Sebastian Castaneda

The debate about the criminalization of the ‘personal dose’ – the legal amount of recreational drugs a person can possess – is  again the talk of the town. On March…

“Honored by the king with awards of money and titles, these five institutes of espionage shall ascertain the purity of character of the king’s servants…Having set up spies over his…

There was outrage among some circles after Uribe’s denunciation of a FARC’s “intellectual block” disorienting Colombians with a dishonest peace discourse. These comments naturally caused indignation not only for the…

“Let him who desires peace prepare for war.” Vegetius Vegetius’ maxim is the Colombian government’s favourite for generations as well as other armed groups seeking to impose their ideals. However,…

Davos is the name of the Swiss resort town where the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) unfolds. This summit is sponsored by the richest global companies (perhaps not-so-rich-now) and therefore…

Once upon a time in a democratic country a demagogue rose to power with high popular support. He had a mandate to carry out drastic changes to ultimately eradicate those…

The President of Colombia’s Senate Hernán Andrade Serrano has just finished a one-week long trip to the not-long-ago sleeping giant: China. Andrade, a staunch conservative, was accompanied by other officials…

Colombian trade unions have been understandably disappointed at the minimum wage the government had set up for nearly four million Colombians whose subsistence depends on such figure. During the negotiations…