The day before it was The Wall. Yesterday it was NAFTA. Donald Trump has yet to keep a single promise that he made to his supporters. That hasn’t stopped his voters from pretending that it is the liberals, or the media, or whoever they can blame for the worst result from any president ever. But […]
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Donald Trump Back Peddles the Wall
As I have previously written, the México-U.S. border wall proposed by Donald Trump is a symbol of a narrative about México that blames México for the problems of the United States. The notion that the wall is to secure the United States from outside threats or that it will prevent undocumented immigrants from coming to […]
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Ron Acton Lays It All Bare
Last week, the El Paso Inc. published a question and answer session with Ron Acton. The article, by David Crowder, should put to rest the notion that the El Paso Children’s Hospital will be self-sustaining without the funding from the taxpayers. Acton, the outgoing chair of the children’s hospital, clearly laid out how the taxpayers […]
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The KVIA Mayoral Candidate Debate Controversy
Last week there was some controversy regarding KVIA’s decision to limit their mayoral debates to the top three mayoral candidates that have raised the most money. It was a controversy about the news media’s responsibility to be fair. Let us put the KVIA mayoral candidate debate in context. It is nice to believe that the […]
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You Can’t Change El Paso If You Aren’t Serious
Today is the start of early voting for the El Paso municipal elections. This cycle’s special interest is the destruction of the Duranguito neighborhood to make way for an arena. Many of you reading today’s post are going to be angry at me, but it needs to be said. The destruction of Duranguito is going […]
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Yankee Imperialism is Still Alive
This week I shared with you how the genesis of NAFTA was an investment bank’s attempt to take control of the Mexican oil. Yesterday, we looked at the arrival of México’s only fleet of supersonic interceptors and noted their retirement last year. The Mexican F5 Tigres operated in México for 34 years. They represent the […]
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The Mexican Tigers
The era of the supersonic fighters arrived in México in 1982 in the form of the new Defense Squadron 401 composed of a dozen Northrup F5 Tiger II’s: ten F5e single-seat and two F5f, dual-seat fighter jets. The new fighters were not the first jets in México’s arsenal but they were the first supersonic interceptors. […]
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The Western Hemisphere Energy Workshops
Author’s note: This is part 3 of 3 The proponents of the common market scheme knew of México’s continued resistance to the common market plan. They softened up the approach towards México by moving away from the loss of sovereignty issue to a more palatable agreement of sharing resources, including financial assistance and private investment. […]
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The Common Market
Author’s note: This is part 2 of 3 The North American Common Market, outlined by the report, envisioned a marketplace with the “free movement across of the borders of all commodities, particularly oil and gas, but people as well.” The effort would strengthen the United States against oil manipulation by the Arab nations and protect […]