Send us Fan Mail

Noted political philosophers Adam and Jeff discuss some of the positive achievements of Trump's second administration. First, Jeff points out that all the stops have been pulled out to enable the United States to become the dominant energy producer in the world. Energy self-sufficiency brings about both economic independence and permits greater freedom of movement in the international arena. The war with Iran highlights the fact that much of the world's energy must pass through chokepoints which highlights the vulnerability of China's economy to potential disruptions. Adam and Jeff also applaud Trump for continuing to bring an America First approach to most issues. Trump has also avoided becoming bogged down in a protracted land war. Finally, Adam and Jeff suggest that the Trump Administration's execution of the laws as in the case of border security underscores what can be done when a chief executive actually enforces the law instead of ignoring it.

Send us Fan Mail

In their continuing effort to fix all of the wrongs in human society, Adam and Jeff discuss the concept of birthright citizenship. In rendering a Shakespearean-worthy reading of the Fourteenth Amendment, Adam points out that the basis for granting birthright citizenship is that a person born in the United States is subject to the laws of the United States. However, this is a weasely standard because a foreign national could commit a crime in the United States and be subject to its jurisdiction. Birthright citizenship also creates a "divided loyalty" issue because most birth tourism babies are born in the United States and then immediately whisked back to their homeland where they will be raised with little likelihood of having any attachment to the United States. In the case of China, Jeff points out that you could eventually have hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens who are ordered to vote a particular way in American presidential elections to elect candidates who are more sympathetic to the Chinese Communist Party. Jeff argues that the inclusion of the word "reside" in the Fourteenth Amendment is more important because it conditions citizenship on actually living in the country and paying taxes as opposed to conferring citizenship on a baby who happens to be born while his or her parents are visiting Disneyworld.

Send us Fan Mail

Almost-but-not-quite-billionaires Adam and Jeff consider whether a national wealth tax on billionaires would be a good way to balance the federal budget. After considering the extent to which the $38 trillion national debt is compounding upon itself and the limited supply of billionaires, they are not optimistic that such an approach will work. They also point out that the fundamental problem is not a lack of tax revenue with tax collections totaling $5 trillion per year but persistent overspending which is now in excess of $7 trillion per year. So even if you tax every billionaire into abject poverty, it will only be a drop in the bucket and the annual shortfalls will continue to compound. Jeff offers the radical idea that maybe, just maybe, the solution might be that we spend no more than we receive in tax revenues each year. Adam pointed out that Jeff was suffering from a high fever and probably needed to go home until his hallucinations went away.