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The American Birth Rate Shrinking

The American Birth Rate Shrinking

By: Daniel Nardini According to the Pew Research Center, the U.S. birth rate is at the lowest since 1920. From 2007 to 2010, the birth rate dropped to 63.2 births… Read more »

In Pursuit of Safe Toys

In Pursuit of Safe Toys

By: Daniel Nardini For children, Christmas should be a beautiful time. They should not suffer injury or death. Sadly, here we go again with dangerous and unsafe toys. Why does… Read more »

Going Towards the Food Stamps Cliff

Going Towards the Food Stamps Cliff

By: Daniel Nardini More than 13 percent of the entire U.S. population is on food stamps. This adds up to 47.1 million people. This number alone is almost the same… Read more »

Finally, Justice for Felipe Montes

Finally, Justice for Felipe Montes

By: Daniel Nardini In a previous article, I had written about the case of Felipe Montes. He came as an undocumented immigrant to the United States and eventually settled in… Read more »

Poisoning the Galapagos Food Chain

Poisoning the Galapagos Food Chain

By: Daniel Nardini One of the greatest threats all of the rare and unique creatures on the Galapagos Islands face is rats. There are an estimated 180 million rats on… Read more »

Who Will Pay for the Great Recession?

Who Will Pay for the Great Recession?

By: Daniel Nardini We live in its shadow. Tens of millions of Americans are still very much affected by it. The politicians in Washington, D.C. still do not want to… Read more »

Will the Powers That Be Restrict the Internet?

Will the Powers That Be Restrict the Internet?

By: Daniel Nardini The U.S. government is sending a 100 member delegation to the United Nations International Telecommunication Union convention to be held December 3-14, in Dubai. Why such a… Read more »

On Retroactive Criminal Records

On Retroactive Criminal Records

By: Daniel Nardini A Florida resident named Gabriel Hernandez, who was busted in 2001 for selling LSD, was threatened with deportation for this crime committed almost 12 years ago. Hernandez… Read more »

America Pulling Apart

America Pulling Apart

By: Daniel Nardini A member of my wife’s church insulted me for not “believing in God or Jesus Christ.” Actually, I simply do not believe in her version of what… Read more »

To the Republican Party: We Told You So!

To the Republican Party: We Told You So!

By: Daniel Nardini There is no question that the Latino vote did help to contribute to the defeat of the Republican Party’s presidential candidate Mitt Romney on November 6th. Latinos… Read more »