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Benjamin T. Smith is an award-winning historian and author. He writes about Mexico, Latin America, crime and the drug trade.

“People see what they want to see and what people want to see never has anything to do with the truth.”

Roberto Bolaño, 2666

Recent Blog Posts

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The Mexican Zelig, the covert netherworld and the war on drugs (Copy)
The Mexican Zelig, the covert netherworld and the war on drugs (Copy)

Who the fuck was Antonio Garate Bustamante?

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American Corruption
American Corruption
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Who is El Mayo?
Who is El Mayo?
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The Mafia in Mexico (Part V)
The Mafia in Mexico (Part V)
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The Mafia in Mexico (Part IV)
The Mafia in Mexico (Part IV)
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The Mafia in Mexico (Part III)
The Mafia in Mexico (Part III)
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The Mafia in Mexico (Part II)
The Mafia in Mexico (Part II)
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The Mafia in Mexico (Part I)
The Mafia in Mexico (Part I)
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Los Brothers
Los Brothers
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Mexican Gun Culture: Some Thoughts
Mexican Gun Culture: Some Thoughts

Is Mexican culture as obsessed by guns as the U.S.?

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Recent media appearances

 

Connected by Controversy podcast

Interview with Chris White, 2/22

The Drug War in Mexico with Benjamin Smith

Free Thoughts Podcast, 11/21