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Before You Do China Studies
By Daniel Nardini Because of how important China has become in the world, and how it has changed the whole equation of how the world views that country, China studies… Read more
Going After the Rioters
By Daniel Nardini As the saying goes, “enough is enough.” U.S. Attorney General William Barr is increasingly having to use federal law to charge rioters for arson, assault against federal… Read more
Venezuela Before Chavez
By Daniel Nardini A quarter of a century ago, I was in Venezuela. It was another time, and in so many ways it was another country. I cannot compare the… Read more
The Mexican American Community in Sterling
By Daniel Nardini Sterling, Illinois—As my wife and I passed through the small city of Sterling, I could not help but notice a section of the city with a fairly… Read more
China’s Slow Takeover of Nepal
By Daniel Nardini While American eyes are being diverted to the violence and mayhem in our cities, the corona virus epidemic, and the presidential campaign, the Chinese government is making… Read more
The Left Has Infiltrated the Democratic Party
By Daniel Nardini It is something I had been seeing for years, and is one of the reasons why I left the Democratic Party. The whole phenomenon of Bernie Sanders… Read more
The Rise of Fascism in Italy
By Daniel Nardini No, this is not a history lesson. It is about the rise of the neo-fascist movement in Italy today. And it is rising very quickly. News footage… Read more
The Dangerous Possible Reaction
By Daniel Nardini The wholesale looting and rioting in downtown Chicago for the second time was too much to take. I personally cannot understand why the mayor or the the… Read more
Destroying Statues in New Mexico
By Daniel Nardini I have always said that we all must learn our history, and what it means good as well as bad. We must also bear in mind that… Read more
Replacing the Pinochet-era Constitution
By Daniel Nardini Tens of thousands of Chileans have been protesting for the replacement of the Chilean Constitution that had been created under then president/dictator Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). The constitution… Read more »