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
He Told His Mother “No Tears.” Seventy-Five Years Later, the Mexican-American Soldier Finally Came Home
Three days before one of the worst battles of the Korean War, 19-year-old Celestino Chavez Jr. wrote home to his
Colorado Said Mexicans Were White — While Sending Their Children to a Separate “Mexican School” – one of the earliest lawsuits challenging segregation.
Colorado school officials had an interesting argument in 1914. They were not segregating Mexican-American children by race. Why? Because Mexicans
Too Mexican, too Catholic, too different to belong: New Mexico
Congress Thought New Mexico Was Too Mexican to Become a State When the United States took control of New Mexico
Arizona said we can’t have the “ignorant Mexican vote.”
Arizona Became a State — Then It Found a Way to Keep Mexican Americans From Voting Arizona became the 48th
California Said Mexicans Were Too Dirty to Use the Public Swimming Pool
In San Bernardino, California, Mexican Americans helped pay for the city’s public swimming pool with their taxes. But they were
If you want to increase your chances of being murdered, move to a Republican state with very few immigrants.
Massachusetts is a high-immigrant state controlled by Democrats. Republicans have spent years warning Americans that immigrants are bringing crime. So,
Think America is heading in the right direction? If so, Mealer is your person. If you are tired of paying more for gas, food, and electricity while jobs disappear, there is a better choice: Leticia Gutierrez.
Alex Mealer’s Platform Has One Big Problem: Reality Alexandra Mealer is not hiding what she wants to be. Her campaign
Campaigns Love Knocking on Doors. But Are They Wasting Donors’ Money?
Every election season, political campaigns repeat the ritual. Volunteers gather at headquarters, get voter lists, and head into neighborhoods to
8.15.2026 – News Americans are reading
As of 6:30 a.m. Central, these are the strongest national-reading signals I’m seeing — not an exact traffic ranking: