Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent — The tools have changed the cost of entry, and I'd distinguish that from changing the cost of winning. Candidates who can afford serious digital operations can test messages, find narrow audiences, and spend more efficiently than those relying on broadcast and field. That doesn't make victory automatic. It does create … Continue reading Is the rapid growth of online political advertising and micro-targeting creating a permanent disadvantage for candidates who lack sophisticated data operations?
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Will the escalating trade disputes with China produce lasting changes in global supply chains, or will most companies simply absorb higher costs and move on?
Dayton, Ohio Correspondent — We're already seeing companies redesign around the tariffs rather than swallow them. Some final assembly is moving back or going to Mexico and Southeast Asia. The high-value components and the tooling generally stay in China, because the supplier ecosystem there is still deeper than anywhere else and a tool shop isn't … Continue reading Will the escalating trade disputes with China produce lasting changes in global supply chains, or will most companies simply absorb higher costs and move on?
Antifa groups are emerging across the United States. Should they be stopped or allowed to engage in their protests?
Owatonna, MN Correspondent- Antifa (short for anti-fascist) groups appear to be a modern-day version of groups like the Black Panthers in the 1960s, and less well-known anarchists who came to prominence around the time of the rise of communism in the early 20th Century. Anarchists favor no government whatsoever. Fascism is an ideology that promotes … Continue reading Antifa groups are emerging across the United States. Should they be stopped or allowed to engage in their protests?
Has the Democrat Party become the party of hate and destruction and are their actions anti-American?
Sheffield, Jamaica Correspondent- Americans aren’t sucking up to what the Democrats are selling. While the president’s approval rating is hitting rock bottom due to his constant emotional tirade on Twitter, belligerent immigration ban proposal, and alleged conspiracy with Russia, the Democratic Party is still not a fave. In fact, the Democratic Party was recently reviled … Continue reading Has the Democrat Party become the party of hate and destruction and are their actions anti-American?
Columbus Day is being attacked as it has been in the past and a number of states have eliminated the holiday altogether. Is this another stab at suppressing America’s early history?
Gastonia, NC Correspondent- The brouhaha over Columbus Day has been going on for decades, and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. The promotion of more politically correct objects of honor in place of Columbus has been a cause celebre among the wine, cheese and false equivalency crowd, the same folks who get their knickers in … Continue reading Columbus Day is being attacked as it has been in the past and a number of states have eliminated the holiday altogether. Is this another stab at suppressing America’s early history?
Upselling has become part of internet sales tactics. Is this practice turning off consumers, or has it simply become a distraction from an original point of sale?
Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent- Upselling is a sales technique that is most often used with various internet sales and services as well as everyday purchase interactions. The seller attempts to persuade a customer to buy more costly items, upgrades or other add-ons to bring about a more profitable sale. Usually the process involves the marketing … Continue reading Upselling has become part of internet sales tactics. Is this practice turning off consumers, or has it simply become a distraction from an original point of sale?
Are there benefits to a border solar wall between the American southern border and Mexico? If so, what are they?
Gastonia, NC Correspondent- It’s a bit hilarious to me that we’re still talking about the border wall. After all the campaign statements Trump made that have not come to fruition, we still believe he’s going to have Mexico pay for a gigantic physical wall that will be nothing more than a symbolic gesture? And now … Continue reading Are there benefits to a border solar wall between the American southern border and Mexico? If so, what are they?
Do gender based reading materials damage boys and girls and should they be removed from elementary school classrooms?
Owatonna, MN Correspondent- Working from the assumption that the term gender-based reading material means books and other print media that feature characters who don't identify as heterosexual males or females, I'll say quite equivocally, "it depends." Too much gender-based reading material sends the message that students might be "abnormal" if they are a heterosexual male … Continue reading Do gender based reading materials damage boys and girls and should they be removed from elementary school classrooms?
Should English be the official language of the United States?
Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent- English should always be given first priority as the official language of the United States and many citizens have the mistaken idea that it already is the official language. Unfortunately, at this date and time it is not official at the federal level for a number of reasons. Congress has introduced … Continue reading Should English be the official language of the United States?
Will over consumption force people to terraform other planets in the future?
Gastonia, NC Correspondent-Terraforming is a marvelous idea, and I’d love to see it happen. However, the technological leaps required to make it happen are decades away. We’re still trying to work out how to deal with the effects of prolonged exposure to weightlessness on humans, and we haven’t even yet sent a successful flight to … Continue reading Will over consumption force people to terraform other planets in the future?
