William E. Busse

1 month ago | rvivr.com | Brandon Katz |Milt Harris |Nathan Koenig |William E. Busse

The most important quality of a politician is the ability to listen. While most leaders have views and an agenda that these individuals support, a political party that is out of touch with the people won’t survive over the long term. John Locke’s most basic idea of the social contract is alive and well even in today’s more modern society, a government in a Democratic soceity cannot stay in power for any extended period of time without the people’s consent.

2 months ago | rvivr.com | Scott McKay |William E. Busse

February 20, 2025 6:30 pmPresident Trump announced that he would push for reciprocal tariffs in response to other countries raising tariffs on American goods. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay break down the usage and meaning of tariffs and expose a significant truth: America does not have free trade. Melissa and Scott explain how Trump’s economic policies and strategy could benefit Americans and how future trade negotiations affect our economy.

Nov 27, 2024 | rvivr.com | Brandon Katz |Milt Harris |William E. Busse |Scott McKay

November 27, 2024 2:20 pmThe metaphor was fitting. An old, corrupt, and senile leader in Joe Biden desperately trying to cling to power and protect the special interests that have been attempting to destroy the country for so long. While Vice President Kamala Harris was obviously eventually the Democratic nominee, Trump was once again running against the establishment.

Nov 26, 2024 | rvivr.com | William E. Busse |Scott McKay

November 26, 2024 5:06 pmAfter nearly a month, almost all the votes are in, and we finally have a reasonably accurate tally of the votes cast in the 2024 presidential election. Trump: 76,977,501Harris: 74,479,674Contrast these totals to the 2020 election between Trump and Joe Biden. Trump: 74,223,251Biden: 81,281,888There were approximately five million fewer votes cast in 2024 compared to 2020. Why?

Apr 26, 2024 | rvivr.com | Scott McKay |Milt Harris |William E. Busse |Brandon Katz

Almost two years after a similar rule was rejected by the Supreme Court, the Biden administration on Thursday released another final rule for regulating America’s power plants. Under the rule, coal-fired power plants and most new natural gas-fired power plants would have to eliminate 90% of their carbon emissions by 2039 or close down in 2040.