/Jeffrey Albertson; June 15, 2018. The daily battle with metro Atlanta traffic is enough to try the patience of the most hardened commuter. For decades, the suburban counties have rejected referendums to expand MARTA and isolating themselves from mass modes of transportation instead of adopting a method of integration. As a result of that isolation,… Read More Abandonment of the Public Space
Should Democrats pursue impeachment, the chance to correct re-alignments of the past, especially the loss of blue collar labor in the midwestern and southern states, may be indefinitely lost. Without correcting that paradigm, Democrats should expect to remain in the Congressional minority in the foreseeable future.… Read More The Logical Fallacy of Impeachment
Even if Congress codifies the President’s authority to line-item veto appropriation bills, without specifically resolving the unconstitutional delegation of budget making authority inherently held by Congress, it would be fair to expect the Supreme Court to intervene, similarly as in Clinton, and strike down the law.… Read More President Seeks Line Item-Veto; Against High Court Precedent
The story of Atlanta’s struggle with segregation was centered on neither the crusade of civil rights activists nor the reactionary resistance of segregationists. Instead, that struggle centered on the moderate coalition of white politicians, elite businessmen, and African American leaders who dictated the pace of racial change. However, the perception of “close cooperation” did not… Read More “The City Too Busy to Hate:” Atlanta and the Politics of Progress
Jeffrey Albertson/26 Jan. 2018 By now, the verdict on the 3-day federal government shutdown has been decided: “Schumer [Sold] Out Resistance.” That is, at least, the namesake of a recent article from The New York Times opinion section. While efforts at re-litigating the shutdown may appear redundant or moot, the takeaway should be that Democrats… Read More Not So Fast on the #SchumerShutdown
By: Jeffrey Albertson/7 Jan. 2018—Lawrenceville, GA Even though most of Georgia remains in the midst of a cold snap, some degree of temperature increase is expected considering the Georgia Assembly convenes tomorrow morning for its 2018-40 day legislative session. Before sine die last year, the notorious “religious liberty bill” made a reappearance, but given the… Read More General Assembly to convene 2018 session; Possible action on guns, monuments, and transportation
By: Jeffrey Albertson/30 Dec. 2017–Atlanta, GA– Carrying the moniker as the first Republican to lose a Senate election in Alabama since 1992—an attorney for former Chief Justice Roy Moore’s campaign filed a complaint in the Jefferson County Circuit Court late Wednesday night to obtain relief in the form of a “Temporary Restraining Order, a Preliminary… Read More Jones Certified, Moore claims “No Regrets”
By: Jeffrey Albertson/November 26, 2017 Before departing for Thanksgiving respite this week, President Donald Trump endorsed Alabama Republican Senate Candidate Roy Moore, who has become the center of national attention over allegations of sexual misconduct with at least six different teenagers during his 30s. Answering a question from a pool of reporters, the President said… Read More Breaking Silence, President Sides with Moore
Jeffrey Albertson/18 October 2017 According to data released by the Social Security Administration last Friday, the 66 million beneficiaries of the retirement, disability, and supplemental incomes programs will receive a 2% cost of living adjustment for 2018, an increase from last year’s negligible 0.3%. The adjustments will go into effect in January 2018 for retirement… Read More Social Security Payees to receive 2% Bump in 2018
I. The Changing South 1. Old Politics, New People The Old “Southern” Politics The politics of the old south—that is, pre-Civil Rights movement—were overwhelmingly dominated a one-party system of the Democratic Party. As a result, the Democratic Party highly depressed rates of white political participation, relentless subordination and exclusion of African Americans from politics, and… Read More “Politics and Society in the South”; ‘The Changing South’
By: Jeffrey Albertson, Jr./Atlanta, Ga, July 30, 2017 Earlier this week, President Donald Trump took to his personal Twitter account to “announce” an update that the “United States Government twill not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military.” The reasoning provided was that the military must be “focused… Read More Trump’s Twitter-Edict Rings Hollow
The fundamental flaw in the Republican Obamacare replacement plan is the belief that government should have a minimalist role in healthcare, instead it should adopt that government intervention is necessary to guarantee a baseline of care, for all Americans—regardless of ability to pay.… Read More The Stale Obamacare Repeal Promise
“Instead of dabbling in the infertile soil of right-wing policy prescriptions, the President should seek to resolve issues where bipartisan support is paramount, the ground there is much more fruitful.”… Read More The President Needs a “Win”
By Jeffrey Albertson, Jr./Atlanta, GA. 26 May 2017 Back in February, President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on the Fiduciary Rule, directing the Department of Labor to delay implementation for 180 days to “examine” the impact on American’s access to retirement and financial advice. Almost a fortnight after the memorandum, then Nominee for Labor… Read More Fiduciary Rule to Stay, For Now, According to Labor Secretary
Atlanta, GA—April 18, 2017//By: Jeffrey Albertson The confirmation of Former Georgia Representative Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services created an unusually important vacancy in Georgia’s 6th District. For Republicans, the vacancy should be expected to continue as shoe-in victory, especially considering the district has been reliably conservative since at least 1979. Prior… Read More Partisan Hopes Rest in GA 6th District Special Election; Implications Nation-Wide
Atlanta, GA—April 14, 2017//By: Jeffrey Albertson Last October, when now President Donald Trump was inseparable from his teleprompter—even after sharply criticizing President Barack Obama for following a similar tactic—and found solace in inciting crowds with ad nauseam rants about “Crooked Hillary”, the failing “fake news” media, and a “rigged [delegate] system,” his affection for WikiLeaks… Read More Gaffes and Contradictions Continue; WikiLeaks Labeled as a “Hostile Agent” by CIA Director
Atlanta, GA—April 12, 2017 By: Jeffrey Albertson By the time White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer sat down this morning with MSNBC host Greta Van Susteren for an interview at Newseum, an event evaluating the Trump Administration’s initial 100 days, he was well-steeped in the fallout from comments made at the prior day’s briefing. The episode… Read More “Contrite” Press Secretary Stymied by Nazi Gas Comments
**This posting reflects only the Introduction. Reference: Kruse Presentation November 28, 2005. Introduction In stories spun by its supporters, Atlanta had—according to Mayor William Hartsfield—become “the city too busy to hate.” It would seem that Atlanta, from the perspective of countless admirers, from the press, and from the President of the United States, was the modern example… Read More Kruse (2005) “White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism.
“New Fiduciary Rule for Financial Advisers Puts Retirees First, Labor Secretary Says.” Source: Bloomberg April 6, 2016. Atlanta, GA–Feb. 4, 2017 By: Jeffrey Albertson, Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on the Fiduciary Duty Rule, directing the Department of Labor to delay implementation for 180 days to “ examine” and “determine whether it… Read More “Best Interest” Provision Under Review; Fiduciary Rule in Question
Jan. 24, 2017—Lawrenceville, GA By: Jeffrey Albertson Tonight was the second Gwinnett County Commission meeting since Commissioner Tommy Hunter’s (R-D3) “racist pig” comments in response to Georgia Rep. John Lewis’ (D-GA) remark that that he believed Russia’s alleged hacking aimed at helping Trump in the 2016 race makes Trump… Read More For Second Time, Demonstrators Insist “Hunter Must Go”
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