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Let Them Eat Unemployment Checks

Let Them Eat Unemployment Checks

By: Daniel Nardini Well, the U.S. Congress passed yet another bill that would allow for unemployment checks to go through. That sounds good—think of all the people who need the… Read more »

Leakey’s Leap of Faith

Leakey’s Leap of Faith

By: Daniel Nardini In a recent interview, the famous archeologist Richard Leakey said that eventually people will have to accept the evidence that all humans descended from remote human-like creatures… Read more »

Happy Days in Eastern Germany?

Happy Days in Eastern Germany?

By: Daniel Nardini I have a close friend named Constanze. She was originally born and raised in what used to be the German Democratic Republic (also known as East Germany)…. Read more »

Mexican Cinema Making a Return?

Mexican Cinema Making a Return?

By: Daniel Nardini Everyone considers the 1940’s and 1950’s as the golden age of Mexican cinema. Mexican movies were not just playing and being enjoyed in Mexico but in the… Read more »

The Reds Are Still There

The Reds Are Still There

By: Daniel Nardini In this day of age, it does not seem that there are too many people in the world (never mind too many people in the United States)… Read more »

Bring the Troops Home!

Bring the Troops Home!

By: Daniel Nardini Even now, the U.S. military maintains 54,000 soldiers in Germany, 11,000 in Italy, and 9,000 in Great Britain. There are 39,000 American soldiers in Japan, and the… Read more »

The Dream of Becoming a Lawyer

The Dream of Becoming a Lawyer

By: Daniel Nardini We all have dreams of what we will do in life—especially when we are young. When we graduate from college, we all have the belief and hope… Read more »

Was Pablo Neruda Murdered?

Was Pablo Neruda Murdered?

By: Daniel Nardini Some time ago I did a piece on the possibility that the famed Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was possibly murdered. Now the Chilean government has opened a… Read more »

Beginning of a True Multicultural Society?

Beginning of a True Multicultural Society?

By: Daniel Nardini In 2011, the U.S. Census revealed for the first time that there are now more minority newborns than white non-Hispanic newborns. In the U.S. Census, a minority… Read more »

Flag Waving and the Flat-lined Economy

Flag Waving and the Flat-lined Economy

By: Daniel Nardini A week ago I was visiting a friend of mine who runs a flag store. Like all businesses, he has better sales during some months compared to… Read more »