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The Wrecked Human Souls of War
By Daniel Nardini I see them from time to time in all of the places I go shopping in. They wear hats describing them as veterans of a certain war,… Read more
The Way Things Were, Again?
By Daniel Nardini Well, this extreme winter weather killed my car battery. I had a sneaking suspicion that my car battery was not performing well when it did not work… Read more
Something Democrats and Republicans Can Agree Upon
By Daniel Nardini It makes me sad to see a new and equally bitter cycle of campaign animosity between the two ruling political parties the Democratic Party and the Republican… Read more
More a Resource Than a Name
By Daniel Nardini When my wife Jade had applied for a job back in 2020, she had sent in a resume and hoped whatever company that wanted her would call… Read more
The Cruel Dumping of Migrants
By Daniel Nardini It seems that not a week goes by without some poor group of people from somewhere from South America, Central America or the Caribbean find themselves in… Read more
Don’t Get Involved in Angry Protests
By Daniel Nardini The famed actor Alec Baldwin had to be forcibly escorted away from a pro-Palestine demonstration in New York City for his own protection by police. Baldwin was… Read more
Racism as a Health Issue?
By Daniel Nardini Recently, the state of Illinois government has identified racism as a “health issue.” Because of this, the state will take whatever action it needs to for fighting… Read more
America at Peace
By Daniel Nardini For the first 23 years of the 21st Century, the United States has only experienced two or three years of peace. We had either been in two… Read more
The State Urban-Rural Disconnect
By Daniel Nardini A week ago, while visiting a friend, I met a sheriff in a small rural town not far from the Illinois-Iowa border. His name was John, and… Read more
The Chinese Student Spies Among Us
By Daniel Nardini A Chinese student named Wu Xioalei was convicted of threatening to do harm to a fellow Chinese student for posting criticism of the Chinese government. Wu could… Read more »