(Akiit.com) I’ve never met Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year old New York activist, but I am surely looking forward to it. This giant-slayer of an organizer (she worked for Senator Bernie Sanders during the 2016 campaign) was out-spent, but certainly not out-worked, by her opponent, Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY). Crowley had ...
(Akiit.com) Republicans are right to call for tough measures to deter illegal immigration — which means building the wall, ending the “catch and release” policy and challenging the harboring strategies of sanctuary cities. But where Republicans are wrong is in calling for strict caps and even reductions in legal immigration visas. ...
(Akiit.com) Have you ever wondered what it’s like to hire a lawyer? In fact, you might’ve thought that a situation in the past has required a lawyer, but you were too slow or embarrassed to do so. Perhaps the idea of paying the lawyer has you worried, you maybe you’re ...
(Akiit.com) Since the dawn of computing and digital technology, the world of medicine has been able to come leaps and bounds. With devices which save thousands of hours of testing, simulations which are as good as real life, and loads of other tools at researchers disposals, it’s no wonder that some ...
(Akiit.com) There’s no denying that life can be stressful. At certain times, we all have hurdles to overcome, and grief and hardship to come to terms with. But it’s increasingly the case in the modern world that we’re not just subjected to the normal acute stresses of life — such as ...
(Akiit.com) There’s no denying that there are some seriously weird things happening in this world. On a day to day basis, we’re seeing more and more change in the world, for both the better and the worse. Take the recent peace treaty signing between South Korea, and North Korea. It made ...
(Akiit.com) President Trump has proven adept at taming the regulatory state. One of his early executive orders directed the bureaucracy to eliminate three regulations for every new one put on the books. That has succeeded beyond everyone’s wildest dreams, with 22 regulations going into the shredder for every new entry in ...
(Akiit.com) A few weeks ago, I wrote about the importance of the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision in the Wayfair vs. South Dakota case. Last week, the Court sided with South Dakota in a narrow ruling to overturn their own precedent (Quill vs. North Dakota) that states cannot force businesses to collect ...
(Akiit.com) Ronald Reagan appointed Justice Anthony Kennedy to the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 11, 1987. In his nominating speech President Reagan described the U.S. Circuit Judge Kennedy as “a true conservative – one who believes that our constitutional system is one of enumerated power – that it is we, the ...
(Akiit.com) Black mothers are dying and it’s time to do something about it. Every year, more than 700 American mothers lose their lives to pregnancy or birth-related complications. Some medical professionals estimate that at least half, if not more, of these deaths are entirely preventable. While the deaths of 700-plus American ...