How Safe Are Mexican Prescription Drugs?
US State Department Warning: U.S. law enforcement officials believe that as many as 25 percent of the medications available in Mexico are counterfeit and substandard. Such counterfeit medications may be difficult to distinguish from the real medications and could pose …
The Myth of Illegal Immigration and Food Prices
One of the big talking points that pro-immigration groups make is that our food prices would be much higher if the US did not tolerate the flow of illegal immigrants into the country to work in agriculture. They argue that …
Madre
The Spanish word "madre" means mother. However, the word is used in short phrases in Spanish with more different meanings than I can count. Here are some examples: Hasta la madre (1): completely full. "Vámonos este restaurante está hasta la …
Cognitive dissonance
Cognitive dissonance For over 60 years, social psychologists have been trying to figure out the distinctly human ability to rationalize irrational behavior. Why would a human being say it is okay to die unexpectedly, as long as the victim lived …
Making it past 27
The death of Amy Winehouse, a chain smoking crack cocaine user, at the age of 27 on July 23, 2011 reminded Fulano of the long list of rock singers who died at age 27. Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, …