Steady

"Steady" is more than just a word; it's a word that my father cherished, and it holds great significance for me. This word has provided me with stability and clarity at various points in my life. So, when I decided to start a new project aimed at fostering discussions about our country and the world, naming it "Steady" felt like a natural fit. The name represents my hopes for this platform—a space for reflection, understanding, education, and a touch of humor when appropriate.

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“I Know What The Hell I’m Doing”

1 week ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

Sometimes you read something so unlikely, you just know you’d better bookmark it for further contemplation. At a fundraising dinner six days ago, Donald Trump uttered the sentence, “I know what the hell I’m doing” — and sounded like he was trying to convince himself, as well as the gathered loyalists. Of all his startling comments, this one should arch eyebrows to new heights.
‘America the Beautiful’

1 week ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

No one would blame you for being down on America right about now. Things are feeling a bit bleak, but please remember, America is more, much more than one bad man and his enablers in Washington. It is the friendly smile from the man who poured your coffee. It is a wave from your next-door neighbor sitting on her porch. It is the sun rising over the craggy coast of Maine and setting on the red rocks of Colorado. At its best, America is resilient and industrious, driven and empowering.
It’s Not Just Trump Destroying Democracy

2 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

We need to pay attention — very close attention — to ALL the Republican shenanigans in Washington. While the cameras closely follow Donald Trump and the daily disaster at the White House — the tariff fiasco being the latest — a huge story is happening on Capitol Hill. It’s garnered scant coverage but could be enormously damaging to our democracy. Republicans in the House have taken a giant step toward making it much more difficult to vote, especially for women and young people.
Losing Confidence in the Con Man

2 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

The big story right now is the U.S. stock market roller-coaster ride, a dangerous time of Donald Trump’s own making. I’ll leave the deep dive into the economics of it all to those who cover the markets. Instead, let’s look at the rifts Trump’s tariffs are causing within MAGA-world. Trump’s continued tone-deafness about the economy is doing him no favors. A lot of people, many of whom voted for him specifically to “fix” the economy, are feeling the effects of his tariff policy.
Fortunate Son - Now and Then

2 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

If ever a weekend needed a double reason to smile, it’s this one. What a week!So, here we go with Smile No. 1 — we’ve received firsthand reports from protests across the country, and it seems those who were a part of the HandsOff! gatherings had a momentous experience, wherever they were. Perhaps it had something to do with a common bond, or a community of like-minded souls.
Trump’s Hidden Agenda

2 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

The big story today is Donald Trump’s tariffs and their deleterious effects on the global economy. Markets are tanking. Economists are reeling. The head of the Federal Reserve is saying these tariffs are likely to raise inflation and slow economic growth. Some big names on Wall Street are talking about our teetering on the front edge of a recession. The rest of us are scratching our heads. What’s the end game?
Wisconsin for the Win

3 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

Money can’t buy love, nor, apparently, a Wisconsin court seat. You may not have heard of Susan Crawford, but the Wisconsin judge, a liberal backed by Democrats, won a seat on the state Supreme Court last night. The victory means the court will maintain its 4-3 liberal majority. But this race was much bigger than Crawford, the court, or Wisconsin. It was seen as a national referendum on Donald Trump’s first 100 days and Elon Musk’s money. The voters’ verdict?
Resistance Rises

3 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

As someone who covered and vividly remembers the Vietnam War protests that consumed this country in the 1960s and ’70s, I can safely say that the anti-Musk and Trump demonstrations popping up around the country are small by comparison. But they’re growing … and quickly. For how long and to what end it’s too soon to know. But they are worth noting. Whoever thought Tesla dealerships and charging stations would be the epicenter of unrest? They are, by the hundreds.
‘You Are So Beautiful’

3 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

For this week’s reason to smile, I think we all just need a beautiful song to lift the spirit. What better way to lift one’s spirit than to listen to the song “You Are So Beautiful.”A staple of weddings and anniversaries, “You Are So Beautiful” was, surprisingly, not written to be a romantic love song. Singer-songwriter Billy Preston wrote the award-winning ballad about his mother. Though Preston released a version, the song was made famous by bluesy British rocker Joe Cocker in 1974.
Hire Clowns, Get a Circus

4 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

It’s been a bruising week for Donald Trump. And it’s only Thursday. When things go south, Trump’s go-to is to deflect and distract and claim no personal responsibility. Or just lie. Safe to say all those boxes have been checked. His petulant child routine has become incredibly predictable. But first, the troubling economic news. An economy that was chugging right along until late January, when Trump took office; the economy that Trump was supposed to “fix.” Trump claims he inherited a disaster.