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FARC Peace Agreement

Colombia's FARC Deal Will Turn Terrorists Into Legislators: What Could Go Wrong?

By: Vanesa Vallejo - May 19, 2017, 10:54 am

In surveys on happiness, Colombia almost always appears near the top. Apparently, we suffer very little. One of the keys to…

Femicide

Femicide: Is a Woman's Life Worth More Than a Man's?

By: Vanesa Vallejo - Apr 28, 2017, 1:20 pm

To say that a woman’s life is worth more than a man’s sounds so awful that even those who defend…

Global Economics Karl Marx

Marx's Predictions Failed: There are Fewer and Fewer Poor People

By: Vanesa Vallejo - Dec 25, 2016, 10:28 pm

Karl Marx’s ideas have been put into action dozens of times in different parts of the world. These have always…

Politics

Politics

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Fidel Castro: The Homophobic Dictator and his Forced Labor Camps

By: Vanesa Vallejo - Dec 7, 2016, 4:15 pm

Fidel Castro passed away last week and many apparently have ignored the murderous tendencies of the perpetual dictator. Or,…

Taxes in Colombia

No, Raising Taxes in Colombia Will Not Help the Country's Poor

By: Vanesa Vallejo - Nov 1, 2016, 4:58 pm

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has emphasized ad nauseum that though the tax reform is painful, it is inevitable if social programs…

foreign aid Poverty

Why Foreign Aid Backfires and Condemns Countries to Poverty

By: Vanesa Vallejo - Oct 18, 2016, 4:51 pm

Studying economics at the university level usually means taking at least one course in development economics and three in macroeconomics. However, in…