Tag Archives: Mexican History

ALLEN YOUNG | HISTORY | Mixing the tequila of Cinco de Mayo with the blood of Kent State: A quirky history essay

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Thorne Dreyer

We look back at two days in May. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | May 17, 2023 Sí, mis amigos, Cinco de Mayo is a well-known date (that’s May 5 in English), and of course it’s a time … Continue reading →

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Steve Russell :
Is gun violence our manifest destiny?

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Thorne Dreyer

The last war on U.S. soil ended in 1848, unless you count the NRA v. common sense. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | December 11, 2017 Steve Russell wrote the following article for The Rag Blog as a … Continue reading →

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Johnny Hazard :
From the streets of Mexico: ‘Fue el estado’ (‘The government did it’)

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

President Peña Nieto has decried incidents of inconsequential or fabricated violence by protesters without mentioning government-perpetrated atrocities. By Johnny Hazard | The Rag Blog | November 19, 2014 “We have been tolerant — excessively tolerant, according to some critics. But … Continue reading →

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Dick J. Reavis : ¡Que Vivan los ‘Plantonistas’ de Wall Street!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

“Plantonistas” protest Mexican election results at Mexico City’s Zócalo plaza, Nov. 11, 2011. Photo by Régis Lachaume / Wikimedia Commons. Borrowing From Mexico:The Wall Street Plantón By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / October 19, 2011 The widespread … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : White Supremacist Republic of Texas, 1836-1845

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Seal of the Republic of Texas, 1839. Image from Wikimedia Commons.The hidden history of Texas Part 4: The independent Republic of Texas, 1836-1845 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / September 21, 2011 [This is Part 4 of Bob … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : The Alamo and the Republic of Texas

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Battle of the Alamo. Art via Son of the South.The hidden history of Texas Part 3: The 1827-1836 years under Mexican rule/2 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / September 7, 2011 [This is the second segment of Part … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Hidden History: Slavery in ‘Coahuila y Tejas’

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Mexico in 1825, including the state of Coahuila y Tejas. Image from Wikimedia Commons. The hidden history of Texas Part 3: The 1827-1836 years under Mexican rule By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / August 24, 2011 [This is … Continue reading →

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John Ross : The Next Mexican Revolution

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Liberation Army of the South, led by Emiliano Zapata, fought the government forces of Gen. Porfirio Diaz, in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.The next Mexican Revolution: Don’t look now but the long-awaited resurgence of the Mexican … Continue reading →

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John Ross : Mexico’s Buy-Centennial ‘Grito’

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Mexico’s Bicentennial: Miguel Hidalgo with the banner of the Virgen de Guadalupe.Can a new revolution be far behind?The countdown to Mexico’s Buy-Centennial ‘Viva Mexico! Let’s go kill some Gachupines!’ By John Ross / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2010 … Continue reading →

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John Ross : An Uprising of Bones in Mexico

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Tlatecuhtli, Aztec goddess of the earth, a fierce frog-like creature. The monumental 12-ton slab was discovered during an excavation beneath a popular Mexico City cantina. Photo from Noticias Azatlan Virtual.An uprising of bones:Macabre marks past and present in Mexico By … Continue reading →

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John Ross : The Long Night of San Juan Copala

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Justicia en San Juan Copola. Photo from Su Propina es mi Sueldo.Mexico’s Gaza:The long night of San Juan Copala Much as the Israeli government had warned the organizers of the Freedom Flotilla not to set sail for Gaza, the Governor … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / ‘El Monstruo : Dread and Redemption in Mexico City’

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

El Monstruo:John Ross’ history of MexicoA must read for Texans The problem with any informed accounting of Mexico is that its historical figures, like assassins, are often deadly, swift, and seemingly mad. By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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