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Politics and the abuse of language
By Dr. Herny Flores, NewsTaco Don’t you just love languages? They carry the thoughts, feelings and deepest sentiments of a people. Language describes and defines. Language expresses philosophies, ideologies and […]
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
By Dr. Herny Flores, NewsTaco The horrible earthquakes that have recently ravaged Nepal have left me thinking about the strange situation of Texas. What, you say do these two countries […]
Is Ted Cruz Really Hispanic?”
By Dr. Herny Flores, NewsTaco Bueno, I thought we’d seen enough of this issue but Mark Halperin of Bloomberg Politics revived the issue this week so why not revisit it. […]
Racism as Evil
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco I’ve been contemplating the sources of evil and how evil manifests itself in how we treat one another daily. This curiosity comes on the tail […]
Random Thoughts From Around America
By Dr. Herny Flores, NewsTaco You’ve probably wondered where I’ve been for the last two weeks well I’ve been traveling and caught up with book functions. I’m composing this offering […]
Religious Intolerance and Racial Hatred
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco This Easter morning I contemplated the condition of humankind. This is a season, for Christians at least, of rebirth, rejuvenation, and recommitment to being Christians. […]
It’s what is in Your Heart That Counts
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco I’ve been watching the current debate around whether the State of Texas should allow the confederate battle flag symbol to be imprinted on the state’s […]
Yikes, Ted Cruz for President!
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco That’s the way one Democratic Party operative put it in a donation email that went out last week. Sometimes party activists use fear tactics to […]
Political Royalty
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Why do I get the feeling, and you may be having the same feelings as well, that the forthcoming presidential elections are beginning to look […]
Persistence of Racism
By Dr. Herny Flores, NewsTaco I just finished writing a book (this is an unsolicited and unabashed plug) entitled Latinos and the Voting Rights Act: The Search for Racial Purpose. […]