At least the Democratic Party has migrated from Type 3 to Type 1 since Trump took office. Clarity is our biggest, and heretofore unfortunately only option to affect the masses.

In a nutshell: To maintain their monopoly hold on ultra-wealth and power by becoming one of the "cronies" in "crony capitalism." In short, the freedom that many of them had in building an industry is as much an impediment as it was an assist in their rise. Why is it an impediment? Because other Toms, Dicks, and Ringers could use that same path to become competitors to the original billionaire. By implementing regulations and heavy taxation that prohibit people from achieving, ONCE the original billionaire has achieved dominance, ensures that the original billionaire controls the market and, more importantly, the political structure that guarantees that his potential competitors remain supressed.

This was rather simplistic, to be honest, but this is the epitome of a kid who scores a touchdown to take a lead in a neighborhood street game, then runs home with the ball to prevent the other team from scoring.

If the best political response to Trump, so far, has been a radical socialist from Queens who grew up as the daughter of a rich architect in Westchester County, the same county as Hillary and Bill, then the wave will certainly be red. While the dems have a 12 million voter advantage in registration this time around, what the rest of the story doesn't tell you is that these increases are in blue states in blue districts for the most part, while districts in competetive districts remain virtually the same. But with optics like Maxine Waters and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez heading the list of the Democrat Power Team, I suspect Christmas will be a very happy time for the GOP, particularly the conservative / libertarian, or the "Ringer-wing" of the Republican Party.

I agree with the sentiment. The only way Kim Jong Un remains alive is if he goes on a global version of the Federal Witness Program, and completely changes his name, continent, and hemisphere. He could probably do well in Ecuador or Argentina. Africa is out of the question, as is western Asia or Europe.

However, it's a choice he must make, because his nuclear creating ability is now bottomed out, and with Trump not going anywhere for at least two more years, and likely six, as long as the US plays Type 1 on China, China will be forced to maintain their sanctions on North Korea, so there will be no way Kim maintains control of his country. His last gasps of public defiance to try to get the world to pressure Trump to back off aren't even close to working. Kim, start looking at South American timeshares, stat.

First, let's be clear: College is, currently, NOT a place of "higher learning" as it is a case of "advanced socialist indoctrination," coupled with a huge money grab through high tuition fees paid for by "student loans."

Once you understand this premise, one realizes that the absolute FIRST thing that needs to change is the entire administration, politicization, and frankly, anti-American corruption that our "institutions of higher learning" spew out. Once we get this behemoth under control (Betsy DeVos, do your thing!), then we can start with defining literacy.

Of course, K-12 needs to greatly change its political corruption as well. Parents need to start looking for alternatives to the abusive school boards that push a political narrative over education. The more politically indoctrinated school districts are, the more likely that the literacy and mathematical knowledge level are deficient in the students who suffer through those districts.

Start by giving everyone you know the book "Winning through Intimidation." It was spot-on the best book I've ever read on human nature. The fact that people are put off by the title is itself indicative of how the reversal of the current zeitgeist must change.