I had postponed writing about the large caravan of Central Americans (mainly Hondurans, apparently) marching northward through Mexico towards the US border with the plan of entering this country illegally and en masse in order to overwhelm US border officials. … Continue reading →
I have to say that these findings somewhat surprised me, although on reflection I know they shouldn’t have: 42 of the 50 cities in the world with the highest murder rates are in Latin America. I certainly was aware that … Continue reading →
Not fake tyranny. This: A mob stormed Venezuela’s opposition-dominated National Assembly on Wednesday with the apparent acquiescence of government troops and carried out a startling attack on lawmakers and journalists. Bloodied lawmakers were treated for broken ribs and head injuries, … Continue reading →
I’m not sure how it would be spelled: “Trumpphobia,” which looks wrong but probably is correct, or “Trumphobia.” But fear of Trump has had dramatic repercussions on our southern border: In the decades since [Gilda and Juan Francisco] opened the … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “DNW”] Trump may have lost his EO battle with the courts for now, and the sanctuary city conflict is probably going to heat up. But he’s been winning a quieter battle (so far) on the southern border, … Continue reading →
Remember Cloward-Piven?: The Cloward”“Piven strategy is a political strategy outlined in 1966 by American sociologists and political activists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven… The two [sociologists Cloward and Piven] stated that many Americans who were eligible for welfare were … Continue reading →
The right geek is very, very tired. And it’s only been three weeks so far: I was alive and politically aware during the post 9/11 W. Bush administration, and back then, I saw my fair share of leftwing nonsense. I … Continue reading →
During the campaign, one of the main fears about Donald Trump (a fear I shared) was that he would be a loose cannon in terms of foreign policy as president. Until now I’ve been reassured by most of his moves, … Continue reading →
The news comes as something of a shock—not because Castro has died, but because he was still alive till now and only 90 years old. After all, this was a man who came to power during the Eisenhower presidency, and … Continue reading →
Interesting: By a razor-thin margin of less than half a percentage point, Colombian voters narrowly rejected a proposed peace plan that would have formally ended the longest-running war in the Western Hemisphere. Almost everyone thought the referendum would pass… For … Continue reading →
Trump has a low bar to clear: all he has to do to go up in the polls is to appear sane, steady, rational. The more he can do that, the more chance he has of actually beating Hillary Clinton. … Continue reading →
Here’s a case of impeachment/conviction: Brazil’s Senate voted 61-20 to convict Ms. Rousseff on charges that she used illegal bookkeeping maneuvers to hide a growing budget deficit, deemed an impeachable crime in a nation with a history of hyperinflation and … Continue reading →