In November 2016, then-Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed peace agreements with the FARC (the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia,) Colombia’s largest guerrilla group
Author: Christopher Burke
Christopher Burke is a freelance writer and cartoonist based in Bogota, Colombia. His cartoons are often in the pages of the Chronicle of Higher Education and are always found at http://www.burkecartoons.com. His observations on daily life in Colombia can be found at http://christopherburkecolombia.wordpress.com.
9 things I’ve learned in 9 years in Colombia
In 1971 after graduating college, I left Ireland. The zeitgeist and personal choice led me to the US, first to Ohio and then to
Time is like a jet plane: Bob Dylan turns 78
Shuffling through my iTunes library recently, I switched to searching Artist by alphabet mode to help me find a song whose name I couldn’t
Venezuela’s sick economy is killing its citizens. Here’s how to help them.
Two years ago, the Guardian described how Venezuela’s devastating economic downturn was ravaging its hospitals. Since then, things have only gotten worse. Much worse.
Imagine yourself in the nightmare that is Venezuela today
Something monumental, and not in a good way, is going on in Venezuela. You might need to get out a map of South America
Political quotes: Unanswerable questions
This quotation from a bona fide scientist offers a fitting reproach to the anti-science Republicans who want us to live in their don’t-question-me world.
Political quotes: The right to be uninformed
Here’s a quotation that pretty much sums up the 2016 election. It’s the latest in our long-running series of quotes that remind us, over
Brexit, Colombia, Trump, and the threat of the unexpected
This year pre-Brexit, polls in Britain were equivocal. Would Britain continue as a member of the European Community? Nobody knew. However, in the weeks
Political quotes: “Millennials”
Everything is political. Our long-running series of political quotes–like this one– proves that. We think. We’re always on the lookout for quotes–contemporary and historical–that
Political quotes: “Leaders”
Everything is political. Our long-running series of political quotes proves that–we think. We’re always on the lookout for quotes–contemporary and historical–that are pertinent to