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The Necessity for Latino History in Illinois Schools
By Daniel Nardini Recently, the Illinois State Assembly has been passing legislation to make Native American history required in Illinois public schools. In 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into… Read more
Native American History is Not Black and White
By Daniel Nardini Many years ago, I wrote an editorial about the state of Arizona prohibiting teachers and schools from teaching students about “controversial” topics that would cause “social conflict”… Read more
Creating a Victims of Communism Day
By Daniel Nardini I have seen such displays in local libraries. Local libraries, in keeping with the tradition of when the world learned about the Nazi concentration camps that were… Read more
Our Feeble Man in the White House
By Daniel Nardini I do not have to be a Republican to think there is something wrong with U.S. President Joe Biden’s running of the White House these days (or… Read more
The Right Wing Movement With Or Without Trump
By Daniel Nardini A whole lot of stuff can happen in almost two years. We might see a replay of the 2020 election if somehow Donald Trump becomes the Republican… Read more
From Beethoven’s Hair
By Daniel Nardini March 26th marked the 196th anniversary of the death of the great composer Ludwig von Beethoven. In 1827, Beethoven died from what doctors believe at the time… Read more
Wyoming’s Anti-abortion Pill Law
By Daniel Nardini Wyoming’s Governor Mark signed into law the banning of abortion pills in the state. Wyoming is one of 13 states that have banned abortion pills, and one… Read more
No to Military Strikes Within Mexico
By Daniel Nardini As tragic as the death of two Americans and the kidnapping of two others was while they were in Matamorros, Mexico, what should NOT be done is… Read more
The People of Chicago Have Spoken
By Daniel Nardini What a whirlwind the last four years have been for Chicago. When Lori Lightfoot was elected, I do not think that I or anyone else could have… Read more
The Reparations Fallacy
By Daniel Nardini Of all the things that have been proposed by certain elements within the Democratic Party, the one on reparations for African Americans has to be one of… Read more »