Mexico is embroiled in a crisis of violence, impunity and corruption. And the worst part is the dreadful suspicion that …
Mexico Can Withstand Two Volcanoes
Mario Vargas Llosa: It’s OK to Kill a Dictator
MADRID – “I don’t use Twitter. I don’t use Facebook. I don’t answer the phone. I don’t open my door,” …
The Myth of Equality
This summer, as Americans subjected themselves to buckets full of ice water dumped on their heads in order to raise …
The Slow Demise of the Castros in Cuba
Here in Miami, Fidel Castro is killed by word of mouth several times a year. Just a couple of weeks …
Vegas and Venice: Two Impossible Cities
Neither Venice nor Las Vegas should exist. Italy’s island city always seems like it is on the verge of sinking …
THE (RICH) RUSSIANS ARE COMING
MILAN — On a recent visit to Venice, when I was waiting in the customs line at the airport, a …
Eating Ourselves to Death
I’m old enough to recall a time when calling someone “gordo” (Spanish for “fat”) wasn’t offensive. In fact, the term …
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN
Legislators are gearing up to try to do in 2014 what they should have done in 2009: pass a bill …
LESSONS FROM A LIBERATOR AND A ZEALOT
Today, at a time when the world sorely needs great leaders, the accomplishments of history’s famous visionaries seem much more …
Miss Universe Won’t Save Venezuela
“We won!” I could hear the shouting through a woman’s cellphone near me loud and clear. “We won!” she screamed, …