Mexicans Are Hoping for a President Who Will Fight Crime
Organized crime groups in Mexico now have about 175,000 members – making them the fifth-biggest employer in the country
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The Eternal Romanticization of Bonnie and Clyde
The Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum shows how the two robbed banks and killed people, loved each other and died young
Read moreDon’t Go North, Young Man
Canada has suddenly reversed its stance on illegal migration, saying “no more” in both English and French
Read moreThe View from the North: It’s Now or Never on the Debt Ceiling
According to news reports, there are 24 Republican senators who want to do something about the congressional impasse
Read moreAs Victoria’s Secret Goes Woke, Shareholders Go Broke
Yes, sell what your customers want and you won’t go woke and broke
Read moreThe View from the North: Lula Won, So Now What?
OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. The results from the presidential election in Brazil on Sunday, Oct. 30, show a deeply divided nation. The map of voter breakdowns was reminiscent of that Bush-Kerry map from 2004, when one region voted one way and the other the other way. As NPR pointed out, “In just three years, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Read moreThe View from the North: England Swings like a Pendulum Do
By SILVIO CANTO, JR. The year 2022 has witnessed a little history back in the Old Country. The entire world saw Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on tv and iPhones, and now, we will see yet another UK first: three difference prime ministers in the span of just one year. Prime Minister Liz Truss is now former Prime Minister Truss. And
Read moreThe View from the North: Ill Tidings South of the Border
OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Down Mexico way, a recent Reforma newspaper story is causing a lot of commotion and major concern. The original story was published in Spanish, but Pulse News Mexico published an analysis in English. It’s bad news, to say the least. As Pulse News Mexico’s Mark Lorenzana wrote: “The U.S. government has evidence that allegedly links members
Read moreThe View from the North: Abbott’s ‘Stunt’ Is Working
OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. To be honest, I did not think that Texas Governor Gregg Abbott’s controversial decision to send undocumented migrants to New York City, Washington, D.C. and other northern cities would do much to change the surging migrant crisis along the U.S-Mexico border. Well, I was wrong, and I happy to admit it. Abbott’s much-publicized stunt has
Read moreThe View from the North: Growing Militias Down Mexico Way
OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Mexico is extremely violent these days, from the torching of vehicles to the killing of journalists. So is anyone surprised that local groups have armed themselves to protect their farms and families? As noted in the Pulse News Mexico article written by Jessica Guerrero on the so-called Pueblos Unidos, which loosely translate to the United
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