5, 2016 | Religion, US Politics
Most reasonable people, including myself, have been appalled by the possibility that Donald Trump could be the next president of the United States. He is currently way ahead in the delegate count and there’s a mathematical possibility that he’ll reach the...
by Heather Hastie | Apr 1, 2016 | US Politics, Women
Trump’s response to Chris Matthews in an MSNBC Town Hall is well known by now: https://youtu.be/i2mHh9TtEks Trump clearly didn’t have a response ready for this question and was thinking on his feet. His immediate instinct though was that women are doing...
by Heather Hastie | Mar 27, 2016 | Terrorism, US Politics
Tragedy brings out the best in the best people and the worst in the worst people. Therefore it is no surprise that the Islamist terrorist attacks in Brussels earlier this week have exposed some of the worst aspects of the attitudes of the two leading candidates to be...
by Heather Hastie | Mar 20, 2016 | Economics, USA
Many politicians, especially those on the right, preach the gospel of Trickle-Down Economics. The theory is that if businesses have more money they will employ more people and therefore it is essential to reduce business taxes. Raising the income of the wealthiest in...
by Heather Hastie | Mar 17, 2016 | US Politics
Short answer: No. In fact, they won’t even give him a hearing. President Obama has done his Constitutional duty and made a nomination to fill the vacancy on the US Supreme Court left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. It is Judge Merrick Brian Garland, who...
