Keeping a DREAM alive
On January 15, many Americans will observe Martin Luther King, Jr Day with a bank holiday, school closures, and no postal service; otherwise it’s not really holiday that is celebrated …
A new year brings new laws
Every January 1 a deluge of new laws take effect across the country, more than 200 of these new laws were added to the books in Illinois alone. Illinois state …
Trump’s tax reform, is not real reform
President Trump recently held a press conference where he said, “I promised we would pass a massive tax cut for the everyday, working American families who are the backbone and …
Redacted Bill of Rights 2017 edition
December 15 marks the day that the first ten Amendments were added to the Constitution of the United States of America. However, since 1791, Congress along with the Judicial and …
US withdrawal from New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants is wrong move
On September 19, 2016 all 193 Member States of the United Nations – including the United States – met at the Summit for Refugees and Migrants, and unanimously adopted the …
In support of Freedom of the Press
The First Amendment states, in part, “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…” However that was not able to stop the Alien and …
Betting on immigration reform
A recent Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll “found that only 25 percent of Americans support allowing immigrants to obtain U.S. green cards or permanent resident status through a lottery system, while 60 …
Time to abolish DST
Earlier this year Legislators in New Hampshire discussed the idea of ending the twice-yearly practice of adjusting clocks by 1 hour to either begin or end Daylight Saving Time (DST). …
Wrestling with IP
It’s not often that professional wrestling, or “Sports Entertainment” as Vince McMahon likes to call it, enters the mainstream of society. However a small group of wrestlers known as the …
Flags, protest & compelled patriotism
Over the course of the last 12-16 months there has been a fair amount of discussion about a specific form of protest that some – including President Donald Trump – …