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  • Laughing at Times to Come

    Laughing at Times to Come0

    The last year has taught me that pretty much whenever I see a news item that Twitter sees fit to fact check, the truth is likely to be the exact opposite of what they say it is. The same is probably true of many other news sources. Just like a garbage dump in the heat

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  • Latino ‘Guerillas’ and the GOP

    Latino ‘Guerillas’ and the GOP0

    There is a picture in our family of my great-grandfather holding a Model 94 lever-action .30-30 carbine—”Treinta Treinta,” as it was affectionately called—with a cartridge belt strapped across his body. He fought in the Mexican Revolution with an American-made Winchester rifle. This little piece of family history pops into my mind now and then. Not

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  • Latin: The ‘5 for the Price of 1’ Language?

    Latin: The ‘5 for the Price of 1’ Language?0

    Throughout much of my life, I’ve been surrounded by language enthusiasts: a sister who has long dabbled in learning various languages for the fun of it; a good friend who got her Master’s degree in linguistics; a co-worker who is a Latin buff. Regrettably, I never caught the language itch. And the two languages which

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  • Latin Continues Its Comeback

    Latin Continues Its Comeback0

    • August 13, 2015

    Many of us have seen the image above and nodded our heads in agreement. But recent news out of the Vatican suggests that Latin might be making a comeback, particularly amongst the younger generation. From the Wall Street Journal: “Vatican official Daniel Gallagher is tasked with promoting Latin, the language of the Classics whose usage

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  • Latin America: Way more violent than the U.S.

    Latin America: Way more violent than the U.S.0

    InSight Crime is “a foundation dedicated to the study of the principal threat to national and citizen security in Latin America and the Caribbean: organized crime.” Toward that end, the foundation put together a fascinating chart comparing the homicide rate between the various countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Here it is:  Regarding the

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  • Latest U.S. Move May Piss Off Russia

    Latest U.S. Move May Piss Off Russia0

    Does the U.S. really want to be pissing off Vladimir Putin? At this point, is the risk necessary? Last Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter named Russia—not ISIS—as the primary threat to U.S. national security. To “deter Russian aggression,” he is proposing to quadruple military spending in Europe to $3.4 billion, which will allow the U.S.

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