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Free Community College – Economics and Education in Freefall Together

Free Community College – Economics and Education in Freefall Together by John F. Di Leo, in Illinois Review, January 19, 2015 A.D. Democrats have long called for grammar school to be “free” (that is,...

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Of Speeches and Monuments – The Quest for the Obama Presidential Library

Of Speeches and Monuments – The Quest for the Obama Presidential Library Reflections on the intersection of the State of the Union Address and the Chicago effort to solve its problems by building...

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A Century of Presidential Elections – Statistics Worth Knowing

by John F. Di Leo   I often talk about what jobs are most winnable for the White House. Vice Presidents look like they have a great shot at it, but statistically, most VPs who have become president...

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Who We Are… And Who Barack Obama Is Not

Who We Are… and Who Barack Obama Is Not by John F. Di Leo The current Resident of the White House is fond of stating something of which he disapproves – say, interrogating terrorists or growing the...

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BREAKING: Brian Williams to take himself off the air, temporarily…

BREAKING: Brian Williams to take himself off the air, temporarily… News report filed by intrepid reporter John F. Di Leo, 2-7-15, 5pm CST: We have obtained the full transcript of his report, here....

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Ronald Reagan and a Nation at Work

Ronald Reagan and a Nation at Work By John F. Di Leo –  Reflections on the days when a labor leader led our nation, on the great man’s birthday… As the author writes this column, dozens of ships, each...

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Some Have Forgotten Cuba Didn’t Fall with the Wall

Some Have Forgotten Cuba Didn’t Fall with the Wall by John F. Di Leo Published in the Washington Times, Apri 27, 2000 A.D. In Washington, New York and Chicago, we have been driving cars and riding on...

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An American Chancellor’s Two Anniversaries

An American Chancellor’s Two Anniversaries by John F. Di Leo – April 30, 2015 A.D. Interesting trivia for today: What do the inauguration of George Washington and the Louisiana Purchase have in common?...

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Learning from the First Stimulus

Learning from the First Stimulus by John F. Di Leo Our new president says that we need to spend our way out of the current recession – that, contrary to Republican opinion, the most important thing...

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JFD’s Analogy of the Day

JFD’s Analogy of the Day: You select someone who never set foot in medical school and has only been in hospitals to visit friends who were patients, or to have lunch with friends who are doctors…   …to...

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JFD’s Top Ten Options for Gainful Employment for Federal Bureaucrats

by John F. Di Leo August 25, 2017 A.D. As issues ranging from the border wall to the debt ceiling are in the news again, we encounter the annual talk of a temporary government shutdown. I am opposed...

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American Presidents, Through the Years

By John F. Di Leo January 20, 2018 A.D. Reflections on Presidents and the Presidency, on Inauguration Day President George Washington was inaugurated on April 30, 1789, but not by choice. He had been...

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Drinking and Driving and Naturalizing and Voting…

Drinking and Driving and Naturalizing and Voting… by John F. Di Leo January 25, 2018 Have you ever driven when you were drunk? I mean, I haven’t, so don’t worry about me… I’m just asking about you....

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Free Trade, Fair Trade, and the Question of the Year

Free Trade, Fair Trade, and the Question of the Year by John F. Di Leo June 22, 2018 A.D.   International trade has always been in the news.  Business reporters talk about a trade deficit, politicians...

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The Marquis de Lafayette, Inspiration of the Centuries

The Marquis de Lafayette, Inspiration of the Centuries by John F. Di Leo June 27, 2018 A.D. On July 4, 1917, General Pershing’s American Expeditionary Force arrived in France, the advance team of what...

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George Washington, Inspiration in the Face of Danger

George Washington, Inspiration in the Face of Danger by John F. Di Leo July 4, 2018 A.D.   Reflections on our Commander in Chief in New York, as Congress debated the Declaration in Philadelphia… At the...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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