The latest fad in Mexico’s drug war, meaning the war between drug cartels and the government, the public, and one another, is decapitating rivals and enemies to make the point. And if that seems too subtle, then messages accompanying the heads (or the bodies – whichever the killers prefer), so common that they have their own special .. more »

Lockett was considered by many Boxing pundits & fans to be a big underdog going into the fight and few predicted that he would even be able to last the distance let alone have a chance of winning. Ultimately this proved to be true and Lockett was unsuccessful in his attempt to take the titles away from Pavlik, hitting the canvas 3 times before .. more »

The water issue – to put it another way, the lack of water issue – threatens to turn state against state, region against region. Here, an editorial in the Jackson Citizen Patriot, which is evidently somewhere in Michigan, urges the locals to rise up and protect their most precious resource from outsiders – meaning, other .. more »

Surely one of the most valuable things you can do is challenge your assumptions and ideas now and again, and no issue demands that sort of examination more than the immigration issue. Now calm down: Pausing to think doesn’t mean you have to give up your painfully constructed prejudices and absolutely unshakable convictions. No. .. more »

From The Globe and Mail: The thumping sound of helicopters overhead signalled to everyone in Postville, Iowa, that the town's 20-year bargain with illegal immigration was about to end. With military precision last week, federal investigators led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement descended on the town's largest employer, Agriprocessors .. more »

Slice wins a controversial TKO over Thompson. The third round started with referee Dan Mirgliotta stopping the bout after a punch Slice landed to the left side of Thompson's head burst his heavily cauliflowered ear. Several uncontested shots later, a standing Thompson was deemed to be TKO'd and the match was called at 38 seconds into the third .. more »

Every war has its human face, its human cost, and the battle over immigration is no different. To deny that, and simply wrap this issue in political terms, or in spare, simplistic notions of right and wrong, black and white, is to consciously not confront its hard reality... more »

Every decent American, every reasonable adult, every God-fearing soul, knows it’s one thing to have an argument within the family, it’s quite another to argue in front of outsiders. And so it’s one thing for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to take on the political and corporate bastards who can’t wait to despoil the .. more »

The worm turns in the latest installment of the immigration political wars, Arizona style. After taking on Sheriff Joe and his aggressive stance on illegal immigration, Mayor Gordon’s own police department were finally allowed to change its policy: Phoenix police may now contact Immigrations and Customs Enforcement when they suspect a .. more »

UFC 84: Ill Will was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 24, 2008, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.2 The card featured the return of Sean Sherk, who was suspended and stripped of his UFC lightweight title after he tested for steroids at UFC 73. He faced B.J. Penn, who had since won .. more »

Let’s say you want to explain the world to your children. Kids have limited attention spans, so you want to bundle a lot of idea together at once, get the overall feel for the way things are linked. So you take out the old globe, give it a spin, pick up your pointer, and start in Canada... more »

One of the most ridiculous aspects of the whole immigration debate has been the issue of racial profiling. The sheriff really can’t be effectively attacked on straight political terms, as the vast majority of citizens approve of his actions, and he is surely within his legal rights to enforce the law... more »

The bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Steve Forbes proved to be one of a seasoned champion working on form and function in preparation for the next fight. De La Hoya worked endurance and speed for 12 rounds and came out the winner with a unanimous decision against Forbes... more »

UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event was held on April 19, 2008, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. UFC 83 was the UFC's first event in Canada.1 The event on this date was originally scheduled to be called UFC 84,2 but following the cancellation of a .. more »

In the first round, Hopkins dropped Calzaghe with a straight right hand, and Calzaghe suffered a small cut on the bridge of his nose. Hopkins appeared to be fighting his fight as he was gliding off his backfoot around the ring, looking for any opening Calzaghe might leave to be hit with another quick right hand... more »