Immigration has been a hot political issue since the 1870’s. The old system was designed to retain ethnic homogeneity by favoring northern and western Europe. Chinese were excluded in a series of acts starting in 1875 and becoming totally restrictive in 1924. The exclusion was not lifted until 1943.

Two major reform acts were approved in 1965 and again in 1986, each becoming more progressive. 1965 saw formal categories for refugees and was more skill-based and family-based qualifications for entry. It altered the political landscape in voting blocs in California, Texas, and Florida.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, represents a massive shift in U.S. energy and environmental policy. It significantly rolls back many of the clean energy incentives established by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) while pivoting support toward traditional energy, nuclear power, and domestic manufacturing.

The Act shifted federal energy policy from green energy subsidies toward fossil fuel and nuclear energy. The most significant impact is on utility-scale renewables. The law shifts the “technology neutral” credits into a much tighter deadline. With varying deadlines, wind and solar energy projects will be phased out.

Of course, we assume that the calendar that we use is used around the world. That’s true to a certain extent. It is the International Standard (Gregorian) Calendar that is used by most countries, corporations, governments, etc. It has been around since 1582, when the Julian Calendar was corrected.

The three Solar Calendars: (Tracking the sun) are the Gregorian, Persian Higri, and the Julian Calendar that is still used in some Orthodox churches.

The Lunar Calendars: (Tracking the Moon) is the Islamic.

Combination Calendars: Chinese, Hebrew (Jewish) and the Hindu