Latino arts, history and culture
For the last few years it has seemed inevitable, but it was still a bit of a shock and certainly rather sad when it actually happened. The remarkable Fidel Castro died. He was 90. In a strange sense … [Read more...]
It is astonishing the lengths to which a person, or a people, will go in order to avoid a truthful mirror. —James Baldwin Recently, I visited the San Antonio studio of artist Vincent Valdez. … [Read more...]
“Cuando el imperio deja de imperar en el exterior para reinar en el país, se abren las puertas del infierno”.- Marcial Ocasio, Historiador Uno de los profesores de Historia que más … [Read more...]
After failing to predict the 2016 U.S. presidential election, I recently attended and returned from our monthly Mexican meeting in Los Angeles, California. At these monthly meetings, all individuals … [Read more...]
Ay Cuba Los derechos se toman, no se piden; se arrancan, no se mendigan. José Martí a Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz Le llegó la muerte al viejo … [Read more...]
The DNC has nobody to blame but themselves… Some quick thoughts on the recent election. The Democratic establishment, who decided in 2008 that Clinton would be the next President, is in a state of … [Read more...]
El Zocotroco, entre sus muchas faltas incluye ser un animal político y emotivo; se ocupa con interés y curiosidad en eso que han llamado el arte del poder. Aunque en estos tiempos el arte parece estar … [Read more...]
MORNING IN AMERICA: MANOS A LA OBRA DONALD TRUMP’S BID FOR THE WHITE HOUSE It’s morning in America, Donald Trump is President Elect, the sun is shining, the water in my shower came … [Read more...]
Unincorporated territory Limbo of ambiguity A colony of an empire monumental contradiction to democracy and the constitution. Searching for an antidote to frustration I try to turn adversity … [Read more...]
He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee. ― Friedrich Nietzsche When you grow up … [Read more...]
Diane and I attended a very special White House ceremony last week. Diane, my wife, is a member of the National Council on the Arts for the National Endowment for the Arts, we were honored to … [Read more...]
Territorio Limbo Colonia Gigantesca contradicción a la democracia y la Constitución. Busco antídoto a la frustración intentando convertir en rima la adversidad, y el abuso en … [Read more...]
What has made the United States the country it has become? There are myriad answers. All of them right—cada cabeza es un mundo—every head is a world. My answer reflects a … [Read more...]
La periodista Wilda Rodriguez, con la indiscutible fascinación que puede provocar el fenómeno político económico de Puerto Rico, lleva documentando una crónica sobre los sucesos en torno al descalabro … [Read more...]
Following the surprising concession by Donald Trump that President Barack Obama was indeed born in the United States of America (a fact embraced by most Americans during his two-term presidency) Trump … [Read more...]
Democracy be damned—let’s hate! Conservatives and progressives claim to be polar opposites, but when it comes to hating on people whose political views and actions they don’t like, conservatives … [Read more...]
I always think that,together, we can do bigger things than we can as separate individuals. I believe this is the core of my being. All ofmy professional choices have been made in this vein, with the … [Read more...]
During the political season, politicos and others wail and whine about low voter turnout among Mexican Americans. The same laments are made about Native Americans. The implication is that we, and the … [Read more...]
