Rachel Laudan

Small rural communities in Mexico are getting world attention as the press points to La Gloria in Veracruz as a possible origin for the new strain of swine flu.  The NY Times today had an article and there’s a more informative one in El Universal.   Here’s the translated version. Since I’m getting letters and comments [...]

Thanks for all the comments and good wishes. Is the government over-reacting?  I think this is one of those cases where the government, advised by the CDC and the WHO, had to act.  Following SARS, there are lots of protocols in place.  Rumors aside, I find it hard to imagine any government doing this unless [...]

Many thanks  to all the friends who have emailed, or facebooked, or called asking how we are. As you may have heard, Mexico City was shaken by a 5.7 earthquake just after midday today. Oh, and then there’s swine flu. At the best of times, Mexico is a huge cauldron for rumors.  Now its cup [...]