<p></p>
Commentary
<p><strong>Connie Conway </strong></p>
<p> Independence Day came early this year for hard-working California taxpayers.</p>
<p> On July 1, higher taxes that began two years ago expired and the average California family will see a $1,000 dollars in tax savings.</p>
<p></p>
<p> Since the United States seized half Mexico’s territory after the American War of 1847, Mexican Americans have suffered from isolation. Their population was centered along the border, often months away from the East Coast. An out of sight, out of mind mentality developed.</p>
<p></p>
<p> We must come to understand Hiroshima and Nagasaki as war crimes. And we must resist the double standard that makes crimes committed by our enemies punishable under international law, while the same crimes committed by our leaders are deemed to be acceptable.</p>
<p></p>
<p> The presence of illegal immigrants in the United States continues to generate ineffectual political initiatives, from employment verification <strong>mandates </strong>to <strong>referendums </strong>against in-state tuition access.</p>
Conceding to bad people on issues like the debt ceiling makes Obama Read more…
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">It’s as simple as “a friend of my enemy is my enemy.” Boycotts are effective when they are centered</span></p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p> Two years ago this week, 4.5 million of America’s workers enjoyed a modest pay increase, as the federal minimum wage rose from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour. The increase was the final of a three-step boost enacted in 2007. Of those getting a bump in pay, more than three-quarters were adults, nearly two-thirds were women, and nearly half a million were single parents with children under 18.</p>