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Setting the Citizenship Bar Too High
By Daniel Nardini I always get personally upset whenever I hear ignorant fools who claim that “illegals are coming over the border and grabbing our jobs, and our benefits.” What… Read more
Canada to Prosecute Those Who Commit Crimes on the Moon
By Daniel Nardini As ridiculous as this may sound, there is some rational basis for why Canada’s parliament passed a law that allows for Canada to prosecute those who commit… Read more
Beware the Mandatory Death Sentences in: Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore
By Daniel Nardini When I went to both Brunei and Malaysia in Southeast Asia for holiday, the authorities there made it plain on all of the immigration forms: “Death to… Read more
Brutal Repression in El Salvador
By Daniel Nardini While the U.S. news media has been concentrating on Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s draconian lock-downs of Shanghai and Shenzhen, no real attention is being drawn… Read more
How Cuba’s Health Care System Really Stinks
By Daniel Nardini Just a few days after our tour group arrived in Cuba, half the group got eye infections. The tour operators were so worried that they took all… Read more
United States: Defender of Smaller Nations
By Daniel Nardini When I lived in Seoul, South Korea, I saw from time to time American soldiers on the subway, driving on the highway in U.S. military vehicles, and… Read more
Striking Closer to Home Than We Think
By Daniel Nardini When we think about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we are thinking of something that is far off in Europe. We have to remember that Russia is… Read more
How Soon We Forget
By Daniel Nardini For a year, I did not bother to wear a mask when I went shopping, met with people, or went to the bank. Despite all of the… Read more
The Colombia-Venezuela Border War
By Daniel Nardini I find it ironic that the U.S. government is trying to negotiate an oil deal with the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro while some former Colombian… Read more
Hollywood Amnesia
By Daniel Nardini One of the biggest disappointments (among many) is that Hollywood does not make true historic films. We really never see for the most part movies about events… Read more »