“Decline” doesn’t seem to be a strong enough word for what’s been happening in Venezuela. It’s horrendous there, and somewhat unclear at the moment. It seems an attempted coup is underway, but whether it will gain any more traction than … Continue reading →
…and as a result, South America has its own refugee problem: On one end, these countries are trying to pressure [President] Maduro now to step down, because they know that this migrant crisis is going to get even worse the … Continue reading →
…the most pernicious member of the House. And that’s a hotly-contested position. The bloggers at Powerline have been describing her activities for quite some time. If you’re interested in the background they provide, just go here. The latest from Omar? … Continue reading →
When I wrote yesterday’s post about the situation in Venezuela, I had assumed the uprising there supporting Maduro’s challenger Guaido was somewhat like a coup, albeit a justified one. But I hadn’t realized that the situation is less coup-like than … Continue reading →
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have turned out to demonstrate against the Maduro government, and this appears to include may former Maduro supporters: Even the poorest areas, the beating heart of the country’s socialist government set up by Hugo Chavez, … Continue reading →
Asylum has a specific purpose and rules that govern its granting, and the vast majority of the caravaners’ claims wouldn’t fit asylum’s definition. But that may be somewhat moot, because (at least in the past) many asylum seekers haven’t shown … Continue reading →
Just say “no.”. That doesn’t mean it’s over, of course. Not by a longshot. But if you reward bad behavior you get more of it. See also this.
Continue reading →Things have been heating up at the Tijuana border. The good news: the Mexican government seems to be on board with deporting 500 “migrants” who stormed the border over the weekend and were repelled by tear gas from the US … Continue reading →
An article at Sarah Hoyt’s site by Bill Reader has some answers. Read the whole thing; the basic answer is “the Central American Left,” but here are some details that might especially interest you: …Barolo Fuentes, a Honduran socialist who … Continue reading →
Well, he can certainly try: It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don’t,” Trump said, declaring he can do it by executive order. When told that’s very much in dispute, Trump replied: … Continue reading →
Remember the so-called “Brazilian Trump,” Jair Bolsonaro? I’ve written about him several times previously. Today was the run-off election between Bolsonaro and a leftist opponent, and the the results are in: Far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election on … Continue reading →
I’m not at all sure the Democrats are pleased about the timing of this: More Honduran migrants tried to join a caravan of several thousand trekking through Guatemala on Wednesday, defying calls by authorities not to make the journey after … Continue reading →