Our New Anahuac

Welfare is one of those topics that I have thought a great deal about this year. At least over the past couple of years, there seems to be some growing resentment, even from those who pay little or no taxes about those who collect welfare. In fact, I wrote a much briefer post about this [...]

There has been a great deal made of the Republican theme, “We Built It.” Jon Stewart made some remarks worth a few good laughs. This morning, I saw a facebook post with some slavery-era photos of blacks and a picture of the white house. It was captioned, “We Built It.” I started to think..the post [...]

After posting a picture of some dead Freedom Riders, a friend was met with some responses from some other friends.  The argument was that we should not be moved to do something simply because others died for it. I agree that the idea that someone died so that you might enjoy a right might not [...]

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Bush, a Republican, imprisoned immigrant children and raided workplaces, hunting down undocumented workers. Obama, a Democrat, has deported more immigrants than Bush. In Harris County, Adrian Garcia, a Democrat and son Mexican migrants supports 287g and S-Comm, a deportation program that routinely deports people for minor traffic violations. His Republican opponents are touting endorsements from [...]

It has been forever since I got to write an actual post on my bog. I guess mostly because I’ve been pretty busy with work. It might also have resulted from my broken car radio, which is how I normally fill my ears with new. In any case, it feels good to get behind the [...]

“If you dream, you will achieve.” Most of us have seen some variation of this slogan somewhere.  A few months back, I began preparing for the LSAT.  In fact the day before the test, Emi was discharged, after her second emergency admission.  We were up until about five in the morning, and I had to [...]

To All Librotraficantes Everywhere: Even though I find myself unable to join you personally in your travels to bring banned knowledge to the people of Arizona, it is my hope that I might offer solidarity with your efforts by sharing my thoughts regarding the significance of your work. This country finds itself at a crossroad [...]

Ron Unz, a conservative operative, writes about how purposefully racializing the body politic could be a very effective way for Republicans to win races. For decades, white voters have tended to lean Republican while non-whites have been strongly Democratic, so the swiftly falling ratio of the former to the latter has become a source of [...]

Democracy is the concept that “the people” have the absolute right to govern the affairs of their country. The degree to which Democracy has ever existed in this country is debatable. (There is that whole slavery, genocide and theft of land issue). The concept that the people rule, however, has been almost a sacred concept [...]