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Should Trump Declare a National Emergency Over Border Security?

Published on January 13, 2019 By sirrahc

“We’re either going to have a win, make a compromise — because I think a compromise is a win for everybody — or I will declare a national emergency.”  — President Donald Trump Once again, the U.S. government is in a partial shutdown due to a stalemate on budgetary issues. The President demands the $5.7 […]

The Caravan, MS-13, and the Opioid Crisis

Published on November 18, 2018 By sirrahc

“We need to stop the caravan. We need to build the wall.”  — Newt Gingrich For weeks we have been reading and hearing about the “caravan” of over 7000 Central Americans trekking their way through Mexico to the United States, with the stated goal of either pleading for amnesty or simply demanding that the U.S. […]