Talking Latinos and the GOP with The Dallas Morning News

After the Vice Presidential debate last week, I spoke with the Dallas Morning News about the fallout from Mike Pence's "Mexican Thing" comment. I discussed how a careless remark takes on added meaning and scrutiny in the age of Donald Trump.

You can read the article by clicking right here.

SMU to honor fallen Dallas police officers

The NFL would not allow the Dallas Cowboys to wear a sticker on their helmet to honor the five Dallas police officers killed in an ambush in July, so Southern Methodist University in Dallas is standing up to say "Blue Lives Matter."

My appearance on the Terry Lowry Show 7/7/16

Last week (July 7), I appeared on the Terry Lowry Radio Show, and discussed the gun control social media campaign employed by President Obama's Organizing for Action, and how the Republican response is woefully inept. You can find out more about the Terry Lowry show at www.terrylowry.com. You can listen to the segment below:

Discussing Ann Coulter and the fall of the GOP on The Kevin Jackson Radio Show

During my appearance on the March 15 edition of The Kevin Jackson Radio Show (click here to see if a station near you carries the show), Kevin and I discussed Ann Coulter's recent attack on Ted Cruz. I discussed how her actions are indicative of a disturbing trend among high-profile "conservatives" putting personal ambition and publicity ahead of principle. You can listen to our segment below:

 

My February 16th appearance on the Kevin Jackson radio show

 

During my appearance last week (February 16) on Fox News contributor Kevin Jackson's radio show, we discussed the absurdity of Kanye West and his $50 million debt. You can listen to our radio segment below:

 

Talking Bernie Sanders on the Kevin Jackson radio show

 

 During my appearance on the Kevin Jackson Radio Show last week (February 11), we discussed the appeal of Bernie Sanders with millennials, which I credit to their nostalgia of having a grandpa who likes to shower the grand-kids with goodies and free stuff. You can hear the entire segment below:

My February 2 appearance on The Kevin Jackson Radio Show

During my appearance this week on Fox News contributor Kevin Jackson's radio show, I discussed the return of Boko Haram and yet another cop shooting of someone named Michael Brown. You can listen to the segment below:

A deck park could revitalize the neighborhood around the Dallas Zoo

The Marsalis Ave. bridge, where a proposed deck park would be built.

There is a movement afoot to create a "deck park" over Interstate 35 at the Dallas Zoo (it's on the right in the picture above). Citing the success of the Klyde Warren Park in downtown Dallas, backers of the I-35 Deck Park hope it would change the fortunes of the neighborhoods around the Zoo, which have been in decline for decades. Of course, the issue is more complicated than that assessment, as the two locales are hardly comparable. Klyde Warren was nestled between a bustling downtown and the foot of Uptown. The neighborhoods around Jefferson Blvd. and Marsalis Ave. aren't going to change overnight, and no amount of green space will create jobs, reduce crime, or improve education choices. The Zoo, however, is a city asset worth investing in, and the surrounding neighborhoods are due some betterment from any attention the area gets.  

Click here to read an informative article by Nanette Light and Conor Shine about the proposed deck park at DallasNews.com.