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Sports Hate Speech

Sports Hate Speech

By: Daniel Nardini The whole immigration debate has not only turned extremely ugly, but it has turned extremely ugly in an area that had until recently been free of it—sports…. Read more »

The Pyongyang Restaurant

The Pyongyang Restaurant

By: Daniel Nardini I found this oddball piece of news in an Asian daily newspaper. A Dutch entrepreneur named Remco van Daal set up a North Korea-style restaurant in Amsterdam,… Read more »

Out of Control Birther Law

Out of Control Birther Law

By: Daniel Nardini It was once said that if some new trend starts in California then it will eventually sweep the nation. I can safely say that if some new… Read more »

The Beauty That Was the Printed Encyclopedia Britannica

The Beauty That Was the Printed Encyclopedia Britannica

By: Daniel Nardini A long time ago, my mother was a sales lady for the Encyclopedia Britannica. In appreciation for her efforts, the Chicago branch of the Encyclopedia Britannica company… Read more »

Caught in Angry Alabama

Caught in Angry Alabama

By: Daniel Nardini American labor activists from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are going to Seoul, South Korea, to hold protests with their South Korean union counterparts to put… Read more »

The Undocumented Americans in Mexico

The Undocumented Americans in Mexico

By: Daniel Nardini I remember when I was in Guadalajara, Mexico, a long time ago, I met a lady who was working in a private tourist booth with pamphlets and… Read more »

Puerto Rico: Speak English Or Else!

Puerto Rico: Speak English Or Else!

By: Daniel Nardini This is probably the biggest nail in the coffin for a Rick Santorum presidency. The hopeful Republican presidential candidate went to Puerto Rico where he told the… Read more »

Justice for the Sterilized Women of Peru

Justice for the Sterilized Women of Peru

By: Daniel Nardini Recently the Peruvian government has reopened its investigation into the forced sterilization of Peruvian indigenous women in the 1990’s. The question is how far this investigation will… Read more »

French Xenophobia

French Xenophobia

By: Daniel Nardini It seems that race and ethnic hatred along with xenophobia are not American monopolies during elections. The same is happening in France. Yes, France is having a… Read more »

The Obama Myth

The Obama Myth

By: Daniel Nardini U.S. President Barack Obama. For many people they see very different things about this man. There are people who see him as not a U.S.-born citizen. There… Read more »