Here are some most posts, taken from the Archives, that are worth reading for the first time or revisiting for all the good times you had the first time. Enjoy.
SCOTUS pick reflects Obama’s politics
Afghanistan’s no. 1 domestic enemy
500 words on: Iran and Mexico, and Democracy’s growing pains
Has gay marriage hit a tipping point?
Entries Tagged as 'mexico'
Old Posts, Renewed
January 21st, 2010 No Comments
Tags: afghanistan · gay marriage · iran · mexico · sonia sotomayor · supreme court
Old Posts, Renewed
December 5th, 2009 No Comments
Here are some most posts, taken from the Archives, that are worth reading for the first time or revisiting for all the good times you had the first time. Enjoy.
The Paradox of Pride: Pride Makes, And Breaks, The Politician
Rosarito and the Drug War
Mexican Television for Dummies
Tags: mexico · political culture
Mexican Army Using Torture In The Cartel War?
July 9th, 2009 1 Comment
According to human rights monitors, political leaders, and the written testimony of alleged victims, the Mexican Army, in their pursuit of key members of drug cartels, are using torture and extortion to find their man.
From The WashPo:
In Puerto Las Ollas, a mountain village of 50 people in the southern state of Guerrero, residents recounted how [...]
Tags: drug war · foreign affairs · mexico
Hmm News of the day: Cocaine-stuffed sharks
June 17th, 2009 No Comments
The mother of invention is necessity, isn’t it?
Due to the massive crackdowns across Mexico, drug cartels are thinking of different, and increasingly inventive, ways to get their product into the US. Newest mode of transportation? Sharks. Shark carcasses, to be exact.
When caught with poor sharks packed with cocaine like twinkies, the man in charge of [...]
500 Words on: Iran and Mexico, Democracy’s Growing Pains
June 16th, 2009 No Comments
Mexican protests in 2006. photocredit: bradblog
When the news declared the conservative from the less than popular incumbent party had won the presidential election, many felt cheated.
Rather than accepting the results and avoiding further confrontation, the opposition candidate decided to flame the fires of protest. Rallies erupted across the country.
In the nation’s capital, the opposition candidate [...]
Tags: ahmedinejad · calderon · democracy · iran · lopez obrador · mexico · mousavi
poliPicks
June 12th, 2009 No Comments
There’s drama everywhere:
Palin v. Letterman. Ahmedinejad v. Mousavi. Mexican police v. Mexican police. Beckham v. Ronaldo. Makes you want to start a soap opera based solely on the news.
This, along with other much sunnier topics, are inside this weekend’s poliPicks. Enjoy!
Who you gonna call? The police? Sorry, they are out fighting the police: In Monterrey, [...]
Tags: ahmedinejad · foreign affairs · gay marriage · george bush · iran · mexico · obama · poliPicks · ronaldo · stephen colbert · twitter
Mexican Television for Dummies
April 26th, 2009 No Comments
Many people often ask me: “Jaime, what are you doing on my lawn at 2 in the morning?
A few others ask me: “Jaime, what is the deal with Mexican television? Are they trying to make everyone have a heart attack after 20 minutes of watching it?”
Short answer: Of course not. That would kill off our [...]
Tags: mexico · television
Mexico’s War on Cartels Shows Promise in Juarez
April 21st, 2009 No Comments
Many people compare Mexico’s war on the drug cartels to the United States’ fight against Iraq’s insurgents. There are many parallels: both cartels and the insurgents are not clearly delineated entities but sprawling networks with an impressive degree of weapon and strategy sophistication; both cartels and the insurgents count on a substantial level of support, [...]
Rosarito and The Drug War
April 19th, 2009 2 Comments
As soon as you cross the border into Mexico you are greeted by the notorious Tijuana and the sunny Rosarito. Any person in Southern California within college age will be able to recount at least one story of debauchery from these tourist meccas. If they can’t tell you about that time they got “so wasted [...]
