This is the third part of my analysis of Supreme Court Alito's Louisiana v. Callais ruling. In it I discuss the mostly unacknowledged undertow that pulls his argument together and the way those currents come out of the Court's decades-long destruction of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Semi-open primaries come to New Mexico. It’s historic. But what is it?
The second part of my long read of Justice Alito's decision in Louisiana v. Callais is a direct analysis of his argument with attention to his use of two ambiguous words, "discrimination" and "intention," and his construction of a history of cases that lead to his decision.
Press Release from the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: The New Mexico Bumble Bee Atlas Project is looking for volunteers to participate. There will be a hands-on learning session at the Percha Dam State Park on Thursday, May 14, from 9am until noon.
I begin a four articles long study of the Supreme Court decision on elections in Louisiana v. Callais. The articles are difficult with a lot of information, legal concepts, and linguistic analysis. I hope you will tackle it because voting may not be voting anymore.
From the Other Side was meant to provide views of news events at odds with the prevalent American media view. Today, I am adding another side. This is a posting on poetry, which, as the subject of this article has said, is what can’t be said in words.
Decisions about water are oddly complex, balancing private and public interests. Understanding hydrology helps resolve some of that complexity. This is an informational piece on groundwater, streams, riparian trees, and us to help make our decisions more reasonable.
Those of you who care about healthcare, vaccinations, the MAHA movement, what is happening in America today to the government and its actions know that last year the American Academy of Pediatrics sued Robert Kennedy, Jr., for changing the government’s recommendations about vaccinations. I analyze the case here.
I link to an article by Laura Paskus, “Climate change, overuse send the Middle Rio Grande into ‘dire’ situation,” published March 20th by Source New Mexico.
I link to an article by two very long-term observers of water in New Mexico. They are factual, detailed, informed, careful, persistent, intelligent, public-minded people not motivated by private interests, money, power, or any ideology except public service. You need to hear what they say about your water.
There’s still something left to be said about Alex Pretti. Saying it says what we already know, but we need to say it, because words -- misdirected, rhetorical, dishonest, sugar-coated, hiding threats, pretending to be other than what they say – are part of the problem today.
In this detailed analysis of a sample of our President’s writing, we can see the thought process that determines national and international policies on our behalf. The transparency is to be applauded.