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The Venezuelan Brain Drain
by Daniel Nardini The landslide victory of the opposition parties in Venezuela in the National Assembly might signal the end of the revolutionary socialist government that has controlled the country… Read more
Three Sides to the Gun Issue
by Daniel Nardini Recently, another American who accidentally crossed over the border with Mexico was arrested by Mexican border authorities. The American, a former U.S. Marine named Jeromie Slaughter, was… Read more
The Two-sided Set-up
by Daniel Nardini In an interview with the TV program 60 Minutes, former U.S. hostage Alan Gross explained that he had been used by the U.S. Agency for International Development… Read more
Preventing Knee-jerk Reactions to the Paris Attacks
by Daniel Nardini The Islamic State-inspired terrorist attacks against civilians and innocent people in Paris can and should only receive the highest condemnations possible. I do not envy the French… Read more
A True Voluntary Return
by Daniel Nardini According to a Pew report from the Pew Research Center, over one million Mexicans left the United States and returned to Mexico. In fact, the report makes… Read more
A Race to Greater Xenophobia
by Daniel Nardini In a complete reversal, Republican candidate for president Ted Cruz has contradicted himself by saying that he now supports very limited legal immigration, and building a border… Read more
Ceren, the “Pompeii of the Americas”
by Daniel Nardini For over 30 years, archeologists, especially from the University of Colorado, have been excavating a major site of a former Mayan village in El Salvador. Called Ceren,… Read more
Latino Families Worse Off
by Daniel Nardini According to a report by Pew Research, Latino families are economically worse off now compared to 20 years ago. How can this be?! More Latinos are not… Read more
A Personal Take on the Fall of East Germany
by Daniel Nardini Recently, one of the most important persons in the history of Germany, Guenter Schabowski, passed away at the age of 86. More than any person in what… Read more
An Americas First Approach
by Daniel Nardini Do any of you remember reading about Peru again being named the best place for culinary food this year by the World Travel Awards? Do any of… Read more »