Marking 10-years in the media worldIt dawned on me the other day that March 14 would mark ten years of me working in the media world. I had a few thoughts.Mar 15, 20211Mar 15, 20211
The many competing issues of the Trump Tower wiretapping allegationsBy now it should go without saying that President Donald Trump is a shoot now, ask questions later president. The fact that he made such…Mar 23, 2017Mar 23, 2017
Judging a Trump Presidency on the front endI was looking for a phrase that would sum up what we can expect from a Donald Trump presidency. In a New York Times article last week…Jan 13, 2017Jan 13, 2017
Fidel Castro is dead. Here is my painstakingly unbiased obituary.I wrote this years ago. Admittedly, this was hard to write as a Cuban-American, whose entire life has lived under his shadow. But tonight…Nov 26, 20165Nov 26, 20165
G is the most confusing letter in the English languageI don’t know how to explain how this popped into my head. I was walking on some train tracks close to my house, when it just hit me.May 16, 2016May 16, 2016
But Mommy, I Hate All the Presidential CandidatesLet us count the ways in which this election has been bullshit.May 3, 20162May 3, 20162
Let’s stop pretending gun control alone could have prevented San BernardinoEven the most ideal version does nothing when faced with a model citizen on a mission.Dec 6, 20151Dec 6, 20151
This Miami School’s Very Existence Explains Cuba and the Catholic Church’s Fucked Up RelationshipDeep in the dark suburban no-mans-land that is Western Miami-Dade County lies Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, one of the top Catholic high…Sep 22, 2015Sep 22, 2015
When JFK died, the CIA sent Johnson his favorite poem as a tribute (and a warning)Every morning, presidents wake up to what is known as the President’s Daily Brief — a rundown of CIA intelligence from across the globe…Sep 18, 2015Sep 18, 2015
Why #BlackLivesMatter should welcome more, not less criticismIf you have ever played the boardgame Risk, you know it is utterly insufferable to play with a team. Inevitably, as you stare at the game…Aug 12, 2015Aug 12, 2015