Scott Morgenstern and John Polga-Hecimovich (Pittsburgh) and Sarah Shair-Rosenfield (ASU): Tall, Grande, or Venti: Presidential Powers in the United States and Latin America. Emilio Pantojas Garcia (Puerto Rico): The Puerto Rico Status Question: Can the Stalemate be Broken? (and more on "The Last Colony") From Dissent, what does it mean to lose your citizenship? Linda K. Kerber on being stateless in the Americas. At the UN, a Latin American rebellion: Latin American leaders are reclaiming a right to differentiate their views from Washington's — and refusing to render it diplomatic tribute. Patrick Redford on how Americans cheat the Argentinean economy. Tomas Nonnenmacher reviews Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions by Stanley L. Engerman and Kenneth L. Sokoloff. Luisa Parraguez, Francisco Garcia Gonzalez, Joskua Tadeo on Latin America — anti-US in words, not deeds: Despite spying allegations, the United States is locked into partnership with its southern neighbors. Is the U.S. the last country still fighting the drug war? Uruguay's new pot law is another big blow to Washington's drug policy. Border Patrol International: Stop thinking of our borders as just those strips of land running between the U.S. and Mexico and the U.S. and Canada. Sarah Lipkis on the United States of Canada. Diane Francis on why Canada and the U.S. should merge: It's past time for the two countries to eliminate their border. Adam Gopnik reviews Merger of the Century: Why Canada and America Should Become One Country by Diane Francis.
