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People of the Books

People of the Books

By: Daniel Nardini What country’s nationals read more books per capita a year? According to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), the answer is Iceland. An individual Icelander… Read more »

No Honor in Political Opportunism

No Honor in Political Opportunism

By: Daniel Nardini There is no question right now who is the Republican choice for its presidential candidate—Mitt Romney. I always believed that he would eventually become the winner. I… Read more »

An Act of Humanity Among Lawmakers

An Act of Humanity Among Lawmakers

By: Daniel Nardini This act of humanity happened for the strangest of reasons. A bill was passed in the Nebraska state legislature that would fund pre-natal care for all women… Read more »

No Penney for Your Thoughts

No Penney for Your Thoughts

By: Daniel Nardini As has been announced, the Canadian government will no longer be making pennies. It makes perfect economic sense—it costs 1.6 Canadians cents to mine and manufacture the… Read more »

The OAS Falls Apart

The OAS Falls Apart

By: Daniel Nardini Three things have happened that have virtually destroyed the credibility of the Organization of the American States (OAS). First, the issue of Cuba came up time and… Read more »

And They Lived Happily Ever After

And They Lived Happily Ever After

By: Daniel Nardini It seems that the United States is not the only country in North America with a lack of oversight of its immigration system. Back in 2011, Canada… Read more »

Dutch Double Cross

Dutch Double Cross

By: Daniel Nardini During the war for Indonesian independence from 1945-1949, Dutch colonial soldiers committed terrible atrocities against the Indonesian people. One atrocity in particular, the massacre of 150 men… Read more »

Using Undocumented for Slave Labor

Using Undocumented for Slave Labor

By: Daniel Nardini One of the saddest chapters of the immigration debate is how the U.S. government treats those in detention. It is bad enough that those in detention have… Read more »

Voter Suppression: Another Reason to Dump Governor Walker

Voter Suppression: Another Reason to Dump Governor Walker

By: Daniel Nardini Imagine this if you will: a former veteran who risked his life for his country but is not allowed to vote in local, state or national elections…. Read more »

Communists in the Congress?

Communists in the Congress?

By: Daniel Nardini When is a Communist really a Communist? U.S. House Representative Allen West (Republican-Florida), at a town hall meeting of Tea Party supporters, when asked how many Marxists… Read more »