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Still Trying to Explain to the Outside World

Still Trying to Explain to the Outside World

By Daniel Nardini People I know in Europe see America in the lens of their own history, and people I know in East Asia see the United States in terms… Read more »

More Red, More Blue America Part II

More Red, More Blue America Part II

By Daniel Nardini The frightening thing in my view is that neither the Democratic Party nor Republican Party want to think twice about re-arranging districts in the states they control…. Read more »

More Red, More Blue America

More Red, More Blue America

By Daniel Nardini I truly feel sorry for the wife and children of Charlie Kirk. They are without a beloved husband and father. I pray for them. Charlie Kirk was… Read more »

The Mexican American Community of Illinois is Here to Stay

The Mexican American Community of Illinois is Here to Stay

By Daniel Nardini Today, there are 1.7 million Mexican Americans in Illinois. Mexican Americans make-up 13.4 percent of the entire population of Illinois. Mexican Americans make-up the single largest Latino… Read more »

How Not to Use the National Guard

How Not to Use the National Guard

By Daniel Nardini Recently, Federal District Judge Charles R. Breyer again ruled that the use of the National Guard for law enforcement was illegal under the Posse Comitatus Act in… Read more »

America’s Hugo Chavez

America’s Hugo Chavez

By Daniel Nardini Like current U.S. President Donald Trump, former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was popularly elected because people in Venezuela were tired of the party system in that country…. Read more »

Living in Two Different Americas

Living in Two Different Americas

By Daniel Nardini This process was happening before current U.S. President Donald Trump came back to power. A friend of mine who lives in northwest Illinois near the Mississippi River… Read more »

Why is There No Mass Movement for Taiwan

Why is There No Mass Movement for Taiwan

By Daniel Nardini I am constantly reminded everyday of how much the country of Ukraine is having an impact on the very psyche of the American belief of good versus… Read more »

While Congress is Gone

While Congress is Gone

By Daniel Nardini The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress has once again failed the American people and this country. In an effort to prevent any inquiry on the whole Jeffery Epstein files… Read more »

The Safety of Sanctuary States

The Safety of Sanctuary States

By Daniel Nardini Everyday, I take my wife to work when she has her work days. I then go run errands like buy food, pay the bills, wash the laundry,… Read more »