RIO DE JANEIRO – The morning after a big bash can be unpleasant. The joys and excesses of the previous …
The Party’s Over for Brazil
A Death in the Desert
Before Gilberto Ramos left San José de las Flores, an impoverished mountain village in Guatemala, for the United States, his …
Losing the Same War Twice
Judge Raouf Abdul Rahman, who sentenced the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to death by hanging in 2006, was reportedly …
THE U.S. DOES NOT DEPORT CHILDREN
Thousands of children from Central America, most unaccompanied by a parent or relative, have crossed into the United States in …
No More Kings
Spain no longer needs a monarch. It’s true that following the death of the dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, King …
Colombia’s Unwinnable War
In Colombia, the army and the guerrillas of the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia have been for waging war for …
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 …
THE (RICH) RUSSIANS ARE COMING
MILAN — On a recent visit to Venice, when I was waiting in the customs line at the airport, a …
Venezuela’s Blue Bird Revolution
President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian leader, is followed by birds wherever he goes. A year ago he famously announced while …
Don’t Let Up on Immigration
It won’t be long before the Obama administration deports its 2 millionth undocumented immigrant. With a bit less than three …