Puerto Rico – Our 51st State?
This summer, my nephew became interested in collecting state quarters. When she was a kid, my sister collected baseball cards and stamps, so perhaps this early interest is in his […]
The Health Care Industry: How Did We Get Here?
In 1918 President Wilson created the National War Labor Board. It was made up of twelve members from business and labor with an objective being to ensure that labor strikes […]
IIRIRA – Heard Of It?
In September 1996, then President Bill Clinton signed into law the “Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.” Having been very aware of the political headwinds at that time, I […]
Immigration
*I posted this on Facebook in January 2017 before Inauguration Day. Over the last couple of months, a few people have told me how much they have enjoyed my political […]
Climate Change is Real and Deniers Will “Forget” That They Denied
A warning to all readers: this is long and bitterly sarcastic. Read at your own risk. Climate change. It seems simple enough. The scientific community overwhelmingly agrees that the earth […]
Defunding Planned Parenthood
What’s up with defunding Planned Parenthood? So it looks like we survived the G20 – if survival means, “try not to embarrass the United States more than your last trip […]
Authorization for Use of Military Force
The United States has been at war since December 2001 but war has never been declared. Isn't that a problem?