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Viva Cuba Business
by Daniel Nardini Diplomatic relations have not yet been established and the U.S. embargo of Cuba has not yet been lifted, but there are already signs of people and companies… Read more
Trashing the Fourth Amendment
by Daniel Nardini In both 2004 and 2009, a Latino lady named Ada Morales was imprisoned for a minor traffic violation. Why? Because Immigration and Customs Enforcement had put an… Read more
The Danger of Myanmar’s Opium Trade
by Daniel Nardini Without question, most of the world’s opium comes from Afghanistan. This comes as no surprise—the Taliban use the profits from the opium trade to finance their operations,… Read more
Recognize Taiwan!
by Daniel Nardini Whether the United States will actually establish full diplomatic relations with Cuba remains to be seen. There is no doubt that U.S. President Barack Obama will be… Read more
Forces Behind the Cuba Normalization
by Daniel Nardini I am happy and grateful that Alan Gross is free at last and reunited with his family. I wish this freedom had come for Gross some time… Read more
No Right to Personal Property
by Daniel Nardini Americans take for granted that no private or government agency can confiscate private or personal property unless so designated by a court order. And even then, an… Read more
Wisconsin’s Proposed Right to Work Law
Flushed with the election victory of November 4th, the Republicans in Wisconsin are proposing a number of changes with laws that would affect working class Wisconsin residents. One of these… Read more
Don’t Always Expect the Seventh Cavalry
by Daniel Nardini An effort to rescue an American photojournalist named Luke Somers, held hostage in Yemen, failed when his Al Qaeda captors shot him dead as U.S. special forces… Read more
Trying to Change Dominican Republic’s Abortion Law (Somewhat)
by Daniel Nardini Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina has called upon legislators to change parts of the Dominican Republic’s draconian abortion law. In a constitutional amendment passed in 2009, abortion… Read more
Discrimination Against Muslims in France
by Daniel Nardini The Al Qaeda-Islamic State inspired attacks by rogue individuals in Paris is a tragedy and a horrid crime that has led to the killing of dozens of… Read more »