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Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution requires an “enumeration” of the population every 10 years. Since 1790, the federal government has duly conducted its decennial census.
Now politics are threatening to undermine the accuracy of the 2010 population count.…
The leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States in Guadalajara, Mexico. (AP photo)
At the so-called “Three Amigos Summit” yesterday in Guadalajara, Mexico, President Barack Obama declared that immigration reform legislation in the United States is getting a rain check.
Calling a…
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It’s been about eight months since St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Daniel Isom assumed the top job after former chief Joe Mokwa resigned amid a vehicle towing scandal that led to an ongoing federal investigation.
Speaking downtown last night to the Hispanic…
Two troubling reports surfaced this week. One was about an increase in hate crimes against Hispanics, immigrants and people perceived to be immigrants; the other was about an increase in murders of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
The Washington Post…
The call to remove famous Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio is heating up. The Arizona Republic (among others) reports that in addition to being investigated by the Department of Justice for violating the civil rights of immigrants, the sheriff…
As was expected, President George W. Bush commuted the sentences of two border patrol guards, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who had been sentenced to more than 10 years in jail for seriously wounding a suspected drug runner. They now are…
Two of our favorites, soon-to-be ex-Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt and future President Lou Dobbs were on TV Wednesday evening talking about us…it doesn’t get much better than that.
The governor appeared on Lou’s show on CNN to ’splain Amendment 1 on the…
Illegal immigration was a hot national topic last year. It was a hot topic even in Missouri.
Even though it’s fallen off the main stage of political discourse, there’s still some good thinking and writing on the subject.
The Heritage Foundation on…
The U.S. Census Bureau has revised its forecast of when America’s “minority” population will overtake the “majority” white population. It now says we’ll have a “minority majority” in 33 years, in the year 2042, not 2050 as previously projected.
The country…
USA Today’s website has a “Candidate Match Game” which allows you to determine which presidential candidate most shares your views via a neat interactive tool.
There are twelve “statements,” in four separate categories, and for each you can use a slide rule…
About 2,200 years ago, Chinese Emperor Ch’in started work on what came to be known as the Great Wall of China.
Eighty years ago, French military planners began the Maginot Line, a series of concrete fortifications believed to be impregnable.
Both were…
