NAFTA 2.0 and a Return to Focus

by John F. Di Leo  October 3, 2018 A.D. Bringing it in just under the wire, negotiators representing Mexico, Canada, and the United States announced a new trade deal, to be named the USMCA, on Sunday, September 30, enabling the replacement […]

Primary Choices and General Repercussions

Lessons to Learn from Campaign Yard Signs by John F. Di Leo September 24, 2018 A.D.   Driving through Wisconsin this weekend, I saw yard signs.  Lots and lots of yard signs. Wisconsin Republicans are energized.  With eight years of […]

Celebrating our Constitution, Remembering our Heritage

by John F. Di Leo Reflections on Constitution Day September 17, 2018 A.D. On September 17, 1787, thirty-nine of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention got together for one final time, to sign the final document before sending it out […]

Chicago Prepares to Move On

Chicago Prepares to Move On By John F. Di Leo  September 7, 2018 A.D. Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a past congressman and White House chief of staff, unexpectedly announced this week that he is not running for a third term. […]

The Priest Scandal and the Statute of Limitations

  by John F. Di Leo August 27, 2018 A.D. A recent report by a Pennsylvania grand jury has put a scandal – the one about the Catholic priests guilty of sex abuse – back in the news again. Since […]

Another Election Year, Another Array of Election Abuses

August 10, 2018 A.D. By John F. Di Leo –  It is an election year, so the news concerns elections. But not just the candidates, the campaigns, and the issues… if you look closely, you’ll also find news about the […]

From Palos de la Frontera, Westward Bound

From Palos de la Frontera, Westward Bound by John F. Di Leo August 3, 2018 A.D. Reflections on the anniversary of a day that changed the world… On August 3, 1492, Cristoforo Colombo (yes, you non-Italians spell it Christopher Columbus) […]

Media Hysteria and Historical Context in the NAFTA Discussions

by John F. Di Leo July 20, 2018 A.D.   Every time the President talks about trade negotiations, it makes the news. On July 18, he mentioned – for the umpteenth time – that he might prefer to break NAFTA […]

Of Pipelines and Alliances: President Trump at NATO

Of Pipelines and Alliances: President Trump at NATO by John F. Di Leo July 16, 2018 A.D. During the July 2018 NATO summit, elements of the USA newsmedia focused on President Trump’s accurate attacks on Western Europe’s contradictory actions and […]

When the Rights of the Many are Trampled by the Rights of the Few

When the Rights of the Many are Trampled by the Rights of the Few by John F. Di Leo July 9, 2018 A.D.   Reflections on the nature of today’s demonstrations… Right at the beginning of the Bill of Rights, […]