The first thing a Hispanic writer or journalist discovers is that non-Hispanic writers and journalists have no clue about Hispanics. Every presidential election, analysis of the Hispanic vote for President is looked at by people who have no clue about how to analyze the Hispanic vote to begin with because…

The large American flag that greets people entering the United States at the San Yisdro border crossing was at half-mast again when I crossed from Mexico early this week. Thirteen Americans were killed by a suicide bomber at the Abbey Gate at Kabul’s airport. …

The COVID-19 pandemic caused over 64,000 deaths in California and mass unemployment not seen since the Great Depression. In the process, it gave us the coming recall election for California’s third Democrat governor of the 21st Century, The first, Gray Davis, was recalled 11 months after he was reelected Governor…

The COVID-19 pandemic caused over 64,000 deaths in California and mass unemployment not seen since the Great Depression. In the process, it gave us the coming recall election for California’s third Democrat governor of the 21st Century, The first, Gray Davis, was recalled 11 months after he was reelected Governor…

Chula Vista, the second-largest city in San Diego County, is a remarkably vibrant minority-dominant city as far as American cities go. Its population of 270,000 is 59.8% Hispanic, 85% of whom are Mexican Americans. The median family income in 2019 was $81,727 and the poverty rate just 9.6% …

Mexico is supposedly a 100% “macho” country, socially, economically and politically. At least it was until Sunday, when millions of Mexican voters showed up at thousands of polling places including a huge one at the entrance to my gated community, San Antonio del Mar, an enclave between Tijuana and Rosarito…

The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and 15 countries emerged from its ashes, needing help to survive after 70 years of centrally-commanded dictatorship. Among the countries declaring independence from the Soviet Union were the three South Caucasus countries, namely Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. President George H.W. Bush stepped up and…

Those of you who paid attention 25 years ago will remember that the beautiful and popular Princess Dianna’s time was spent ridding the world of landmines. With, I might add, good reason. Every single day, landmines kill and maim people around the world. It happens mostly in countries at peace…

An important Republican political heavyweight I have worked with over the past 20 years once told me he didn’t trust any Republican from Bakersfield. He said that when I asked him to put me in touch with new Rep. …