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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
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
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
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
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
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
English: The Language of International Communication
By Daniel Nardini A generation ago, I was teaching English as a foreign language in Taiwan. At the time, about five percent of all Taiwanese understood English, and Taiwan was… Read more
Afghanistan: The Forgotten War
By Daniel Nardini It is simply not in the news. Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, we have not heard anything about what has been going on in that country… Read more
Mexico’s Jalisco State Decriminalizes Abortion
By Daniel Nardini The major city of Guadalajara and the whole of Jalisco state it is located in will decriminalize abortion in all cases. This makes Jalisco state the thirteenth… Read more
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 »