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Feb. 1, 2012

Apathetically Fucked

We’re in 2012, an election year and the end of the world.  I only believe in one of these things, but I still consider them both to be a joke.  And I’m pretty sure that this year won’t bring the…

Jan. 24, 2012

No Fear or Loathing Here

A certain Huffington Post conjecture written by Monica Gutierrez has been floating around the Internet for the past few days. It presents a number of facts and uses anecdotal evidence intertwined with sagacious metaphor to hide an underlying insult that…

Aug. 23, 2011

My Gift to Puerto Rico

If I become ludicrously wealthy in my lifetime, I want my money to do things for society.  I want it to fix what I see wrong, and what I think needs to be fixed. Among the gifts I plan on…

Jun. 14, 2011

¿Orgullosos De Ser Una Nota Al Calce en La Historia Estadounidense?

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.” -Oscar Wilde Los administradores coloniales de Puerto Rico le han puesto el moño presidencial a los postes de la Baldorioty de Castro y han adornado al Área Metro con letreros…

May. 31, 2011

The Rob Manifesto.

The Western World is a plutocracy.  The rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the middle keeps shrinking.  All clichés, all true.  It’s exceedingly harder to move up and to move down. We need a revolution.  Not the kind…

May. 26, 2011

Five Things I Prefer About Puerto Rico.

I’m Puerto Rican, but I spent of my formative years in the mainland US. As a result, many “gringoisms” are a part of my personality. At times, this has resulted in people confusing me for a mainland American (being a…