SSI beneficiaries are individuals with limited income who are either blind, 65 and older, or have another qualifying disability.

The second round of payments will go out a week later, on Oct. 15, and the third round will follow on Oct. 22.

Now we can add a new war to the mix: the war against narcotraffickers in Latin America. To say there is a litany of problems with this militarized approach would be an understatement. Taking the fight ...