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Last week marked the eighty-seventh anniversary of the market crash of 1929, with stocks losing about 80 percent of their value in the following three years. In your opinion of today’s market

Stocks will continue to rise
0%
Wall Street’s headed for a slump
0%
I’m holding off on investing until after the election
0%
The free market can withstand almost any storm, political or economic
0%
Total votes: 0
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Is it possible to reverse the policies of the Obama Doctrine?

“Lead from behind” is now a permanent policy; Obama simply channels the public’s growing isolationism.
0%
Given $20 trillion in debt, fiscal reality, not ideology, governs reduced American commitment abroad.
40%
The next president will be more proactive than Obama, but not as engaged abroad as our policy before 2009.
27%
American interests abroad transcend particular administrations, and we will soon see a return to proactive leadership.
13%
The world is a mess; like it or not, the U.S. will become more engaged than ever to restore stable order.
20%
Total votes: 15
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With the presidential debates now on the books what is your opinion about these televised affairs

How they perform in these debates speaks volumes as to how they’ll lead the nation
0%
So far, not enough policy and too much personality and distractions
0%
Given the choices in this election, voters need more than three scheduled debates
0%
Thank you, coaxial cable, for football, baseball, or something better to watch
0%
Total votes: 0
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The biggest takeaway from Congress’s overriding President Obama’s veto, meaning that families of 9/11 victims can now sue Saudi Arabia

It is the right choice because grieving Americans deserve their day in court
0%
It is the wrong choice because tinkering with sovereign immunity could subject our military to crimes and lawsuits overseas
0%
The 97 to 1 Senate vote indicates solid support for the victims of 9/11
0%
With the elections fast approaching both parties want to seem tough on terror
0%
Total votes: 0
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This week marks the 202nd anniversary of the British naval bombardment of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry, the inspiration for America’s national anthem. As athletes decide whether to stand for its playing

Sitting or kneeling is a legitimate form of protest
0%
Dishonoring the flag is dishonoring not just the nation, but freedom
0%
Credit Colin Kaepernick for speaking out against racism
0%
Discredit Kaepernick for making professional football . . . well, a partisan football
0%
Total votes: 0
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What would a successful Israeli strike unleash?

An Israeli strike would prompt Armageddon.
5%
Iran would declare war and attack Israel.
37%
Major terrorist spikes would sweep the Middle East.
26%
After a few weeks of tensions and condemnation, quiet—and relief—would follow.
21%
Nothing much at all would follow the attack.
11%
Total votes: 19
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The most intriguing aspect of the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting this week:

What if any effect an interest-rate hike will have on markets
0%
Will an interest-rate hike impact the gap between the consumer price index (CPI) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE)
0%
The media’s habit of analyzing, then over-analyzing the Fed’s every move
0%
Trump’s contention that the Fed is “controlled politically"
0%
Whether or not the Fed will finally implement the Taylor Rule
0%
Total votes: 0
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Apple is set to unveil its much-anticipated iPhone-7 models this week. The smartphone-related topic of greatest concern to you

Overuse leading to poor social skills, endangerment (texting while driving) and bad health (i.e., “tech neck”)
0%
ISIS with an app to promulgate propaganda
0%
What to do with Apple’s profits (stay offshore or repatriate the cash?)
0%
Why I still can’t get two bars of signal-strength when I need it most
0%
Total votes: 0
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A century ago this week, the country’s Federal Naval Reserve was reorganized and renamed as the U.S. Naval Reserve Force. The best description for the current state of America’s military

A lean, mean, fighting machine
0%
Underfunded, under-manned, under-equipped
0%
A rare source of national pride
0%
Fingers-crossed there’s not a two-front war anytime soon
0%
Total votes: 0
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Twenty-five years ago this month, Soviet Communist rule in effect came to end after a failed coup to oust Mikhail Gorbachev. Today, the biggest concern coming out of Russia is

Rising tensions with Ukraine over Crimea
0%
Putin possibly eyeing the Baltic states
0%
A growing bear paw print in the Mideast
0%
Hacking into and meddling in US elections
0%
Total votes: 0
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