Turkish Bath

Does everyone realize how many lively Mexicans are blogging against the government? Blog de blogs can give an idea. It links everywhere. My favorite title currently is Blogotitlan. El cantón de la neta. I also like Renegados hasta la democracia, which just would be from Jalisco. This blog, of course, keeps its eyes on what’s … More Turkish Bath

Random Bullets

I would really like to be able to offer an English transcript, or even a complete, lucid description, of yesterday’s video The Criminal Order of the World, but it is too large a job for a recreational blog. I will therefore provide a few random bullets from and on it. 1. One blogger said this … More Random Bullets

Bad Medicine

Following is one of the strange dialogues I have had. Whiteman: How are you? PZ: I’m doing well. Whiteman: Any particular reason? PZ: The weather is good, things at work are going well, and I am going to see an interesting film later today. Whiteman: You are being dishonest. PZ: Excuse me? Whiteman: Things are … More Bad Medicine

El orden criminal del mundo

I posted this to my old site, whose software supports it. I have some comments on it there. There is a lot in it, including excellent analyses of the current doublespeak, and the irrational state of (political) fear which is called ‘realistic’, or ‘reasonable’. Axé.

Suave Patria

For readers who may not have understood yesterday’s video, here is a very partial transcription. COMMENTATOR: El cielo se ha despejado. The sky has cleared. Hubo frío, mucho frío. It was cold, very cold. Hoy el cielo se ha despejado. Today the sky has cleared. Ya no hay tanto frío. It is no longer so … More Suave Patria

Threshold of Hell

Normally I find these blog tests silly and gimmicky, but the Dante’s Inferno Hell Test distinguishes the level of Dante’s Inferno to which one will be sent. It sends me to Limbo, land of the Virtuous Unbelievers. If you are sent to Limbo, Charon ushers you across the river Acheron, where you find yourself upon … More Threshold of Hell

Slaves of Academe

One reason I like the blog Slaves of Academe is the title itself. When I wonder, what are we doing here? How did we get here? Why is it like this? I can remember, it is because we are slaves of academe. That clarifies things. I Assiduous readers may have guessed that one reason I … More Slaves of Academe

“De la Revolución a la restauración”

Today’s regular parade in commemoration of the Mexican Revolution has been cancelled as a safety measure, given the magnitude of AMLO’s parallel inauguration. What La Jornada has to say about the cancellation, however, is worth reading. Vista en forma aislada, la cancelación del desfile conmemorativo del inicio de la Revolución Mexicana, un ritual histórico cuestionado … More “De la Revolución a la restauración”

20 de noviembre

Today and tomorrow there are solidarity actions with the people of Oaxaca in various U. S. locations. Check El enemigo común for details. On Monday, the 96th anniversary of the Revolution of 1910, two million people are expected to converge upon the zócalo in México, D.F., where AMLO will inaugurate his alternative government. These are … More 20 de noviembre