National and International news issues.
Today, Mexican women are expected to show what it would be like to have a world without women. A day without women has been declared for today in México. Women have been asked to participate by staying off the streets, not going to work and not buying anything during the day. The national strike is… Read More Women, Violence and AMLO
Straight from a bad spy novel, several individuals led by a Mexican citizen invaded the North Korean embassy in Madrid earlier this year. According to several news media outlets, a group of men invaded the embassy and held several hostages on February 22. A U.S. arrest warrant has been issued for the alleged ringleader; a… Read More Arrest Warrant for Mexican Who Invaded North Korea
It is a Day of Remembrance. These are courtesy of Cagle Cartoons:
The ghosts of Vietnam remain present within the United States military. It is the realization that the most powerful military in the world cannot win a war. World War II was the last war won by U.S. military forces, although there were other countries involved in that conflict that allowed the victory to happen. After… Read More The US Cannot Win A War
As I was preparing for hurricane Dorian, I started to receive marketing emails from banks. These weren’t your traditional marketing materials selling me unneeded services. These were fake “we wish you well” missives attempting to create the illusion of caring banks. The audacity of masking sales pitches as caring reminders made me angry. My father… Read More Bank Disaster Marketing Fails
El Chapo Guzmán was found guilty of violating several federal charges related to drug trafficking on February 12. I followed the trial closely and on February 25, 2019 I published my book “Convicting Chapo: Naked and Afraid – the Trial to Convict El Chapo” on Amazon and a few days later on Barnes & Noble.… Read More El Chapo To Be Sentenced Today
Even today, almost 75-years after the fall of Nazi Germany, I encounter many Americans who do not realize that the Soviet Union and America were allies, much less that it was the Soviet Union that led to Adolf Hitler’s suicide and the end of Nazi Germany. Like many countries, Americans learn a sanitized self-serving world… Read More Russian Television Series, World War II and History
The single most important thing that bothers me about the Chapo trial is the apparent double standard in American jurisprudence and its prosecution of the drug war. Americans tend to blame México for much of the reason why Americans consume drugs while conveniently forgetting the part Americans play in the whole affair. The Chapo trial… Read More Why Is Chapo’s Wife Not in Jail
Now that my book; “Convicting Chapo, Naked and Afraid – the Trial to Convict El Chapo” (Buy Here) is on sale I would like to share a few things that bothered me about the Chapo trial. There is an American notion that criminal trials are the fairest in the world. The notion also believes that… Read More Things That Bothered Me About the Chapo Trial
Finally, my book Convicting Chapo is on Amazon for sale. Here are a few excerpts from the book to hopefully entice you to buy one: According to Chupeta, the 40% was more than the normal 37% he paid the smugglers, but that El Chapo had made a convincing argument; “I’m a lot faster, try me… Read More Convicting Chapo Is On Amazon
Unless you are living in black hole, then you likely know that on Tuesday, Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera will be spending the rest of his life in a seven-foot by twelve-foot concrete and steel cell. Some of you may want to point out that Chapo does not officially get sentenced until June. However, some of… Read More El Chapo To Spend the Rest of His Life in An American Prison
Many of you are aware of Oskar Schindler through the movie Schindler’s List. Schindler saved thousands of Jewish Poles from the Holocaust. However, many of you do not know about Gilberto Bosques Saldívar, who saved the lives of 40,000 individuals in World War II. Not only did Bosques, a Mexican native, save the lives of… Read More The Mexican That Saved 40 Thousand in World War 2 and Helped to Avert a Nuclear War
México is holding national elections on July 1. It is a significant event because México recently combined several national elections into the upcoming election to synchronize all future elections to every six years, with midterms every three years. Additionally, one populist candidate is leading in the polls. The Date: July 1, 2018 National elections are… Read More July Mexican National Election Primer
For the last two days of the year (posting days), I’d like to offer you some quick updates on two topics that consumed my blog in 2017. The first one, Joaquín Guzmán, better known as Chapo Guzmán, didn’t take up too much of my blogging time, although I expected him to. Therefore, today, I’d like… Read More End of the Year Updates: Chapo Guzman
One of the recurring narratives I consistently encounter when researching narco violence is the constant but why did he have to kill my…. This is followed with, but my, whatever, was not a drug dealer, or my whatever does not do drugs. But if you look closer at the family unit, you start to see… Read More At What Point Does Personal Responsibility Play a Part
The Wall is not the problem. The problem lies with the narrative that is being used to push forth the wall. The tone and the threats from Donald Trump are not diplomatic overtures for cooperation. Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign by demonizing Mexicans, like me, and México. Central to his theme is the wall… Read More A Call to Action: Stop Trying to Kill the Friendship
On January 19, 2017, about 14 hours before Donald Trump was sworn into office, the Mexican government abruptly extradited Chapo Guzmán to the United States. Trump’s inauguration has consumed the news cycles and the Chapo extradition was lost in the background noise, although some commentators have issued comments as to why the extradition took place.… Read More The Extradition of Chapo Guzman
The Donald Trump presidential campaign included many promises of what Trump plans to implement across the nation. Some readers have commented that Trump made statements to get himself elected and others voted for him because he promised change. Regardless of your feelings about the incoming president there are two things that worry me. Yesterday I… Read More The Mexico Question Post Trump
Today is the day that many questions will be answered including the most important one – who will be next president of the United States. As you know, it is my sincere hope that Donald Trump is humiliated on Election Day. Not only that, I am hoping that it is the Latino vote that sends… Read More Today is the Day – 2016
I hate to use the word “illegal” when it comes to immigrants but the alt-right uses it to define any immigrant that does not have the necessary papers to be in the United States. My problem with Donald Trump is not that he wants to shut down the border for immigrants nor that he sees… Read More Is the Next First Lady an Illegal Immigrant?
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Most Important Decision…Our Country’s Path Next 40 years!
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Bill Clinton, Inc….another sham!
The presidential candidate, like all of the others accepted the nomination of his party to run for the presidency of the republic. It was a very contentious presidential campaign. As the race heated up, one of his opponents began a series of attacks against the candidate. His opponent labeled the candidate a “danger” to the… Read More When A Presidential Candidate Refused to Accept the Results
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Needy Latinos and the Manchurian Candidate … MIA
In the last few weeks I have received a lot of feedback about the direction my blog has taken recently. Most of the feedback is centered around two topics: Donald Trump and the proposed El Paso arena. Today, I’d like to address, or respond to, if you will, to the comments about Donald Trump. Tomorrow,… Read More Answering Questions About My Donald Trump Coverage and The Posts from Barbara Carrasco
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Take It To The Next Level and Commit Suicide
Editor’s note: The following are two contrasting articles about the final 2016 presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Guest author Barbara Carrasco makes the argument for Donald Trump. Martin Paredes disagrees. Martin: The final debate for the 2016 presidential race was different in that the two candidates; Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump finally… Read More Barbara Carrasco and Martin Paredes Go Mano a Mano on Final Presidential Debate
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Guest Editorial: WikiLeaks Exposes Truth About Hillary Clinton
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Guest Editorial: Hillary Clinton Is Not Running to be President of the U.S.
I never really understood why the Electoral College was necessary. As a matter of fact, I believe it usurps the will of the majority on election night. But in this election cycle I truly embrace the need for the Electoral College and I believe it will save the United States from a very vocal minority.… Read More Now I Understand Why the Electoral College is Necessary
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Guest Editorial TRUMP: Living in the Center of His Universe
Donald Trump has destroyed one of the two major political parties in the United States and the worst part is that the Republicans haven’t noticed. What is worse is that the predicament that the Republican Party finds itself in – is the result of a Donald Trump conspiracy. Let’s start with the most obvious example;… Read More The Republican Party and Supporters Got Conned by Trump
It is unbelievable that as a Mexican immigrant living in the United States I need to take up some space on my blog to give Donald Trump a very basic lesson in US civics. All of you reading this know that the United States is governed by three branches of government. Interestingly, this is one… Read More Mexican Immigrant Teaches Donald Trump the Basics of the US Government System
During the second presidential debate on Sunday night, Donald Trump clearly admitted to not paying income taxes. I know that Trump and his surrogates argue that he pays millions in taxes through property, employee taxes, sales taxes and other business related taxes. But that narrative misses a very important element that Trump and his supporters… Read More Donald Trump Admits to Not Paying Taxes
For some years now I have been reading and hearing commentary about how NAFTA has been bad for Mexico and the United States. This notion comes from citizens of both countries, with US citizens criticizing NAFTA for job losses and depressed wages and Mexican citizen criticizing it for the destruction of agriculture as a way… Read More Mexico’s Diversified Economy
(This essay first appeared on my Medium (SocialUnwind.com) channel on Wednesday, October 5, 2016) As if this election cycle couldn’t get any more anti-Mexican there goes Vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence expressing out loud what the true sentiments of the Donald Trump campaign are – a hatred for Mexicans. During the vice-presidential debate, Mike Pence uttered… Read More That Mexican Thing
As many of you know, last week Newsweek published a report showing that Donald Trump spent about $68,000 in Cuba in an attempt to see if he could do business in Castro’s island. According to the news report, the money which was spent in 1998, was intended to take advantage of a potential thawing of… Read More The Donald Trump Cuba Factor and The Alternative Issue
Many who support Donald Trump keep arguing that they support him because Trump “is not like other politicians” as if that is the only reason he deserves your vote. Yes, it sounds nice, especially in this climate of animosity towards all politicians and those in power. I get it, voters have tried voting for career… Read More Donald Trump is Not Like Other Politicians
Considering the ongoing national political discussion on immigration reform, the renaming of the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry between Mexico and the United States is perhaps the most appropriate and timely thing to happen this election cycle. Rey Rivera, a frequent reader to my blog, alerted me to the passage of the bill to rename the… Read More The Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry Soon To Be Renamed the Marcelino Serna Port of Entry
As I wrote in yesterday’s post, it is important that we understand Melania Trump’s immigration story because she has stated, on numerous times, that she did it the “right way” and her husband, Donald Trump, has made immigration the center piece of his presidential campaign. Although Melania Trump has not been forthcoming about her immigration… Read More The Melania Trump Immigration File