Dispatch New Mexico: Attacks on Paris another chance to get the war right
War is a man-made institution, the worst thing we ever created. But there are times in which it’s either kill or be killed, so it…
Opinion
Terrorist attacks should spark calls for peace, not hate
“All around the world, children want to go to school, to walk in their towns and cities, to play outside, and to share food with…
Dispatch New Mexico: The war against marijuana turns regulatory
Last week, nearly two-thirds of Ohio’s voters rejected a measure that would have legalized marijuana. That doesn’t mean the move toward legalization has hit its…
Dispatch New Mexico: The decline of a free-thinking middle class
Politicians like to talk about how the middle class is struggling, and for once they’re right. America’s middle class has been on the decline for…
Pension-stripping law needs fixed. Do officials want to fix it?
It was all bipartisan smiles and back-patting in 2012 when Gov. Susana Martinez signed a law they said would combat corruption with a threat of…
Dispatch New Mexico: Brace yourself, it could be a tough winter
We’re still a couple of months away from the first official day of winter (Dec. 22), but forecasters are already saying it’ll be colder and…
Dispatch New Mexico: Who will win over the state in 2016?
By the time New Mexico’s preferential primaries roll around on June 7, some 40 other states will have already voted for their party’s candidate. That…
Dispatch New Mexico: Think New Mexico’s latest brilliant brainstorm
It should be no surprise to any of my regular readers that I’m a big fan of Think New Mexico. It’s important to our state…
Power and politics New Mexico style
Decade after decade, for nearly half a century, the most powerful politician in New Mexico was a short, slender, modest man who lived in a…
Dispatch New Mexico: Harper Lee’s book highlights ‘gradualism’ and its flaws
Earlier this year, I wrote about the latest manuscript written by Harper Lee, author of the classic “To Kill a Mockingbird,” saying I was both…