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In Praise of Stanley Karnow

In Praise of Stanley Karnow

By: Daniel Nardini On January 27th, the great journalist and historian Stanley Karnow passed away. He was 87 years old. There are hundreds of thousands of book titles on the… Read more »

Sovereign Citizen Madness

Sovereign Citizen Madness

By: Daniel Nardini In south Florida, a Brazilian-born squatter named Andre Barbosa is living illegally on a foreclosed property owned by Bank of America. The squatter, when asked what he… Read more »

The Immigration Reform Fight Line

The Immigration Reform Fight Line

By: Daniel Nardini The new immigration reform package voted on by the U.S. Senate has yet to be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives. Since the Republicans dominate the… Read more »

The Illinois TVDL: Win-Win Situation

The Illinois TVDL: Win-Win Situation

By: Daniel Nardini Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation into law that will allow for undocumented to have what are called temporary visitor’s driver’s licenses (TVDL). These TVDL’s are good… Read more »

Arisen from the Grave of the Drug Trade

Arisen from the Grave of the Drug Trade

By: Daniel Nardini In the 1980’s and 1990’s, it was the most violent city in all of Latin America and indeed the world. The drug trade was so much a… Read more »

Latinos a Race?

Latinos a Race?

By: Daniel Nardini The U.S. Census is busy experimenting with the term “Latino.” They are now considering listing Latinos as a race—separate from all the other races such as white,… Read more »

Sundance Film Festival: Sex Et Al

Sundance Film Festival: Sex Et Al

By: Daniel Nardini The Sutherland Institute is not the only one upset by all the extreme sex that seems to be pervasive in many of the films being shown at… Read more »

Seguro Popular: Something to Think About

Seguro Popular: Something to Think About

By: Daniel Nardini While many, many Americans are concerned what the Health Care Reform Act will mean for them, ordinary Mexicans do not have to worry about universal health care…. Read more »

Side Issue on the Front Burner

Side Issue on the Front Burner

By: Daniel Nardini An issue that I consider little more than a side show has now become all the rage. Yes, it is the gun issue, and it is showing… Read more »

How the Immigration System Failed One Day

How the Immigration System Failed One Day

By: Daniel Nardini What happened to one lady in 2011 gives a whole list of reasons why our current immigration system is a mess. Angelica Davila, a resident of northern… Read more »