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The Right Wing and Wag the Dog Politics
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco A number of years ago there was a movie made starring some very heavy-hitting actors including Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman entitled “Wag the Dog.” […]
Julián Castro: The Now Generation of Latino Leadership
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco It appears that Latinos have arrived, again, on the national scene. We’ve been declared the Sleeping Giant every decade since the 1980s and nothing seems […]
In re Latinos v USA
Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco In re is Latin for “in the case of” or “in regards to”. It’s a legal term that a court uses when it makes a declaration […]
VRA on Life Support
Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Today Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg accused the majority of the court in Shelby County of using the Voting Rights Act’s provisions to kill the act itself. […]
Supreme Court Rules (Punts) on Affirmative Action
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I spent the morning stalking the #SCOTUS Twitter feed. I figured it was the best and fastest way to get information on the anticipated decisions that should […]
Defining Racism
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco People often wonder what my fascination is with racism. Y, pues, pienso que that’s a good question except that my answer is one that no […]
The Supreme Court decisions that didn’t come .. yet
Victor Landa, NewsTaco Mark your calendar, today will go down in history as the day that nothing significant happened. All bets were that it wouldn’t be that way. In fact […]
The Supreme Court, Voting Rights and the Roberts Legacy
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco This week, with Justice Scalia writing the majority opinion, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), rejected the Arizona state law, Prop 200, that required […]
Otra ves, Racism, Racism, Racism
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Bueno, it took a totally nonpolitical person to help bring contemporary racism to the surface. Currently, you have politicians […]
The Impending End of the GOP
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Well there, I’ve said it publicly! I think the GOP will come to an end as a presidential party for sure, a U.S. senatorial party […]