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Theories of (Homo)sexuality

This month's podcast somewhat accompanies this post. It's been a long time coming: my response to the HP's second argument in our series of blogger debates. For those of you new to the blog, the blogger debates between Hispanic Pundit and I evolved out of last year's...

Lunch Hour Thoughts Reading Through What Used To Be Called the Newspaper

It's my lunch hour. Let's see how quick we can do this. People power rattling politics of Latin America I have a feeling the Mexican media is doing a much better job covering the protests going on throughout this country and throughout Latin America than back home....

427 Toothbrushes

I don't expect you to read this entire post, but I do have a favor to ask. Will you - all of you - please leave a comment with the link to what you think is the best post you have written so far? Thx. I was reading an article in MIT's Technology Review today when I...

A Gustito Con La Vida

It's Sunday morning ... and true to the name, the sunlight, roughly eight minutes after leaving its home, is blasting furiously outside. So is the wind. And my honey and I are taking refuge from both in the cool shade of our upstairs bedroom. What are we listening to?...

Understanding Minority Conservatives, Part V

Note: This is the final post in a series of five. Here are parts one, two, three, and four. Down below, I'm calling people out and asking questions to try and include more people in the conversation. I'll tell you something that I rarely tell anyone: I secretly want...

Understanding Minority Conservatives, Part IV

This is the fourth post in a series of five. Here are parts one, two, and three. Semantics The meaning or the interpretation of a word, sentence, or other language form The study of the relationships between various signs and symbols and what they represent. Minority...