A website named Where's George tracks the physical movement of U.S. currency, and, in this video, some economics students crunch the data.The numbers reveal U.S. domestic travel patterns, since bills moving across the country are usually those which accompany a traveller.
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Timothy Henderson’s A Glorious Defeat
Timothy Henderson's A Glorious Defeat: Mexico and its War with the United States (2007) is a thoroughly enjoyable account of the events leading up to, and through, the 1846-1848 war. It is written for a general audience, and he does a great job of explaining complex situations in a really engaging manner. The complexity lies in bringing together the different strands of Mexican political turmoil (and the ever-present Antonio López de Santa Anna), the politics of Texas, and the politics of the United States. The U.S. was moving westward and believed Mexico both incapable and not chosen by God to have what became the western United States. Texas was looking for autonomy from Mexico, became independent, and then annexed to the U.S. Mexicans watched in disgust, but were too crippled by corruption, factions, and a ragged conscript army to resist. Finally, the U.S. fabricated a provocation in order to declare war. I found the analysis of Mexican politics to be very compelling, as it acknowledges how Mexican politicians failed to create the sort of political institutions that would keep the country together, even as they faced Americans who disdained them and had no compunction about lying and stealing land. The most fascinating individual has to be Santa Anna:
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And Now Let Us Speak of Elephants
Rick Bayless will be doing the cooking, but what else will be on the table during Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s trip to the White House? Tom Risen predicts what he’ll tell the U.S. Congress next week, but would it be unreasonable to expect him to call a spade a spade instead walking delicately around the elephant in the room?
What’s next in Mexico – U.S. relations?
And who’s really behind El Blog del Narco?
Technorati Tags: Felipe Calderon
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Luck and the Virgin
If Mexico Treated Gringos Like the U.S.A. Treats Mexicans
So, if gringos had to pay an equivalent fee to reside in Mexico to what Mexicans pay in the United States, the schedule would look like this:
The fee for standing in line: $ 1,500 USD
Working residency permit: $ 8,200 USD
Monthly income requirement for retirees: $12,500 USD
Fees for normal residency card: $60,000 USD
Suggesting whiny gringos shut the fuck up: PRICELESS!
Read on at The Mex Files.
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The Metro Comes to Morelia
Roberto Morales accomplished what teams of politicians, urban planners and bureaucrats could not: a decent public transportation system in Morelia.
Thanks go to the man who writes about His Mexican Kitchen for the tip.
Red Shoes are Better than Bacon 