She’s never one to let me down. In full compliance with an iconic religious archetype mentioned in a past essay of mine, Hillary opted to play the Mother Mary card, airing her Red-Phone-Nuclear-Showdown-In-The-Middle-Of-The-Night TV skit. It seems that this asumptio personae went over well with Hispanic voters in South Texas, … Continue reading →
Follow the money. This is a truism fundamental to the history of art. And if you do follow the money, you will find that these days, increasingly, the money is traveling on a parallel rotation with mother earth: Eastward. Go East, young folks. Go East. If you live in the … Continue reading →
I would put my money on it. If Hillary were not a Clinton, she would be an absolute shoo-in for POTUS. On the other hand, If Hillary were not a Clinton, she would not be where she is now, with a good shot at being POTUS. A classic case of … Continue reading →
When I first wrote the essay below, back in 2008, I had no clue that for the next twelve years, the United States would formulate as pillars of foreign policy, Leading From Behind, and America First –in its most reductive interpretation. I had always thought that the grown ups would … Continue reading →
As an asset class, stocks are long overdue for a comeback. Yes there was a very good five-year run that started in 2002, when the smart money went in after the dot.com bubble bust. But in general terms, the real money was not being made in stocks per-se. The fortunes … Continue reading →
Don’t get me wrong, we’re capitalists here. Myself, unabashedly so. Without a doubt, we are enjoying a vitalizing economic upswing unique to San Antonio’s history. We are also, without a doubt, at the peak of that upswing, with many upstanding citizens reaping substantial benefits, not the least those toiling at … Continue reading →
Let’s get this straight. Train rides are not the pastoral, romantic, or exciting experiences put forth so frequently in the nostalgic, affected fictions of novels and films. Even less so if said train ride is an obligatory means of transportation, not having other viable choices to reach a particular destination … Continue reading →
There’s a compelling argument to be made that the top competitive sports in Southern Kalifornia are surfing and surgical enhancement, in no particular order. On closer scrutiny however, one would also have to include in this rarefied list the pervasive influence of what is most definitely The National Pastime of … Continue reading →