In a recent Washington Post opinion piece, Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argue that children need natural supports such as family, nutrition, and exercise rather than medicalized approaches like mandatory mental health screenings. On the surface, this call to strengthen natural sources of resilience is appealing — and many educators, parents, and health professionals would agree that healthy routines and strong relationships are fundamental to well-being.
Sanitized History
The Trump administration has embarked on a campaign to rewrite American history. The aim is a whitewashed version of the past that glorifies American exceptionalism while discarding well-established facts, critical thinking, and intellectual honesty. This isn’t just rhetoric—it is an assault on the nation’s capacity to reflect, learn, and grow.
Prior Restraint
The federal government’s decision to shut down DEI initiatives under the guise of legality and so-called divisiveness argument is nothing more than prior restraint—a well-known and heavily frowned-upon form of censorship. And as history has shown us, prior restraint is not just a direct violation of the First Amendment, but one of the biggest threats to a democratic society.
President Elect
“Madam President” should have been a better title for this post. Not today, not yet. Donald Trump is now the President-Elect of the United States and will soon take office as the 47th President. Unlike in 2016, I’m neither shocked nor surprised. Although I hoped and voted for a different outcome, this feels like just another day. I am, however, concerned about how the divisive rhetoric from both sides during this election cycle will continue to affect race relations in America. I’m going to step into political analysis to try to make sense of this moment.
Barbarism
The recent legal execution of a man in Alabama, where nitrogen gas was used as a sanctioned killing method for the first time, starkly highlights the ongoing and deeply troubling issues surrounding capital punishment. This case, involving an individual who not only endured a previously failed execution attempt but also suffered visible convulsions during the procedure, starkly illustrates the barbaric nature of the death penalty and underscores the urgent need for society to reevaluate and ultimately abolish this inhumane practice.
Confianza marchita
La confianza es la base de cualquier relación, ya sea entre individuos o entre ciudadanos y sus instituciones gubernamentales. Cuando una madre pierde a su hijo y las autoridades la mantienen en la oscuridad durante meses sobre las circunstancias de su muerte, esa confianza se quiebra. El caso de Dexter Wade es más que solo una tragedia familiar; es un relato emblemático de los problemas sistémicos en nuestro aparato de justicia que impiden la formación de una confianza genuina.
Por siempre RBG
“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you”. –Ruth Bader Ginsburg
COVID-19
Buscaba palabras para expresar la frustración que siento al ver el mundo embalado en un caos absoluto como resultado del COVID-19. ¡Tanta muerte y tanto dolor! Vivir en EEUU me produjo al principio lo que ahora confirmo era un falso sentido de seguridad. La nación “más poderosa y rica” del mundo sería incapaz de fallarle a sus ciudadanos en un momento tan crucial. Pero el país con mayor capacidad para destruir enemigos fue incapaz de protegernos de un adversario microscópico. ¡Tanta incompetencia y tanta ineptitud!
Rita Moreno
¡Qué grande es Rita Moreno! Esta semana se anunció que será galardonada con el Peabody Career Achievement Award. Con este premio Rita se convierte en solo la tercera persona, y LA PRIMERA LATINA, en recibir la distincción PEGOT (Peabody, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, y Tony).
Shameful words
The US Government’s response to the devastation caused in Puerto Rico by Hurricane María has been a disaster. And when one thinks our president can’t be more callous he surprises us. Hurricane María is becoming a humanitarian crisis for Puerto Rico because of the inadequate responses of the federal and state authorities. But Donald Trump has been praising his response and blaming everyone else.