List of Posts to dwkcommentaries–Chronological (2023)

 

Number Date Title
    JANUARY 2023
1876 01/03/23 U.S. Procedures for Resettlement of Ukrainians
1877 01/05/23 Department of Homeland Security Announces Important Proposed Rules To Improve Immigration Laws and Border Security
1878 01/07/23 President Biden’s Argument for New Asylum/Border Policy
1858C 01/14/23 Comment: Prosecution Drops Appeals of Federal Sentences of Kueng and Thao for Involuntary Manslaughter
1879 01/20/23 U.S. Adopts Confusing New Program for Resettling Certain Foreigners
1880 01/21/23 U.S. and Cuba Resume Law Enforcement Dialogue
1881 01/23/23 Derek Chauvin’s Appeal of State Conviction and Sentencing for Killing George Floyd
1881A 01/25/23 COMMENT: Criminal Prosecutor’s Opinion on Use of Chauvin’s Federal Guilty Plea
1882 01/28/23 Another Defining Challenge for the 21st Century
1883 01/30/23 Skepticism About Douthat’s Defining Challenge of the 21st Cendtury
1882A 01/31/23 Comment: Developments in Africa and Italy Accentuate Douthat’s Concerns
      FEBRUARY 2023
1884 02/01/23 Need To Improve U.S. Asylum System
1885 02/02/23 Briefs in Tou Thao’s State Criminal Case Over Killing of George Floyd
1886 02/03/23 Iowa State Government Encouraging Refugee and Migrant Resettlement
1886A 02/03/23 Comment: National Worker Shortages in U.S.
1886B 02/04/23 Economists Surprised by January New Jobs Data
1887 02/08/23 Sub-Saharan Africa Is ‘New Epicenter’ of Extremism, Says UN
1886C 02/08/23 Migrant Workers Being Paid Premium Wages in U.S. Tight Labor Market
1888 02/09/23 More Details on U.S. and Other Countries’ Worker Shortages
1889 02/11/23 A Contemporary Perspective on the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
1890 02/12/23 Your Longevity Is Imporant for Many Reasons
1891 02/22/23 U.S. Supreme Court Cancels Argument in Title 42 Immigration Case
1892 02/22/23 Other States Join Iowa in Encouraging Immigration to Combat Aging, Declining Population
1892A 02/23/23 COMMENT: More Support for Immigrants’ Importance for U.S. Economy
1893 02/25/23 Derek Chauvin’s Ex-Wife Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Evasion
1894 02/25/23 U.S. High-Tech Layoffs Threaten Immigrants with Temporary Visasg
1895 02/26/23 U.S. Needs To Ameliorate Brutal Jobs Endangering Immigrant Workers
1888A 02/26/23 China’s Failing Efforts To Spark a Baby Boom
1896 02/27/23 Biden Administration Announces Proposed Restrictions on Asylum Applications
1894A 02/27/23 COMMENT: Layoffs in Overall U.S. Economy Are Rare
       MARCH 2023
1894B 03/01/23 COMMENT: Many Undocumented  Immigrants Leaving U.S.
1895A 03/01/23 COMMENT: Biden Administration Plans Investigations of Child Labor in U.S.
1897 03/01/23 U.S. Admits “Havana Syndrome” Not Caused by Foreign Adversary
        APRIL 2023
1898 04/13/23 U.S. and Cuba Hold Migration Talks
1899 04/14/23 City of Minneapolis Settles Other Derek Chauvin Cases
1900 04/16/23 Roman Catholic Church Rejects Doctrine of Discovery
1901 04/19/23 Minnesota Court of Appeals Affirms Conviction of Derek Chauvin for Killing George Floyd
1902 04/21/23 State Department Secret Memo from 1960 Set Basis for Subsequent U.S. Policies Regarding Cuba
1903 04/22/23 Protections for U.S.Child Labor Need Improvement
1904 04/24/23 Reasonable Proposal for Solving U.S. Debt Ceiling Crisis
1905 04/29/23 U.S. Should Release All Guantanamo Prisoners and Close Down
        MAY 2023
1906 05/02/23 The Lord’s Prayer at Minneapolis’ Westminster Presbyterian Church
1907 05/02/23 U.N. Demands Release of Guantanamo Prisoner
1908 05/03/23 Tou Thao, ex-MPD Officer, Convicted for Aiding and Abetting Second-degree Manslaughter of George Floyd
1909 05/04/23 The Prayer Jesus Taught: “Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name”
1910 05/05/23 Loving Herbie Hancock’s Jazz Music
1911 05/06/23 The Prayer Jesus Taught: “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”
1912 05/ 08/23 The Prayer Jesus Taught: “Give us this day our daily bread”
1913 05/09/23  The Prayer Jesus Taught: “and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors”
1914 05/10/23 The Prayer Jesus Taught: “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”
1915 05/11/23 The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
1916 05/12/23 Minneapolis Westminster Presbyterian Church: Presbyterian Principles: God alone is Lord of the conscience
1917 05/13/21 Minneapolis Westminster Presbyterian Church: Presbyterian Principles: Truth is in order to goodness
1918 05/16/23 Derek Chauvin’s Ex-Wife Sentenced for Minnesota Tax Evasion
1919 05/18/23 Derek Chauvin Asks Minnesota Supreme Court To Review His Conviction for Killing of George Floyd
1920 05/19/23 Minneapolis Westminster Presbyterian Church: Presbyterian Principles: It is our duty to exercise mutual forbearance toward each other
         JULY 2023
1921 07/11/23 Westminster Presbyterian Church: Rejection of Christian Nationalism
1922 07/19/23 U.S. Calls for Cuba To Release All July 11 Political Prisoners
1923 07/20/23 UN Counterterrorism Expert Reports That Conditions at U.S. Guantanamo Detention Facility Are Cruel and Inhuman
1924 07/21/23 Derek Chauvin Will Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review His State Court Conviction for Murder and Manslaughter of George Floyd
1925 07/25/23 Wall Street Journal Editorial: U.S. Needs More Immigrants
1925A 07/26/23 Comment: Americans in Their Prime Are Flooding Into the Job Market
1925B 07/27/23 Dire Shortages of Workers in U.S. Public Sector
1926 07/31/23 Introduction of New Proposed Afghan Adjustment Act
      AUGUST 2023
1927 08/04/23 U.S. Needs To Improve Relations with Cuba
1928 04/05/23 U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Federal Conviction of Tou thao for Violating the Civil Rights of George Floyd
1929 08/06/23 Biden Administration’s New Restrictions on U.S. Asylum Law Being Challenged in Federal Courts
1930 08/08/23 State Court Imposes Sentence of 57 months on Tou Thao for Aiding and Abetting Manslaughter of George Floyd
1931 08/09/23 Are Anti-Trumpers “the Bad Guys”?
1931A 08/09/13 COMMENT: Today’s Problem for Non-MAGA Republicans

 
1931B 08/10/23 COMMENT: Need for Forbearance (by law school classmate)
1931C 08/10/23 COMMENT: Another Law school classmate comment
1931D 08/11/23 COMMENT: More Information About Small Towns and Rural America
1932 08/11/23 New York City Pleads for Federal Financial Aid for New Migrants
1933 08/14/23 Other Comments on David Brooks’ Column on “the Bad Guys”
1934 08/15/23 New York Times Editorial: Trump’s Four Indictments Show His Disdain for American Democracy and His Unfitness for the Presidency
1935 08/16/23 Increasing Migrant Crossings at U.S. Border Call for Legal Changes
1927A 08/25/23 Developments Regarding U.S. Private Exports to Cuba
1936 08/26/23 U.N. Agency Reports Afghan Human Rights Violations Against Former U.S. Partners
1937 08/26/23 Cuba Reports 1.5 Million Tourists Have Visited the Island So Far this Year
1936A 08/29/23 COMMENT: Dangerous Life in Afghanistan of Former Interpreter for U.S.
    SEPTEMBER 2023
1938 09/01/23 Overwhelmed U.S. Immigration Court System
1939 09/02/23 U.S. Afghan Special Visa Program Still Facing Immense Problems
1940 09/04/23 Should the U.S. Modify Its Stance Against the Taliban in Afghanistan?
1941 09/05/23 State of Minnesota Transferring State Park to Dakota Tribe
1939A 09/05/23 COMMENT: Another Administrative Problem for Obtaining Afghan Special Visas
1942 09/07/23 Cuban Criminal Prosecution of “Trafficking Network” for Recruiting Cubans for Russian Armed Forces
1943 09/08/23 Cuba Arrests 17 Linked to Russian Trafficking Network Recruiting Cubans for War in Ukraine
1943A 09/09/23 COMMENT: Moscow Denies It Recruits Cubans for Ukraine War
1944 09/12/23 Conflicting News About Cubans Fighting for Russia
1945 09/16/23 More Conflicting News About Cubans fighting for Russia Against Ukraine While U.S. Continues Anti-Cuban Policies
1946 09/17/23 Cuban Foreign Minister: Cubans May Not Legally Participate in Foreign Wars
1947 09/19/23 More Details on Cubans fighting for Russia in Ukraine
1948 09/20/23 At U.N., Cuban President Says Nothing About Russia and Ukraine While Condemning U.S. Sanctions
1949 09/26/23 U.S. Has Long-Term Labor Crisis
1950 09/27/23 Signs of Increasing Connections Between Cuban Private Enterprise and U.S.
1951 09/27/23 Elaboration of International and Cuban Law Against Cubans Fighting for Russia Against Ukraine
1952 09/28/23 Worsening of Cuba’s Economic and Humanitarian Programs
1953 09/29/23 More Details on Cuba’s Fuel Crisis
1954 09/30/23 More on Cuba’s Current Problems
      OCTOBER 2023
1955 10/02/23 More Information on Cuban Entrepreneurs
1956 10/03/23 Update on Cuba’s Economic and Electricity Crisis
1957 10/03/23  President Biden’s Inspiring Praise of John McCain and Criticism of Donald Trump and MAGA
1958 10/04/23 Presidential Determination of Refugee Admissions for Fiscal 2024
1959 10/05/23 Wall Street Journal Praises Cuba’s Small Businesses
1960 10/06/23 Human Rights Watch: Cuba Should Not Be Re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
1961 10/07/23 Congressional Dysfunction Hampers U.S. Immigration Policies and Actions
1962 10/10/23 Increased U.S. Food Exports to Cuba
1960A 10/11/23 COMMENT: Cuba Re-elected to U.N. Human Rights Council
1963 10/11/23 World Communion Sunday at Minneapolis’ Westminster Presbyterian Church Celebrates Its Global Partners
1964 10/18/23 U.S. Report on Latest Session of U.N. Human Rights Council
1965 10/19/23 “The Benediction of Life Together” at Westminster Presbyterian Church
1966 10/20/23 “The Benediction Never Ends” at Westminster Presbyterian Church
1967 10/21/23 Congressional Opposition to U.S. Helping Cuban Private Businesses
1968 10/23/23 100,000+ Cubans Obtain Humanitarian Parole in U.S.
1969 10/24/23 U.S. and Cuba Meet and Discuss Various Issues
1968A 10/25/23 COMMENT: Nearly 425,000 Cubans Migrated to U.S. in Last Two Years
1970 10/25/23 Derek Chauvin Files Petition for U.S. Supreme Court Review of His State Court Conviction for Murder and Manslaughter of George Floyd
                    NOVEMBER 2023
1971 11/02/23 “We are the Church: Be of good courage. Hols fast to that which is good” at Westminster Presbyterian Church
1972 11/02/23 U.N. General Assembly Again Condemns U,S, Embargo of Cuba
1973 11/03/23 “We Are the Church: Render to no person evil for evil. Strengthen anyone weak. Heal anyone afflicted” at Westminster Presbyterian Church
1974 11/04/23 Migrants from All Over  Flocking to U.S.
1975 11/06/23 U.N. Univerasl Periodic Review of  Cuban Humen Rights
1976 11/07/23 Preliminary Comments on Cuba’s Upcoming Universal Periodic Review of Its Human Rights
1977 11/08/23 Central American Countries’ Northward Busing of South American Immigrants
1978 11/14/23 Charge to Westminster Presbyterian Church by rev. Dr. Tim Hart-Andersen
1979 11/15/23 “We Are the Church: Love and Serve the Lord, rejoicing in the poweand the Holy Spirit” at Westminster Presbyterian Church
1980 11/20/23 U.S. Supreme Court Denies Derek Chauvin’s Petition To Review His State Court Conviction for Murder and Manslaughter of George Floyd
1981 11/21/23 International “Tribunal” Rules U.S. Embargo (Blockade) of Cuba Violates International Law
1982 11/27/23 U.S, Embassy in Havana Echoes State Department’s Warning: “Worldwide Caution”
1983 11/28/23 Washington Post Editorial: Improving U.S. Asylum Law and Procedures
                DECEMBER 2023
1984 12/01/23 Cuba Still on U.S,. List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
1985 12/05/23 Analysis of Cuba’s Current Economic Crisis
1986 12/07/23 U.S. Border Crisis Blocks U.S. Immigration Reform
1987 12/11/23 Almost All Cubans Suffer Worst Economic Crisis in the History of the Western Hemisphere
1988 12/15/23 Cuba Accuses U.S. of Planning Violent Attacks on the Island, and U.S. Denies the Charges
1988A 12/17/23 Cuba Accuses U.S. of Complicity in Terrorism Against Cuba
1989 12/17/23 Honduras’ Role in Northward Migration of Foreigners
1990 12/21/23 U.S. Accuses Cuba of Attempted Interference in U.S. Elections of 2022
1991 12/26/23 “Message From a Cuban Jail”
1992 12/29/23 “We Are the Church: Honor All People, Steward the Creation” at Westminster Presbyterian Church
1993 12/30/23 “We Are the Church: Love and Serve the Lord, rejoicing in the Power of the Holy Spirit” at Westminster Presbyterian Church
1994 12/31/23 List of Rev. Dr. Tim Hart-Andersen”s Final Sermons at Westminster Presbyterian Church