Opinion

Spanish - The outgoing government of Uruguay, headed by Tabaré Vázquez, is nervous. Why? Because since his party, the Frente Amplio, lost the elections, some of his unethical actions may come to light. That fear was heightened when…
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The United States is a republic, not a democracy. We owe this distinction to the ageless wisdom of the Founding Fathers. Think about it this way; suppose you live in a condominium building of ten apartment units. Nine of the units…
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We were in the prologue of World War III, but one of the contenders may have fallen before it began. Ultimately, it was a success of Trump’s foreign policy. And even Democratic voices admit it, of course, those with the ability to…
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The dollarized economy in Ecuador is turning 20. Amid a continent shaken by political instability driven by the region's left, Ecuador has maintained low inflation and a stable currency. At the time of its disappearance in…
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The Cuban regime has not stopped cursing in Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución. Of course, they curse themselves for having left things in the hands of Evo Morales and the gang of incompetents that still accompany him today. They could not…
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We were all shocked by what happened this Sunday. The series of events was beyond everyone’s political calculations. Everyone is in the game, but it is still not clear what they are doing and for whom they are here. But everyone is…
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Spanish - The news shook the world: General Qasem Soleimani of Iran was killed as per the order of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in response to the attack on the American embassy in Iraq by a pro-Iran mob.…
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Spanish - He lived for 12 years with a chain around his neck. The wires of the cage blurred everything his eyes saw during that time. He even had to see the sky through the mesh that prevented him and his fellow police and military…
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By Lawrence W. Reed Fought in stadiums before tens of thousands of boisterous onlookers, ancient Roman gladiator duels are well known today—more than 1 600 years since the last one was fought. Too few people, however, know of the one…
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Spanish - Military officers who left Venezuela and recognized Juan Guaido as interim president are facing severe difficulties abroad and claim to have been abandoned by the opposition leader. A special report published on Telemundo’s…
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Before a dear reader jumps the gun with a punishing email, let me make clear that,this is not an anti-immigration column. I have published, in these pages, several defenses of immigration; see for instance, “Migration as an Individual…
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