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Iowa Going Rogue

Iowa Going Rogue

By Daniel Nardini I have been watching political events happening in Iowa with trepidation. Last week, Iowa Governor Kim Reynaulds signed into law legislation that will allow police in Iowa… Read more »

Ecuador’s Wrong Move

Ecuador’s Wrong Move

By Daniel Nardini In a move that has definitely broken international law, Ecuador’s government under Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa conducted a semi-military police raid on the Mexican embassy in the… Read more »

A Three-tiered Justice System

A Three-tiered Justice System

By Daniel Nardini The whole legal drama with former President Donald Trump is a stark reality reminder that there actually is a two-tiered justice system in the United States. One… Read more »

The Congressional Republicans and Peter Navarro

The Congressional Republicans and Peter Navarro

By Daniel Nardini A good friend of mine got very disappointing news; the Affordable Connectivity Program will come to an end in May. This program has helped tens of millions… Read more »

India Moving in the Wrong Direction

India Moving in the Wrong Direction

By Daniel Nardini For the first time ever, Freedom House, a well-known organization that ranks the amount and quality of freedom in every country around the world, moved India down… Read more »

Too Many Constitutional Issues With Trump

Too Many Constitutional Issues With Trump

By Daniel Nardini The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump can be on all of the ballots in all 50 states for the 2024 presidential election…. Read more »

Immigration to the United States in the 2020’s

Immigration to the United States in the 2020’s

By Daniel Nardini Immigration in this decade is in many ways a continuation of trends in the previous decades, and in other ways a result of conditions in the countries… Read more »

Freedom of Religion in Illinois and the Extreme Right

Freedom of Religion in Illinois and the Extreme Right

By Daniel Nardini In my personal experience throughout life, while all U.S. states have freedom of religion, some are more free than others. In my view, Illinois is among the… Read more »

The Real Sad Facts About the Migrant Issue

The Real Sad Facts About the Migrant Issue

By Daniel Nardini When I hear some of the ugliest political rhetoric coming out of the Republican Party about what they think the migrants are, it makes me cringe to… Read more »

The Still Very Porous U.S.-Mexico Border

The Still Very Porous U.S.-Mexico Border

By Daniel Nardini I saw the 60 Minute special on a place in the U.S. border wall where Chinese nationals were easily getting through a break in the border wall… Read more »