The Mexican Drug Trade

Relevant to this recent post.

"A magisterial and immensely readable new history of the Mexican drug trade". Thanks to @jude_webber for her provocative review in the @FT https://t.co/RdezhZQOz6

— Benjamin T. Smith (@benjamintsmith7) June 10, 2021

Creeping Towards Failed State Status

The Deadliest Cartel in Mexico | The War on Drugs https://t.co/Hk6hJbA3HH via @YouTube @VICENews

— Deborah Bonello (@mexicoreporter) June 7, 2021

As it waits for the final results of its latest election our southern neighbor continues to struggle with violence and instability. https://t.co/pfmNic8yhL

— The American Conservative (@amconmag) June 9, 2021

Who Did the Cartels Buy Off?

Mexico's Congress just approved a law that would change the way DEA agents have worked in Mexico for almost half a century.

Here's my hot take video reaction. I look at 3 points.

1) Yes, it will massively reduce ability of DEA to go after cartels...https://t.co/Jg5pTpraNs

— Ioan Grillo (@ioangrillo) December 16, 2020

Thanks, Francis

Mexico's senior Catholic leader backs civil unions for gay couples https://t.co/dGg65NLSCq pic.twitter.com/hH3nYugKov

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 12, 2020

Narco Wars

A Nat Geo series I worked on, "Narco Wars," premiers tonight in U.S., later in Lat Am. It has ten eps on Mexico, Colombia, and U.S. connections looking at continuing tragedy of the drug war.

I think eps on Zetas and Nazario Moreno are among the strongest... https://t.co/FoKJcHfLBF

— Ioan Grillo (@ioangrillo) December 9, 2020

Shawn Ryan Show #007 Drug Cartel / Narcos Expert Ed Calderon

Blessed Miguel Pro, Pray for Us!

"May God have mercy on you! May God bless you! Lord, Thou knowest that I am innocent! With all my heart I forgive my enemies! Viva Cristo Rey!" - Blessed Miguel Pro (+1927)#PrayForUs pic.twitter.com/scTRfCIfEk

— IHE (@HumanEcologyCUA) November 23, 2020

Vermeule Might Like This

Check out my book cover!!! Thank you, @Georgetown_UP for your amazing work on the project so far. 🔥🙏🏽❤️ pic.twitter.com/7lbIcJZE3c

— Nichole M. Flores (@nicholemflores) September 28, 2020

The attempted Hispanicization of the US...

Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia

From the Medellín conference through NAFTA to the Zapatista movement: Samuel Ruiz Garcia ministered through key moments in 20th c. Mexican, and world, history.

Learn more about Samuel Ruiz Garcia here:https://t.co/mCH7XaQYey

— Plough Publishing (@PloughBooks) August 22, 2020

Collision of Worlds

Congratulations! https://t.co/ko7WCelsdd

— Peter Turchin (@Peter_Turchin) July 7, 2020

OUP

The Last Narc

Edit. I don't know why the Amazon youtube channel took its video for the trailer down. Here's an alternative.

Ed Calderon on the Adam Carolla Show

Ed Calderon on JRE

No Girl Power in the Trailer

That is a good sign...

Narco-song of Sinaloa

Two from the June 2016 Issue of Chronicles

On Merle Haggard: Sing Me Back Home by Wayne Allensworth

The Mexicanization of North America by H.A. Scott Trask
For nearly 200 years the United States and Mexico coexisted as a series of antonyms separated by a desert. The United States was prosperous and free. Mexico was poor and despotic.

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For Sarge

Pope Francis is still on the plane, flying to Havana. As we wait for him to land, here are some photos from his meeting...

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, February 12, 2016

NCR: Francis heads to Mexico amid Legionaries of Christ disclosures

Will He Speak Out Against the Immigration Policy of the Mexican Government?

Francis to visit northern and southern migrant crossings on visit to Mexico
The Vatican spokesman has presented Pope Francis’ trip to Mexico from 12 to 18 February, after his historic stopover in Cuba to meet Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church. In Mexico, Francis will visit a prison and celebrate mass in Ciudad Juarez, on the Mexico-US border

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