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
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Don’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 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: 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
Read moreThe View from the North: Time to Turn, Turn, Turn…
OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Down in Mexico, the word is “homicides.” Unfortunately, there are too many of them. This is from Alfredo Corchado of the Dallas Morning News: “As of Thursday, Aug. 18, 128,923 homicides had been registered under (President Andrés Manuel) López Obrador (AMLO), with more than two years left in his term, which ends in December 2024. This
Read moreThe View from the North: Taliban Reverts to its Bad Old Days
OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. It only took one year and the new Afghanistan looks a lot like the bad old days in Afghanistan. This is from the BBC: “In the year since the Taliban returned to power, it has issued various orders restricting the freedom of women — barring them from most government jobs, secondary education and from travelling
Read moreThe View from the North: Tijuana Taxi, the Deadly 2022 Version
By SILVIO CANTO, JR. “Tijuana Taxi” was one of my favorite tunes by Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass, or “Los Tijuanas,” as my late mother called them. But nobody is taking a taxi down in Tijuana these days. In fact, they are setting them on fire, as we see in this Fox News report: “Hundreds of Mexican troops arrived
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