Trump Wants the Military to Foot the Bill for the Border Wall

The much-ballyhooed border wall that President Trump touted during his presidential campaign was again in the news on Tuesday. The President, in speaking with some of his closest advisers, floated the idea of funding the construction of a wall on the Mexican border through the military’s budget according to sources. Trump discussed the idea in […]

Mexico suffers record high murder rate in 2017

This year, records have shown that Mexico has suffered more murders than ever. From numbers in November, 2017 averaged 69 murders per day, totaling to 20,878 from January to November. To put it in perspective: in 2011 the United States had around 40 murders a day on average; Mexico averaged around 63. The U.S. had […]

Border wall: Sounds great, doesn’t work

Yesterday, the prototypes for the U.S south border were erected and they are ready for the durability tests against pickaxes, power tools and sledgehammers. The border wall was a main point in the campaign of the now 45th president of the United States Donald Trump, who sees it as a panacea to the illegal immigration […]

Movie Review: Sicario

By Matthew S. Phinney Sicario Lionsgate (2015) Cast: Benicio DelToro, Josh Brolin, Emily Blunt, Jon Bernthal Director: Denis Villeneuve I dig this movie. It’s got suspense, action, mysterious characters, and a healthy mix of blunt force awesome and calculated violence. It boasts a formidable cast of Benicio DelToro, Josh Brolin, Emily Blunt, Jon Bernthal, that […]

The Coast Guard is detecting a new trend among high-seas narco smugglers

Since June, Coast Guard vessels patrolling the US’s southern approaches have stopped seven low-profile smuggling vessels — stealthy ships that ride low in the water to spirit illicit cargos from South America to Mexico and the US. Akin to self-propelled semi-submersibles used by smugglers for the same purpose, low-profile vessels are boats designed to run near […]

Now it’s Hurricane Maria, and Caribbean braces for new hit

MEXICO CITY — Oh, no. Not again. This was the general sentiment across a broad area of the eastern Caribbean on Sunday as residents, some still sifting through the wreckage left by Hurricane Irma, braced for the impact of yet another powerful storm stalking them in the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Maria was rumbling toward the Lesser […]

Mexico accepts Israeli offer to help develop Central America

Nieto said on Thursday that his country had accepted Israel’s offer to help it and the United States develop Central America, as Israel and Mexico seek to deepen business ties. Speaking at a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Pena Nieto added that the two nations had agreed to update their free trade […]