Last week it became public knowledge that Inspector General Alejandro Ordóñez didnot consider that bullfighting and cockfighting should be outlawed because they are cultural and artistic expressions of Colombians. This verdict…
Not many would have imagined that an egg could symbolize the dissatisfaction and frustration that an increasingly vocal number of young people feel towards the realities of the country and…
Angelina Jolie is known for her average looks, her marriage and her kindergarten made up of six children (half of them adopted), but she is also very active on the…
Is there no way that Colombia, instead of killings its sons, can make them dignified to live? If Colombia cannot respond to this question, I prophecy a curse: “Desquite”[revenge] will…
Since October 2008, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, has consistently stressed the importance that public opinion plays in a state under the rule of law. This emphasis started a few weeks…
It is not an understatement to claim that violence has occupied a privileged place in Colombia’s history. Unlike the kind of violence that is the turning point for a brighter…
In 1993 Pablo Escobar was hunted down on the rooftop of a house after he brought Colombia to her knees in late 1980’s and beginning of the1990’s. Nevertheless, even 15…
Recently the Economist magazine stated that Colombia was edging towards autocracy if Uribe served a third term. This may be a ludicrous statement for the 59 percent of the population…
Recently, President Alvaro Uribe mentioned the necessity of turning a temporary tax for the “Democratic Security” into a permanent tax to be paid by all Colombians. This tax, which originally…