Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State

ISIS, the Islamic terrorist network, may have gone too far this time. On Saturday, as reported by The Gateway Pundit , “an Islamist extremist [Omar Mateen]   murdered 20 people at a ‘Pulse’ gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.” Fifty people are now reported dead. Gays have long been a targeted group for Islamic terrorists.

This guest Blog was written By Natalie Sirkin Assimilation—a cultural unification of the American population—has been challenged by an anti-assimilationist ideology, which is called “multiculturalism” . . . and which is specifically identified with the Hispanic community -- One Nation, One Standard In an enlightening autobiography, Herman Badillo explains the nature of Hispanic immigrants. An orphan, Herman Badillo, by chance, by a keen brain, and by determination, rose to be Deputy Mayor of New York City and the first Puerto Rican in Congress. He analyzes Hispanic non-assimilation and its background, the “five century siesta” of Spanish civilization. He offers arguments relating to the immigration bill which the Senate is now debating, that apply to Latin Americans and Pakistan. Badillo asserts that Mexicans haven’t been helped by U.S. government programs. The fu...