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He Kept Us Out of War?
By Daniel Nardini No, U.S. President Donald Trump did not get the Nobel Peace Prize. It was not possible—all of the nominations had to be submitted by January 31st of… Read more
Trump’s War Against Chicago
By Daniel Nardini U.S. President Donald Trump is at war with Chicago in everything but name. He essentially declared war against America’s third largest city at Charlie Kirk’s funeral and… Read more
Still Trying to Explain to the Outside World
By Daniel Nardini People I know in Europe see America in the lens of their own history, and people I know in East Asia see the United States in terms… Read more
More Red, More Blue America Part II
By Daniel Nardini The frightening thing in my view is that neither the Democratic Party nor Republican Party want to think twice about re-arranging districts in the states they control…. Read more
More Red, More Blue America
By Daniel Nardini I truly feel sorry for the wife and children of Charlie Kirk. They are without a beloved husband and father. I pray for them. Charlie Kirk was… Read more
The Mexican American Community of Illinois is Here to Stay
By Daniel Nardini Today, there are 1.7 million Mexican Americans in Illinois. Mexican Americans make-up 13.4 percent of the entire population of Illinois. Mexican Americans make-up the single largest Latino… Read more
How Not to Use the National Guard
By Daniel Nardini Recently, Federal District Judge Charles R. Breyer again ruled that the use of the National Guard for law enforcement was illegal under the Posse Comitatus Act in… Read more
America’s Hugo Chavez
By Daniel Nardini Like current U.S. President Donald Trump, former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was popularly elected because people in Venezuela were tired of the party system in that country…. Read more
Living in Two Different Americas
By Daniel Nardini This process was happening before current U.S. President Donald Trump came back to power. A friend of mine who lives in northwest Illinois near the Mississippi River… Read more

Venezuela Invasion?
By Daniel Nardini No, no, NO! There is no question that the U.S. government under President Donald Trump is running into all kinds insane, crazy directions that not only make… Read more »