by Kelli Ballard | Jan 17, 2018 | Columns
California is home to Hollywood and billionaire movie stars and even has wealth built into its official nickname – The Golden State. So, why does it have the highest poverty rate in the nation? There are a variety of theories, depending on who you ask. Today let’s...
by Laura Valkovic | Nov 30, 2017 | Immigration
Australia’s tough stance on illegal immigration came to a head with the October closure of its Manus Island offshore detention center and the subsequent refusal of many of the occupants to leave. Australia began its offshore processing system of illegal asylum seekers...
by Sarah Cowgill | Oct 26, 2017 | Immigration
The murder trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, the Mexican national who caused the death of 32-year-old Kate Steinle, is underway in San Francisco. The highly anticipated courtroom drama sets the stage for intense scrutiny of sanctuary cities, the proposed border wall,...
by Leesa K. Donner | Oct 11, 2017 | Immigration
If there was one defining promise made by Donald J. Trump during the 2016 presidential election campaign, it was that the U.S. would finally begin securing its border and build a “great, big, beautiful wall.” Earlier this week, the White House sent a friendly reminder...
by Tim Donner | Aug 11, 2017 | The Left
As the once-unthinkable reality of a Donald Trump presidency reaches the two-hundred-day mark, the left, now self-identifying as “the resistance,” has offered up no viable ideas, alternatives, or solutions. They have carried on as if the election was a gigantic...
