What Americans Are Reading — Wednesday, Aug. 19
Corpus Christi, Texas, early sixties, young and Mexican, a musical tour as some of us knew it.
I will be taking a short trip to Corpus, but this is the first of at least four musical tours
I called the Houston Chronicle a whore. My AI research mule objected.
I called the Houston Chronicle a whore. Santiago, my AI research mule, objected. Naturally. I wasn’t accusing anyone at the
1927 – killing and forcing “Mexicans” to work was common in some counties in South Texas.
In South Texas in the 1920s, a Mexican laborer looking for work could find himself picking cotton for a farmer
Santiago & Meme School of Chuco Words — Lesson 1
Tonight’s lesson: We didn’t speak bad Spanish. We spoke our Spanish. Our parents gave us the words they knew. Some
The Venegas Family – Mexican American History
In 1927, Miguel Venegas left behind a life that, by most standards, had been a good one. He had a
Pinky and the Brain Go to Austin
Back in the 1990s, I had an idea. I tried to convince some people I considered pretty smart that we
Brown & Proud – wanting to be a Marine
I know how to take tests. I have taken hundreds of them during my lifetime. I know when I have
8.17.2026 – What are Americans reading
What jumps out: Iran/Hormuz and Trump cutting the South Korea exercises are the two serious national/international stories breaking hardest this
They Beat Them for the Clothes. They Couldn’t Kill the Culture. Pachuco Boogie
In South Texas, Mexican Americans created a sound built around the accordion and bajo sexto. It became conjunto, Tejano, and
Immigrants Are Still Chasing the American Dream. Too Many Americans Have Quit.
Decades ago, I met a young Mexican woman in Houston. She had come to the United States illegally. She had
The world’s richest man asks the poorest in Texas to give him money to the tune of almost $2 billion
I started with a Houston Chronicle story about Tesla considering a $10.1 billion solar manufacturing plant in Fort Bend County.
Qualifications for a Republican wanting to run for president. – Donald Trump
Donald Trump Shows You How to Qualify
8.16.2026 – news Americans are reading
Yesterday I realized that when I ask the AI to find the most-read news, it tends to tilt toward what
Sunday Comics – 8.16.2026
During the week, I’ve been frustrated working with an AI assistant named Santiago. I did not choose that name for
