The Washington Post carries a story this morning about Texas’ execution of a Mexican citizen convicted of a brutal rape and murder of a 14 year old girl. The Post goes on and on about the United States violating its … Continue reading →
Partially de-fatted beef fatty tissue. That is one of the main ingredients in Potted Meat. Your Mandarin mentions this in relation to this article regarding the “seasoned beef” used in Taco Bell products. Taco Bell is being sued by Amanda … Continue reading →
What ‘Puter failed to mention was that the Volgi doled out compare and contrast assignments* today so here’s mine. I’m sure he’ll give me a B+ because I don’t include enough foreign languages. Event one: Mexican President Felipe Calderón was … Continue reading →
So, Puter and the Czar have been talking about Arizona, la migra, etc. For my part, I’d like to just note that American Hispanics’ support for Democrats is not tied to immigration perhaps quite as closely as is implied. Hispanics … Continue reading →
The NRA-ILA has recently sent out a Grassroots Alert detailing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ efforts to question gun owners in states bordering Mexico regarding recent purchases. Their reasoning for the inquiries was that the weapons purchased … Continue reading →
In your piece [on the Mexican drug wars] you show the other side and some nuance to the new approach of Obama’s administration. Even though I am a big fan of nuance the conclusion of your story seems excessive. Even … Continue reading →
The New York Times in an editorial today states President Obama must not permit trade protectionism to become part of his program. The editorial cites the spending bill’s abrogation of the United States’ duty under NAFTA to permit Mexican truckers … Continue reading →
Curious, these items, then: After the September 11 attacks, commercial airline pilots were allowed to carry guns if they completed a federal-safety program. No longer would unarmed pilots be defenseless as remorseless hijackers seized control of aircraft and rammed them … Continue reading →
If you like words in the slightest, go immediately to Iowahawk’s brilliant piece, “Orbitron Apocalypto: *Or, How I Became a Death-Cheating Toad in Mexico and Broke the Ancient Aztec Alien Curse Put on My Family by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s … Continue reading →
A quick addendum to the Czar’s post on the scandalously undercovered Mexican strife: it can’t be emphasized enough that the question of American weapons’ importantion into Mexico is problematic at best, and the administration’s use of it smells a lot … Continue reading →
POTUS Obama has reacted to the wild uptick in Mexican violence, in which over 7,000 people have been killed, by apparently taking responsibility for it. “The drugs are coming north; we’re sending funds and guns south—and as a consequence, these … Continue reading →
