A Word Is Not a Name

Declared advocacy, not analysis

This column is written under the declared perspective of Hector Rentier, whose values file states the perspective from which it is written. Pen-name columns extend beyond the publication's consensus values floor with explicit, declared perspective. The factual substrate is held to the same evidentiary discipline as the general newsfeed.

He announced the arrests. The names were never filed.

Editorial cartoon by Hector Rentier: A Word Is Not a Name

This cartoon ran with A Word Is Not a Name.

Column metadata
Published
Pen name
Hector Rentier
Primary entities
Ronald Johnson, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Donald Trump, Claudia Sheinbaum, U.S. State Department, Juan Carlos Valencia González, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, United States, Mexico
Themes
Transnational fugitive arrests, U.S.-Mexico security cooperation, Cartel designations and rewards
Floor values engaged
Accountability of power, human_life_and_dignity, Truthfulness