(Akiit.com) When President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” he could not have foreseen today’s Republican Party. A bill authored by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that would require the federal government to balance the budget each year was soundly defeated last week ...
(Akiit.com) The latest school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas brings out the same tired rhetoric from the left. They’re blaming guns, the NRA, and President Trump. What the left isn’t doing, however, is offering new and pragmatic solutions. Legislators can’t pass up opportunities to score political points in the aftermath of tragedies, ...
(Akiit.com) Empowerment is important, especially within the African American community. In an age where the social constructs of fairness and equality quickly melt away in the economic reality of the 21st century, the cold hard statistics don’t match what our kids are taught in school. Black professionals, especially women still, right ...
(Akiit.com) Just a few weeks ago, Iowa passed the most restrictive abortion ban in the nation since Roe v. Wade. Although it does contain several exceptions, the law generally bars doctors from performing abortions after the baby’s heartbeat can be detected, which is usually around six weeks. If you’re thinking that this ...
(Akiit.com) Comic books have been around in the US since 1933. Superhero comic books as we currently know them came into popularity in this country in 1938 with the introduction of Action Comics and the creation of the Superman character. The so called golden age of comic books from 1930’s to around ...
(Akiit.com) A recent column by a black Republican activist in the Washington Informer included the following: “But to my liberal friends who constantly ask ‘When was America great?’ I simply say that America was great when Lincoln freed the slaves. America was great when we passed the Civil Rights Act of ...
(Akiit.com) Republicans and Democrats alike have thrown everything at President Trump but the proverbial kitchen sink. And yet, like “Old Glory,” i.e., the American flag, flying proudly over Fort McHenry as it withstood the relentless assault of enemies committed to robbing American citizens of their freedom and subjugating us to bow ...
(Akiit.com) Do you dream of flying some of the world’s most sophisticated aircraft across the globe? To say being a pilot is a thrilling job is an understatement. Equally, though, it is a very difficult job – one whereby you will probably encounter numerous hurdles along the way. With that in ...
(Akiit.com) Savings and investments used to be so easy. Walk into your high street bank or sit down with a financial adviser, put some money into a high interest account and some more into some stocks and shares, sit back and watch your nest egg grow. Sadly, these days of rock ...
(Akiit.com) When you find yourself in legal difficulties of any kind, it is important that you respond in the right way. It may simply be that you have a parking ticket, a lawsuit or something more serious like someone accuses you of a crime. Whatever the case, the problem is not ...