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Re-examining the Founding Fathers
By: Daniel Nardini One of the things that many Republicans, and indeed many rightwing religious and extremist groups have been arguing for almost two decades now is that the “Founding… Read more
Of Fakes and Impostors
By: Daniel Nardini Sometimes the news seems to be unreal. Three cases in point. Old rusted copper tablets that were believed to have been early Christian records of the 1st… Read more
Madman of the Arizona Senate
By: Daniel Nardini In yet another act that has put Arizona on a collision course with the federal government, the Arizona state legislature has approved a law that requires all… Read more
Wanted for Genocide in Guatemala
By: Daniel Nardini The Spanish authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for former Guatemalan general Jorge Orantes Sosa, Jr. He is wanted for the mass murder of 251 men,… Read more
Playa de Giron at 50
By: Daniel Nardini I remember visiting a village called Playa el Salado—about 12 kilometers outside Havana, when I noticed a series of old military trenches near the beautiful white sandy… Read more
The Bay of Pigs Museum
By: Daniel Nardini There are at least two viewpoints to just about every event in history, and the Bay of Pigs invasion is no exception. Located on 1821 southwest 9th… Read more
The “Acceptable” New American
By: Daniel Nardini Last week I came across the magazine The New American put out by the John Birch Society. It was a well organized periodical printed on high quality… Read more
Nativist Rumblings in Alabama
By: Daniel Nardini At this point Arizona is the only state that has passed anti-immigrant legislation aimed at not only the undocumented but also at Latinos. A number of other… Read more
When Deserters Are Heroes
By: Daniel Nardini In an effort to break from its past, the Austrian government has recognized those Austrians who deserted from the German armed forces during World War II as… Read more »