The Los Angeles Times' Don Lee is one of the many, many sources to note the potential for a complete implosion of the Mexican-American economic relationship. What else can be said but that this risks the long-term economic future of North America?

"I think it's very dangerous -- dangerous economically and dangerous politically," said Timothy Wise ( Read more... )

• blogTO notes that Uniqlo will be giving away free thermal clothing tomorrow.
• James Bow shares his column about the importance of truth.
• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly shares with us her mid-winter walk.
• Centauri Dreams reports about cometary water.
• Dangerous Minds shares German cinema lobby cards from the 1960s.

The Toronto Star's Maria Jimenez interviews former Mexican congressman Agustin Barrios Gomez on the subject of how Mexico should deal with President Trump.

How are Mexicans reacting to Trump’s threatening carmakers not to open plants in Mexico?Mexicans are still shell-shocked. The idea that the U.S. is now a mercantilist predator is taking a long ( Read more... )

The Guardian's David Agren describes how Donald Trump's opposition to American trade with Mexico is likely to hurt this smaller but quickly developing country's industrial sector.

[E]conomists and Mexican politicians have warned that Trump’s tantrums portend further economic problems as companies shy away from the public shaming that could come ( Read more... )

• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly considers the quiet power of the candle.
• The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper examining horseshoe patterns in protoplanetary disks.
• The Dragon's Tales looks at the impact of human civilization on the Amazonian rain forest and looks at the negative impact of a 6th century volcanic eruption on the Maya.
• Language Log ( Read more... )

• Bad Astronomy's Phil Plait shares a video showing how tacos are made in space.
• blogTO shares some classic photos of the TTC in the 1960s and 1970s.
• The Crux goes into more detail about the mesentery.
• D-Brief notes how the binary star KIC 9832227 is projected to experience a stellar merger in 2022.
• The Dragon's Gaze links to one paper suggesting that ( Read more... )

• blogTO notes that TTC tunnels will get WiFi in 2018.
• Border Thinking's Laura Augustín shares some of Edvard Munch's brothel paintings.
• Centauri Dreams looks at the latest science on fast radio bursts.
• Dangerous Minds shares some of the sexy covers of Yugoslavian computer magazine Računari.
• Dead Things looks at the latest research into dinosaur eggs.

CNC News' Don Pittis has a good article, written from a Canadian perspective, arguing that the likelihood of Mexico's emergence as a First World economy means that we should shed old stereotypes. Among other things, there's the potential for substantial profit.

Handicraft markets on beach vacations may perpetuate a cartoon image of the country, ( Read more... )

The National Post shared Ruth Sherlock's article, originally from The Telegraph, noting the rising popularity of the cult of Santa Muerte in Mexico. This can be seen as a reflection of grim times, but I also choose to see it as a fascinating case study for sociologists of religion.

Holding a scythe in one hand and a globe in the other, the Santa ( Read more... )

CBC News' Kim Brunhuber tells a heartbreaking story of Haitian migrants stranded on the US-Mexican frontier.

Every day, more Haitians arrive, famished. They've been on the road for three months to get here ( Read more... )