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President Obama has recently announced his intention to chamge U.S. Cuba policy. How is that going to turn out? Coincidentally, my family and I visited Cuba last summer. (See Our Summer 2014 Trip to Mexico and the Island-nation of Cuba.) Cuba has been a communist country since 1959. It has been isolated from the […]
My family and I visit Mexico each summer. This past summer, while visiting Mexico, we took a side trip to the island-nation of Cuba, where we spent a week. It was a fascinating visit. Americans are forbidden by the U.S. government to visit Cuba as tourists, but are allowed to visit Cuba for cultural, scientific or religious […]
Amidst the governmental and media pressure against the Washington Redskins to change their mascot name, an article has appeared in the Washington Post about Red Mesa High School. It’s a high school on the Navajo Reservation that proudly uses the Redskins mascot for its high school football team. Most of the faculty, student body and […]
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The super wealthy are among the biggest drivers of our mass immigration policy. Such people are exempt from the effects of their own policies. They are so wealthy and insulated from the life of the common man. They don’t have to worry so much about crime, deteriorating public schools, neighborhoods invaded by illegal aliens […]
On September 18th, voters in Scotland are scheduled to go to the polls and vote in a very straightforward referendum. Unlike the confusing referendum held in Puerto Rico in 2012 , the Scotland referendum poses a very simple question to voters. The question on the ballot is simply “Should Scotland be an independent country?”. There are […]
What is the purpose of the military? Is it to protect the nation, or to promote diversity and make its officers feel warm and fuzzy? The Washington Times has an article about U.S. Army sociologists being worried about too many white officers in combat units and not enough black officers. Is this really a problem? […]
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It’s that time of year again, when the kids traipse off to the old brick school house for another year of American education. In my family, we’re all in the public school system, my sons as students, my wife as employee, and myself as a Spanish teacher. So we’re right in the thick of it. […]
Germany won the 2014 World Cup, held in Brazil. The World Cup is an international soccer tournament held every four years. The Mexican team was eliminated by the Netherlands team, and there was a controversial call in the game. Mexican player Rafael Marquez fouled Dutch player Arjen Robben. After studying videos and still photos of the […]
Soccer’s quadrennial international championship tournament, the World Cup, is drawing to a close. What can be learned from it? For one thing, it shows that nationalism is alive and well. Soccer fans travel thousands of miles to cheer on their national teams. Some of them wear bright colors of their national flags, or stereotypical […]
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The war against the Washington Redskins team name continues, though the majority of American Indians are not offended by it. On May 22nd, half of our senators sent a letter to the NFL about this issue. They can’t balance the budget but they have time for this? Now the opponents of the team’s name have […]
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