Author: Raul Damas

By May 03,2003

In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

Since our nation’s lawmakers have no immediate interest in discussing immigration reform, those interested in the topic must content themselves with its periphery. One such area concerns whether or not...

By Mar 14,2003

¿Quien es mas Latino?

Imagine my surprise upon learning that I might not be Hispanic. What if, all this time, I’d been eating a steady diet of fried-pork-based dishes for no good reason? Worse...

By Mar 03,2003

Greeks, Guatemalans, and the GOP

Last year the low-budget film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” netted $249 million at the domestic box office. According to Hollywood business analysts, an audience largely composed of people who...

By Feb 07,2003

Real reality

Mr. Damas said he would watch “The Hours” himself. Fortunately, I was able to go under cover of female accompaniment, but I would have ended up seeing it anyway. I...

By Jan 10,2003

Live to eat

Socrates said, “Thou shouldst eat to live, not live to eat.” I say Socrates ended up with Hemlock by misreading the wine list. Anyone who considers food only for the...

By Nov 05,2002

A More Interesting Race

Settling in to write yet another election post-mortem, I demurred, realizing that at best it would be yet another election post-mortem. Every possible explanation for the GOP victory has been...