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Rule by the Elites – Part 2
By Daniel Nardini In March of this year, the primaries basically decided who would be the nominee for both the Democratic and Republican parties. For the Republican Party it is… Read more
Rule by the Elites
By Daniel Nardini Why has Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for so long been able to dodge a legal bullet that should have killed him? Why was he able to… Read more
Rural Tribalism
By Daniel Nardini It all seems postcard picturesque. Small rural Illinois towns with two or three churches, a local restaurant and bar, some family-run businesses like a grocery store or… Read more
Two Things Happening at the Same Time
By Daniel Nardini While America is fixated on the whole presidential drama, there are two things taking place that is affecting the United States. The first one is the refugee… Read more
Welcoming the Potawatomi Back to Illinois
By Daniel Nardini Slowly but surely, the Prairie Band of the Potawatomi Nation is returning to Illinois after 175 of having been evicted from this state. In April of this… Read more
Forming a Buy >From Free Countries Coalition
By Daniel Nardini One of the issues I still have with corporations are their willingness to have their products made in China. Everything from toys to electronics to clothes to… Read more
Do Not Treat Mexico as a Geo-political Pawn
By Daniel Nardini One of the problems with many so-called American “experts” and American politicians is that they treat too many countries and Mexico in particular as a geo-political pawn… Read more
The Growing Possibility of National Insurrection
By Daniel Nardini Since former U.S. President Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in a New York court, his followers are now on the war-path. Trump’s supporters have… Read more
America’s Growing Isolationism
By Daniel Nardini The United States is now far less engaged in world affairs than at anytime since the end of the Cold War. The United States, despite claims by… Read more
Venezuela: South America’s Dilemma
By Daniel Nardini We have all seen the demonstrations in the streets against the recent election process in Venezuela. Venezuelans, angry that dictator Nicolas Maduro has stolen yet another election,… Read more »