Who’s A Nerd, Anyway?
Are nerds “hyperwhite” people? By Benjamin Nugent What is a nerd? Mary Bucholtz, a linguist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has been working on the question for the last 12 years. She has […]
Month: August 2007
I Know Those People Are Out There, But…
Self hatred in action I know these people are out there, but I’d prefer to forget. I’m talking about the ‘coat and tie white supremacists’ who have stolen one of my posts and reprinted it […]
Quintuplets!
Hope springs eternal PHOENIX — A Texas couple gave birth to a record-breaking set of quintuplets at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix on Tuesday. Rachelle Wilkinson, 31, of Cedar Park, Texas, delivered three […]
Legal Immigration: The Bigger Problem
Everyone says they’re against illegal immigration. Problem: legal immigration is actually the bigger problem. How many legal immigrants enter the U.S. each year? Let me count the ways they come in! (With apologies to the poet.) The […]
Angry, Frightenend Mestizos Demand Benefits
Despite the renewed activism, mestizo leaders said several factors could still prevent immigrants from taking part. Illegal immigrants might be reluctant to appear at public events or fill out documents. By Pamela Constable Latinos in Prince […]
Their Own Stories: Ethnic Cleansing of Americans
There are parts of Houston where if you didn’t know better, you’d really think you are in Mexico. By Frosty WooldridgeLast week, the column on Americans being ‘ethnically cleansed’ out of their own communities created […]
The Ron Paul Revolution Continues
This Online Presidential Straw Poll will stay up until midnight Thursday 2 August. Make your voice heard. Join the Revolution. Please vote. FreedomWorks is conducting this nationwide online straw poll to measure where the candidates stand among our […]
Ron Paul and the Empire
This is not a political agenda. This is not a party platform. It IS a revolutionby Steven LaTulippe Can Ron Paul really win? Does he have a snowball’s chance of becoming the next president, or are […]
Maryland: Raid on El Pollo Rico Nets Indictments
Family indicted after Wheaton restaurant raid By David C. Lipscomb Federal prosecutors are seeking nearly $8 million in cash, property and other assets from the owners of a Wheaton restaurant charged with employing illegal aliens […]
Tab for Teaching English Put at $3 Billion
June Kronholz reports on immigration. http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=301 The Wall Street Journal The cost of teaching English to 12 million legal and illegal adult immigrants now in the U.S. would approach $3 billion a year, says the […]