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The Third and Fourth Estates
By Daniel Nardini From my perspective, the third estate is truly in charge of the United States (the first estate being the executive or presidency, the second estate being the… Read more
In Other News
By Daniel Nardini Last Wednesday, the 2025 Beijing International Book Fair opened. The Beijing International Fair will be held from June 18 through June 22. According to the Chinese newspaper… Read more
All’s Quiet in Part of Los Angeles
By Daniel Nardini When I talked to a friend I know in Los Angeles, a very different picture has emerged of what is going on there. My friend, named Bill,… Read more
A Tale of Two States
By Daniel Nardini I have been to Iowa many, many times. The difference between what I saw in eastern Iowa and what I saw in western and northwestern Illinois could… Read more
Avoiding Travel to Florida
By Daniel Nardini I recently talked to my sister who lives in Tampa, Florida. One thing she noticed was the lack of Canadians where they normally would be in and… Read more
The January 6th Insurrectionists: Scum of the United States
By Daniel Nardini Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker had put a block on all those who had participated in the January 6, 2021, insurrection of the U.S. Capital Building from ever… Read more
Our Racist Immigration System: A Personal View
By Daniel Nardini When U.S. President Donald Trump expedited the process to allow white South Africans (known as Afrikaners—the descendants of Dutch colonists who settled in southern Africa in the… Read more
Illinois—One of the Best States in the Midwest
By Daniel Nardini Over the past five years, I have been seeing a surge of cars with license plates from Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Kentucky well inside Illinois. What it… Read more
Mexico Fighting a New Cinco de Mayo
By Daniel Nardini It seems to put it mildly unsettling that current U.S. President Donald Trump is intent to attack the sovereignty of Mexico. Trump has threatened unilateral military action… Read more
Florida Madness
By Daniel Nardini Florida seems to be going downhill under current Governor Ron DeSantis. He has made it official policy that the Gulf of Mexico should be renamed “Gulf of… Read more »