There’s a folk tale about a fisherwoman* who goes to visit her friend. Her friend sold flowers for a living and lived in a home full of beautiful smells from flowers – a contrast to the strong smells (stink?) of fish. However, the fisherwoman has difficulty sleeping at night. Event...
Grasslands need to burn from time to time. That burning creates the opportunity for fresh grass to grow. That fresh grass, in turn, helps feed the many herbivores who rely on it for nutrients. I think it has parallels in our lives as well. It is good to set fire to our routines and...
When the Justice Department shut down a secret inquiry into allegations that drug traffickers had funded the first presidential campaign of Mexico’s leader, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, officials in Washington closed the case forcefully. Over the years that followed that 2011 decision,...
En el verano del 2010, mientras agentes estadounidenses investigaban acusaciones de que una poderosa mafia de la droga había inyectado dinero en la política mexicana, los investigadores apuntaron directamente al hombre que ahora es el presidente del país, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. ...