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English: The Language of International Communication
By Daniel Nardini A generation ago, I was teaching English as a foreign language in Taiwan. At the time, about five percent of all Taiwanese understood English, and Taiwan was… Read more
Afghanistan: The Forgotten War
By Daniel Nardini It is simply not in the news. Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, we have not heard anything about what has been going on in that country… Read more
Mexico’s Jalisco State Decriminalizes Abortion
By Daniel Nardini The major city of Guadalajara and the whole of Jalisco state it is located in will decriminalize abortion in all cases. This makes Jalisco state the thirteenth… Read more
Iowa Going Rogue
By Daniel Nardini I have been watching political events happening in Iowa with trepidation. Last week, Iowa Governor Kim Reynaulds signed into law legislation that will allow police in Iowa… Read more
Ecuador’s Wrong Move
By Daniel Nardini In a move that has definitely broken international law, Ecuador’s government under Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa conducted a semi-military police raid on the Mexican embassy in the… Read more
A Three-tiered Justice System
By Daniel Nardini The whole legal drama with former President Donald Trump is a stark reality reminder that there actually is a two-tiered justice system in the United States. One… Read more
The Congressional Republicans and Peter Navarro
By Daniel Nardini A good friend of mine got very disappointing news; the Affordable Connectivity Program will come to an end in May. This program has helped tens of millions… Read more
India Moving in the Wrong Direction
By Daniel Nardini For the first time ever, Freedom House, a well-known organization that ranks the amount and quality of freedom in every country around the world, moved India down… Read more
Too Many Constitutional Issues With Trump
By Daniel Nardini The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump can be on all of the ballots in all 50 states for the 2024 presidential election…. Read more
Neutering American History in the Classroom
By Daniel Nardini Recently I talked to a young man who works in a restaurant. He will soon be graduating from high school, and he hopes to go to music… Read more »