Yesterday, the wife of Joaquín “Chapo” Guzmán was arrested at the Washington Dulles International Airport. The 35-year-old Emma Coronel Aispuro is a dual citizen of México and the United States. She was […]
Chapo’s Wife Remanded To Jail
The Conundrum of Genaro Garcia Luna
With corruption and narco-terrorism on the rise in México in 2006, then-president Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug traffickers, mobilized the Mexican military. Calderón set out to reform the Mexican policing […]
Impeachment Proves What A Joke American Legal System Is
Most of my life I have heard how great the American legal system is. It is a fair system. It is the best system in the world. The rule of law rules. […]
Lara Logan and Fake News
Those that watch Fox News know that the station has been touting a new digital channel that is supposed to be a more intimate connection to Fox personalities and news. One of […]
Chapo Sentenced to Life
As expected, notorious drug dealer El Chapo aka Joaquín Guzmán was sentenced to life in prison yesterday. El Chapo was found guilty in February for various crimes. It is not a surprise […]
The Stupidity of Congress
Want to understand why nothing ever happens in Congress? Look no further than the idea that Congress can fund the wall with Chapo’s money or that student loans can magically be erased. […]
El Chapo To Be Sentenced Today
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 […]
El Chapo and the Secret Immigration Deal
Ever since the immigration deal with México to avert the punitive tariffs Trump had threatened was announced, Donald Trump has been defending the “deal” as a “win” for him. On Tuesday, Donald […]
The Complicity and Duplicity of Kate del Castillo
Malinchista is a term used by Mexicans against other Mexicans that denigrate México for personal gain. There is a difference between criticizing social norms – such as corruption – national policy and […]
Human Rights, El Chapo and Escape
So how come America can keep El Chapo locked up and why not México? After all, El Chapo escaped Mexican prisons twice, and America seems to be able to keep him locked […]
Why Twitter Made My Book Possible
I could not put my life on hold for three months to attend the Chapo trial. I also could not afford to spend three months in New York covering the trial. It […]
Why Is Chapo’s Wife Not in Jail
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 […]
The Politics of The Border 
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