Bacon-wrapped hot dogs are common in downtown Los Angeles and especially in Mexican border cities. Tijuana, for example, has a vendor at almost every corner. Well now, apparently, Los Angeles is trying to ban the cart sale of these very delicious bacon-wrapped hot dogs.
As a huge fan of bacon-wrapped hot dogs (I’ve eaten more […]
Archive for the 'Personal' Category
Apr30th2008
The Argument Against Regulations
Published by in Economics, Hispanics (Minority Issues), Myths, Personal and Poverty. 0 CommentsMar26th2008
…for spring break and all I’m going to say is that it’s not to see the pyramids. I’ll be back Tuesday.
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Mar4th2008
Environmentalism: Luxury Of The Rich
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Environment, General and Personal. 12 CommentsGoing through the trouble of getting my smog check this weekend reminded me of one of my pet peeves in politics: wealthy environmentalists feeling moral about themselves while others (primarily the poor) pay the burden.
Here in California, in order to register your car you have to get a smog check every two years. They typically […]
Feb6th2008
One thing I noticed after the primary results came in last night is how different bloggers are from everyday people - especially latino bloggers.
If you were to count who latino bloggers were going for the vote count would be very one sided towards Obama. Whether it is liberal, very liberal, moderate, or conservative moderate, […]
Nov30th2007
Paradigms Of Poverty
Published by in Economics, General, ModernPolitics, Personal and Poverty. 2 CommentsIf you put three economists in a room together one liberal, one conservative, and one libertarian and discussed minority poverty and its causes, how would the discussion unfold? After many years of reading about this topic from various sources, I have come to believe that the break down would look something like this.
The liberal economist […]
Nov21st2007
Well its been almost a year since I visited my grandma and family in Monterrey, Mexico and given that she is in her 90’s, I want to see as much of her as I can. So in a few hours I get on a plane and head out for a much needed vacation.
Here is the […]
May25th2007
Housing Projects And Their Significance To Our Education System
Published by in Education, General, Personal and Vouchers. 6 CommentsThe Los Angeles Times had a long article on the Ramona Gardens housing projects in East Los Angeles. The article writes:
…Ramona Gardens, an Eastside housing project that has seen countless confrontations between the police and its home-grown street gang, Big Hazard. The cycles of seething standoffs and bursts of violence stretch back generations and have […]
May9th2007
Capitalism Vs. Others - A Discussion
Published by in Capitalism, Communism, Debates, Economics, General and Personal. 15 CommentsThis post is a continuation of the discussion between me and tin that started here and continued here.
Let me start the discussion with some definitions. I define communism, or more generally collectivism, as any economic system that exhibits the following criteria,
1. Little to no property rights
2. little to no free trade
3. the means of production […]
Mar7th2007
I am now officially registered to attend 2007’s Libertarian FreedomFest, in Las Vegas. It will be from July 5th — 7th and I encourage all Free thinkers and non free thinkers alike to attend. I have never been to a political convention before, but given that this year they will be honoring the late Milton […]
Feb13th2007
Poverty In The United States
Published by in Economics, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues), Personal, Poverty and Welfare. 26 CommentsMy longest friendship was with Edgar, a friend I met in the 6th grade. He was, like me, a child of immigrant parents and he spoke primarily Spanish. He loved to joke, tell stories, and that favorite of past times, sit around with your closest friends and make fun of each other.
Unfortunately, he was also […]
Jan24th2007
The Minority Case Against The Minimum Wage
Published by in Discrimination, Economics, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues), Minimum Wage, Personal and Poverty. 1 CommentMost of you have heard the standard arguments against the minimum wage - that it is a weak poverty reduction tool, it increases prices, increases unemployment, hurts small businesses, makes the economy less efficient, etc, etc, but what I want to write about today is the harm done by the minimum wage that is least […]
Jan18th2007
I normally don’t participate in online tags but being that I’ve known LatinoPundit before I started blogging (on forums), that my friend Oso is also encouraging this particular tag, and since it is consistent with my new years resolution to blog more about my experiences, I decided to give in this time. The topic is, […]
Jan17th2007
Further Thoughts On Bunche Elementary School
Published by in Education, General, Personal and Vouchers. 2 CommentsOne of the things that stood out to me in the Bunche Elementary School story I reported on Monday was this:
The campus sits in what looks to be a solidly middle-class minority neighborhood in the city of Carson. But a closer look suggests the classic profile of a school with poor achievement: The student body […]
Jan11th2007
The US Economy In Perspective
Published by in Capitalism, Economics, Europe, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues), Personal, Poverty and Welfare. 6 CommentsMark J. Perry, professor of finance and business economics at the University of Michigan, puts the US economy in perspective:
The unemployment rate in Canada just hit a 30-year low of 6.1% in December, the lowest rate since 1977 when Pierre Trudeau was Canada’s prime minister and Jimmy Carter was U.S. president. During the last U.S. […]
Jan10th2007
Time To Pray For The Citizens Of Venezuela
Published by in Communism, Economics, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues), LatinAmerica and Personal. 13 CommentsI don’t pray very often but there are times when events are so catastrophic, so desparate, and so predictable that prayer is in order and Venezuela has reached that point. While Hugo Chavez is big on socialist rhetoric, he has always been very short on actual implementation.
James Surowiecki, the financial columnist for the New Yorker, […]
Jan9th2007
Minorities Through The Eyes Of Liberals
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues), Personal and affirmative action. 4 CommentsWarning: Rant to follow.
“I think that he has been an embarrassment to the Supreme Court. I think that his opinions are poorly written”. –Senate Democrat Minority Leader Harry Reid, referring to the only black US Supreme Court Justice
White liberal democrats are strong supporters of affirmative action. Not income based […]
