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An ode to Los Espookys
RIP to the most singular TV show in years
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James Fredrick
The bigger picture on remote workers in Mexico City
Who can cross borders and who cannot
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November 2020

Mexico’s (narco) general comes home
Make what you will of this collection of facts
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James Fredrick
My grocery store has become a minefield
It's not because of COVID
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Trying to focus on anything else
Some things you could do instead
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James Fredrick

October 2020

An unlikely COVID-19 success story in Mexico
A refugee camp on the U.S.-Mexico border hasn't had a single COVID-19 death
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My Normal Homeland
How living abroad is useful for thinking about home
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Mini: "Mexico is Paying for the Wall" is No Joke
Mexico didn't have to give cash to support Trump's border wall
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No Mask War
The U.S. and Mexico have had two of the worst coronavirus responses. At least we don’t have to fight a mask culture war in Mexico.
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Curiosities in Mexico, the US, immigration, and whatever else is going on
Welcome to James Is Writing by me, James Fredrick. I’m a multimedia journalist in Mexico City, writing, making radio, and working on documentaries…
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