By: Daniel Nardini Many people may not realize it, but Cinco de Mayo is as much an American tradition as it is a Mexican holiday. In his excellent book, El… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini Before I say anything else, I should explain that the Olympic Peninsula is an island-like peninsula in Washington state that has a water border with Canada. It… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini Every now and then (or rather, these days, too frequently), a bad piece of legislation is introduced that was ill conceived in the first place and should… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini While there is still a conflict about whether English should be made an official language in the United States, in Guatemala there is a major fight to… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini There are many great and wonderful books out there that I would highly recommend to my readers. This is not one of them. The book, Liberal Fascism:… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini The battle for Latino and Mexican American studies in Arizona continues. Even though such studies have been officially banned in the Tucson Unified School District school system,… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini What country’s nationals read more books per capita a year? According to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), the answer is Iceland. An individual Icelander… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini There is no question right now who is the Republican choice for its presidential candidate—Mitt Romney. I always believed that he would eventually become the winner. I… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini This act of humanity happened for the strangest of reasons. A bill was passed in the Nebraska state legislature that would fund pre-natal care for all women… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini As has been announced, the Canadian government will no longer be making pennies. It makes perfect economic sense—it costs 1.6 Canadians cents to mine and manufacture the… Read more »