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The Minimum Wage at 65
By: Daniel Nardini On October 24, 1938, the federal government under then U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt established what is now called the minimum wage. Under federal law, every state and… Read more
Alabama’s Immigration Law Forever Struck Down
By: Daniel Nardini Every single federal court has ruled against the State of Alabama’s state immigration law. Now, in a lawsuit settlement with a number of civil and human rights… Read more
As Health Care Crashes While Obama Fiddles Around
By: Daniel Nardini A police officer who works on the police force near where I live told me that Blue Cross had cancelled his special health care plan due… Read more
Getting Rid of the Convertible Cuban Peso
By: Daniel Nardini The Cuban government announced that it will phase out the convertible Cuban peso. What is the convertible Cuban peso? This peso can only be exchanged for… Read more
The High Speed Pipe Dream?
By: Daniel Nardini There is now serious talk about building a track network for high speed trains. The network would run from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport to Indianapolis and… Read more
Madness in Brunei
By: Daniel Nardini I visited this country a long time ago. At the time, it was a conservative Muslim… Read more
Imprisonment for Pregnancy Miscarriage
By: Daniel Nardini If a woman suffers a miscarriage during her pregnancy, and the baby is lost, it is a terrible tragedy. Not only the physical health but… Read more
Slavery Alive and Well
By: Daniel Nardini For so many Americans, slavery ended in 1865 after the end of the U.S. Civil… Read more
Let the Flag Fly!
By: Daniel Nardini It does not seem like three years have passed since three high school… Read more
What About Art Treasures Looted by the Communists?
By: Daniel Nardini It was all over the news. Some of the long vanished art treasures stolen by the Nazis before and during World War II have been found… Read more »