“It’s called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.” With some extra optional propaganda at
Category: Politics
M. A. M. O. N.
This is good. M.A.M.O.N. – Latinos VS. Donald Trump / Ale Damiani from Taxi Films on Vimeo.
Who are you voting against?
It kills me that there are enthusiastic supporters of the two major presidential candidates. The candidates don’t even talk about
The Fenenbucks Strategy
News flash: There’s more to life than the internet. Some people only use their computers to make phone calls, or
The Fenenbucks Controversy
Graphic designer Jud Burgess has been campaigning against the El Paso Independent School District $669 million bond proposal. [Disclosure: Mr.
Common Wisdom
This is a partial text of a public comment made by Steve Strumer to El Paso City Council on 18
Tomorrow is the City Council Meeting About that Stupid Arena
The downtown arena is stupid. We don’t need it. We never needed it. And our elected officials aren’t telling us
The World is Changing
Here’s a video from 2011 telling us how the world was changing. But because it was made in 2011, it’s
Who Wants the Arena?
The City announced today that the new $180 million arena will be built in that cool historic neighborhood south of
CLEAT Rides Again
According to this story from KVIA, the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas has asked the County of El Paso
Viva Mexico, Cabrones!
Here’s a news story that tells us that Mexican politicians want to loosen up that country’s gun laws. A Senator
Explaining Mr. Trump
Some people’s jobs are excuses for their bad behavior. “He’s a lawyer,” people will say. Or “What do you expect
The Slippery Slope
If you’re a politician, you probably want to do what’s right. Unless you’re a callow, power-hungry, self-serving sociopath who’s crazed
Hillary’s Body Double?
I don’t want to pick sides in this election, but there’s something to this theory. After suffering a collapse at
There’s Plenty of Blame to Go Around
Here’s an interesting perspective on September 11 and the War on Terror, from the Nation: On the morning of September
Property Taxes are Like Global Warming
Our local media like to tell you how much a property tax increase is going to cost you. But your
There You Have It.
This weekend the El Paso Times told us what they thought about the County Commissioners Court giving themselves raises last
The Truth About the EPISD Bond Proposal
The El Paso Independent School District is asking voters to approve a $669 million bond. (I bet it was $666
Did they, or didn’t they?
Did the Commissioners Court publish their intent to raise their salaries in a local newspaper of general circulation? Because according
There’s nothing wrong with El Paso . . .
that can’t be fixed with higher taxes and bigger government bureaucracies. Am I right?