It is conventional wisdom that large vehicle sales (like pickup trucks, large SUV’s and full size sedans) crash when the price of gasoline spikes. This is an “proof” offered by some on the left that carbon taxes reduce consumption. We wanted to find out if this is true and what Read more…
If you have any computer security awareness at all, you will have heard about the US Governments efforts to block TikTok, WeChat and other Chinese based companies from operating in the United States. In the surface it seems silly to block silly dance video apps so we looked into it Read more…
We have many video clips explaining how identity politics have been used to gain political advantage but we have not directly explained what identity politics are and why they are so dangerous to “Western” countries. What Is Identity Politics? Put simply, identity politics is the act of targeting groups for Read more…
At PartisanIssues.com we don’t spend much time on comedy; we try to stick to actual facts. However, there have been some really solid performances about the Trump / Biden 2020 US Presidential election and we thought you would all enjoy a break from the seriousness of the last year. #5 Read more…
Tesla fan boys and some other industry observers claim that plug-in hybrid vehicles are a needlessly complex and expensive technology and more importantly that consumers will not buy PHEV’s because full battery electric’s (BEV’s) are so much better. In this video Volvo US CEO Anders Gustafsson explains there is a Read more…
Over the years we have considered several counterintuitive psychological conditions that cause citizens and politicians to act in ways others see as irrational: Why Good People, Including Politicians, Give Into Strongmen & Support Blatant Lies VIDEO: Prius or Pickup – The Psychology of Deep Political Division in 2 Minutes VIDEO: Read more…
We had a number of people inquire about how large former President Trumps margin of defeat really was. We know the number is near 6.9 million votes in total but because of population growth, that really provides very little context. So we decided to do some research and here is Read more…
In what appears to be a shocking result to many, former President Trump actually increased his support in areas of the United States hit hardest by COVID-19. In this 90 second clip from Fareed Zakaria’s show GPS broadcast on CNN, he uses articles from Bloomberg and The Atlantic to show Read more…
“A huge shock to the system: Our assessment is that global energy demand is set to drop by 5% in 2020, energy-related CO2 emissions by 7%, and energy investment by 18%. The impacts vary by fuel. The estimated falls of 8% in oil demand and 7% in coal use stand Read more…
If you want to understand modern business, in particular EV, new energy and tech companies, you had better understand what a SPAC is. The world of finance used to be relatively simple. There were just three kinds of ownership structures: Sole proprietors One person running a company Partnerships Small group Read more…
Like millions of people, thousands of companies and dozens of countries, staff at our sister site URTech.ca are closely following Googles’ Antitrust case. There is much talk about how this process will take years to play out and how Google may or may not be broken up as a result. Read more…
In this short clip from cnn.com/gps Fareed Zakaria explains that recent polls indicate a massively uneven split between the Democratic and Republican Parties mail in ballots. This could easily lead to excessively partisan State Governors changing the laws to effectively invalidate election results and unilaterally support sitting President Trump. Read more…
On June 12 2020, a historic request was made by Trevor Noah’s Daily Show team “Please Invade us!”. Check out the DailyShow.com/InvadeUs
Are black Americans really that different from other minorities? Yes, they are. In this short clip Fareed Zakaria explains the how a history of white supremacy and domination of those forced to come to the United States has shaped last 300 years of black development. The piece finishes with a Read more…