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Rule by the Elites – Part 2

Rule by the Elites – Part 2

By Daniel Nardini In March of this year, the primaries basically decided who would be the nominee for both the Democratic and Republican parties. For the Republican Party it is… Read more »

Rule by the Elites

Rule by the Elites

By Daniel Nardini Why has Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for so long been able to dodge a legal bullet that should have killed him? Why was he able to… Read more »

Rural Tribalism

Rural Tribalism

By Daniel Nardini It all seems postcard picturesque. Small rural Illinois towns with two or three churches, a local restaurant and bar, some family-run businesses like a grocery store or… Read more »

Two Things Happening at the Same Time

Two Things Happening at the Same Time

By Daniel Nardini While America is fixated on the whole presidential drama, there are two things taking place that is affecting the United States. The first one is the refugee… Read more »

Welcoming the Potawatomi Back to Illinois

Welcoming the Potawatomi Back to Illinois

By Daniel Nardini Slowly but surely, the Prairie Band of the Potawatomi Nation is returning to Illinois after 175 of having been evicted from this state. In April of this… Read more »

Forming a Buy >From Free Countries Coalition

Forming a Buy >From Free Countries Coalition

By Daniel Nardini One of the issues I still have with corporations are their willingness to have their products made in China. Everything from toys to electronics to clothes to… Read more »

Do Not Treat Mexico as a Geo-political Pawn

Do Not Treat Mexico as a Geo-political Pawn

By Daniel Nardini One of the problems with many so-called American “experts” and American politicians is that they treat too many countries and Mexico in particular as a geo-political pawn… Read more »

The Growing Possibility of National Insurrection

The Growing Possibility of National Insurrection

By Daniel Nardini Since former U.S. President Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in a New York court, his followers are now on the war-path. Trump’s supporters have… Read more »

America’s Growing Isolationism

America’s Growing Isolationism

By Daniel Nardini The United States is now far less engaged in world affairs than at anytime since the end of the Cold War. The United States, despite claims by… Read more »

Neutering American History in the Classroom

Neutering American History in the Classroom

By Daniel Nardini Recently I talked to a young man who works in a restaurant. He will soon be graduating from high school, and he hopes to go to music… Read more »