Hispanic Ethnicity Policy

Allan on August 31st, 2019

The growth of the Hispanic population in the United States has been much-discussed in the media. Are Hispanics assimilating? Are they becoming Americans? Do they have the same interests as other Americans? Those are more controversial questions, and are questions that one can get into trouble for asking. And yet, they should be asked, and […]

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Allan on March 29th, 2015

Here it is March of 2015, and the 2016 Presidential Election is already  upon us. With all the potential candidates, probable candidates and wannabe candidates hovering around the   media-sphere, one of them has officially launched his candidacy –  Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz. Ted Cruz has a number of positive characteristics, yet is still something of […]

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Allan on September 2nd, 2014

It’s that time of year again, when the kids traipse off to the old brick school house for another year of American education.    In my family, we’re all in the public school system, my sons as students, my wife as employee, and myself as a Spanish teacher.  So we’re right in the thick of it. […]

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