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Spanish Priest Buried in an Aztec Temple

Spanish Priest Buried in an Aztec Temple

by Daniel Nardini One very curious discovery this year in Mexico City has been the burial tomb of a Spanish priest named Miguel de Palomares. What is curious about it… Read more »

Now Is Not the Time to Go to Venezuela

Now Is Not the Time to Go to Venezuela

by Daniel Nardini I feel sorry for Joshua Holt and his newly married bride, and their families. Joshua Holt, a Mormon missionary who met his prospective bride online, traveled to… Read more »

The Big Story You Cannot Read About

The Big Story You Cannot Read About

by Daniel Nardini Mass shootings. Racial tensions. The presidential campaign. The Brexit vote. The continuing war against the Islamic State. Hollywood actors and actresses doing stupid stuff. Of all the… Read more »

Why It is Hard to Legalize Opium

Why It is Hard to Legalize Opium

by Daniel Nardini Farmers in the states of Guerrero, Sinaloa and Nayarit, who depend on the growing of opium to make a living, wish to see opium legalized in Mexico… Read more »

Making Good on a Bad Deal

Making Good on a Bad Deal

by Daniel Nardini If the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress had had its way, Puerto Rico would truly be a colony. The Republicans wanted to impose a regimen of rules and laws… Read more »

Visa-free Trips for Mexicans to Canada

Visa-free Trips for Mexicans to Canada

by Daniel Nardini In another change to its visa rules, the Canadian government will allow people from Mexico to be able to enter Canada without a visa. This change will… Read more »

Brexit Vote Not the Same for America

Brexit Vote Not the Same for America

by Daniel Nardini The Brexit (Britain Exit) vote has had world repercussions. Now the European Union must figure out what to do with political, and especially economic ties with Great… Read more »

Cuba Trying to Avoid That “Special Period”

Cuba Trying to Avoid That “Special Period”

by Daniel Nardini As Cuba’s ally Venezuela is falling apart, it has become only too apparent that socialism does not work, and that for Cuba to avoid Venezuela’s fate must… Read more »

The Profiling Fallacy

The Profiling Fallacy

by Daniel Nardini Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has repeated that the U.S. government should profile American Muslims. He has called for surveillance of Muslim places of worship and gatherings;… Read more »

An Award That Should be Commended

An Award That Should be Commended

by Daniel Nardini A month ago, the U.S. Border Patrol announced the creation of an award for those Border Patrol agents who can do their job without the use of… Read more »