Why lowering the minimum wage is a good idea
In Colombia, the end of the year always marks the beginning of an interesting event. No, it is not Christmas. If you thought it was el día de los inocentes…
In Colombia, the end of the year always marks the beginning of an interesting event. No, it is not Christmas. If you thought it was el día de los inocentes…
Over the past few months, the Obama administration and Democrats in U.S.Congress have begun to reorient U.S. policy on Colombia, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. In his…
In recent weeks, Facebook groups “inciting” killings in both Hong Kong and Colombia triggered police hunts for their creators. Both cases are bizarre, but as usual the Colombian case is…
Everybody knows that Colombia would have a more fluid relation with the United States if Senator John McCain had won the presidency last year. With the Democratic Party in control…
By recognizing the recent Honduran elections, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has legitimized that country’s military coup. Five months ago, reports emerged alleging that Colombian officials had met with representatives of…
Colombia Reports fellow columnist Gustavo Silva Cano wrote a magnificent column on Monday in which he called on Colombia to leave UNASUR. As surprising as it may seem, I could…
Last Friday, the ministers of defense and foreign affairs of the twelve South American nations were to meet in Quito, the Ecuadorean capital. The Venezuelan government had made it clear…
Hugo Chavez’s thuggish attitude is not only a menace for Colombia and Colombians in general, but also for Colombia’s democracy. This menace is not direct, but is an indirect threat…
In a great number of ways, my last two years of high school in Hong Kong were quite different from my years of schooling in Colombia. For one, my Hong…