Current Essays
Detentions, Incarcerations, and Deportations in the United States of America
Every day, if you watch television or even posts on social media platforms, there is news about more detentions, incarcerations and deportations by ICE,
President’s Day 2026
Where I am as I write this short essay it is a gloomy, rainy, water everywhere, cold, and everything-is-closed day but for my brain and lap top.
From Perpetual Wars to Everywhere Wars
Perpetual Wars has been the posture of the US government since the thirteen colonies were established. In fact, that is how it all began;
WHO ARE WE?
Fitting that on this our inaugural issue of Our Voice/Nuestra Voz, we would tie it to the Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo and our birth as a nation within a nation that we subsequently re-named Aztlán. And,
The Cost of War and Doomsday Clocks
Back in 1983, a bright fellow decided to help explain the federal budget to dummies like me. His name is Greg Speeter and he first put out a guide titled Federal Budget 101.
The Sky Is Falling
There will be two important occasions this coming November when many in the US and around the globe will think the sky is falling.
Toward a Dictatorship
When I published Letters: Education By Gutiérrez (2025), a collection of 71 short essays, I ended with the partnership between Trump and Musk.
STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION
It is against the law in Texas for high school principals not to register 17 year olds and older, twice a year. The first opportunity are the first weeks of the fall semester (Aug.-Sept.).
No King’s Day and Trump’s Coins
No King’s Day is set for March 28, 2026. My wife and I will be at one. Last year, there were millions of protestors in over 130 cities across the US. Hopefully,
Military Service for Barron Trump
Don’t count on Barron Trump going to fight in Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, Greenland, Ecuador or anywhere else it big daddy
April 30th and the FISA Court]
Usually April has some of the most provocative dates like April Fool’s Day on the 1st, Federal Income Tax
Trump Taco or Trump Dumbo?
Folks have started calling Trump Taco, using the acronym of taco to mean Trump always chickens out.
We Did Not Pay Our Federal Taxes; Filed for Extension
April 15th came too fast for us this year. We did not have enough money on hand to pay our federal income taxes.
Barron Trump and the Draft. Will He or Won’t He?
As a 19-year old, he should already be in the draft pool but you never know. His father, Donald Taco,
Will Birthright to Citizenship be Struck?
Last week the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments over the clause on birthright citizenship
The GEO Group Takes Our Taxpayer Dollars by the Billions
Based in Boca Raton, Florida, the GEO Group is publicly traded C Corporation. They not only do business of operating
The New Gold Rush: Corporations Engaged in Sea Mining
Alta California, as a territory was part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain since 1683 then was made part of the Mexican Empire in 1821.
Is Urban Strategies, Inc. Guilty of Sexual and Child Abuse?
If you caught the news last week, two members of Congress visited the San Benito, Texas detention center for unaccompanied
Does RIGHT TO LIFE Mean BIRTH or GOOD HEALTH?
April 15th came too fast for us this year. We did not have enough money on hand to pay our federal income taxes.
Is 2.2 more than 2.1 in Texas?
April 15th came too fast for us this year. We did not have enough money on hand to pay our federal income taxes.
The Horror of Horowitz
April 15th came too fast for us this year. We did not have enough money on hand to pay our federal income taxes.
El Cinco de Mayo
April 15th came too fast for us this year. We did not have enough money on hand to pay our federal income taxes.
HE is FUNDING His New Militia
April 15th came too fast for us this year. We did not have enough money on hand to pay our federal income taxes.
GRADUATION TIME
April 15th came too fast for us this year. We did not have enough money on hand to pay our federal income taxes.
May 1st Day of the Workers
Right after my wife and I participated by honking loudly and repeatedly at our No Kings rally we came home to watch the reports on