The Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris debate has become a must watch event tonight. Tuesday, September 10, 9PM EDT ( 3PM in Hawaii ). Will be covered on most TV news channels.  Not much more I can add at this point, except to underscore that the future of Democracy in the USA is at stake.  Well, I can take a tangent, and while political betting is illegal in the U.S., there are ways, and propositions can be found here and there.  For example,  USA Today  cites Polymarket, a crypo-trading platform: There is an 89% chance Trump will say  Israel . border  at least 15 times, 67% alien  at least 5 times, 19% MAGA  at least 3 times, 30% Elon Musk , 35% Epstein  5% 91% chance that Harris will say  abortion . border  at least 5 times, 72% not going back , 64% liar , 34% Project 2025,  85% democracy,  86% Trump and Harris will shake hands = 27% I predict Trump will find a way to walk up to Harris and attempt to shake her hand, jus...

The state of American politics is, for the first time in my life, at a threshold I've never seen before.  This will not be the usual partisan Republicans vs Democrats election.  American voters will decide whether democracy will continue or not.  Surely, those MAGA types must realize what is at stake.  Or maybe not, and perhaps they want victory to fully take charge.  If so, and I warned you, don't be surprised if you lose total control to someone named Donald Trump. The Democratic National Convention has made that issue the theme of November 5.  I don't ever remember watching long segments of any political convention.  But I did beginning last night.  The driving motivation was the danger posed by Donald Trump.  All the speakers recognized this common cause, and the  Democratic Party actually yesterday released a law and order ad condemning him .  Watch it. Otherwise, there were no lowlights, and a few highlights.   Hilla...

Tonight 9PM emanating from CNN in Atlanta is the first Trump-Biden debate of 2024.     I provided details on Monday .  How important is this face-off compared to debates in all of history? Is the earth flat? Is earth the center of the universe?   Nicolaus Copernicus in 1580 begged to say otherwise, quietly, and so did Galileo a couple decades later. There were various debates around 1776, and one  Great Debate  had to do with the Constitution. Lot of Great Debates regarding the history of the USA. Unit 1:   How Should Society Balance the Need for Tolerance with the Need to Protect Itself? Unit 2: How Powerful Should the National Government Be?   Unit 3: Who Should Be Allowed to Vote?    Unit 4: Should Women Have Equal Treatment Under the Law?    Unit 5: How Should Americans Treat the Land?    Unit 6: Has Industrialization Produced More Benefits or More Problems for the Nation?    Unit 7: Should the Unit...