As I write, Miley Cyrus’s Party in the U.S.A. is sitting at number 17 on Apple’s iTunes US singles chart. Nothing remarkable, you may
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.
Goodbye Washington. Hello Courtroom
In an interview with Madrid’s El País newspaper, published on January 10, Pulitzer-prize winning historian, Anne Applebaum didn’t hold back. “The Trump adventure is
COVID-19 vaccines in a rich-country, poor-country world
That we live in an unequal world is nothing new. Now, though, that reality may have unpredictable consequences for all of us. We are
Jerusalema: Viral South African song/dance brings celebration to hard times
Celebrating in these difficult times is hard. We’re still in the middle of an unprecedented pandemic. Thankfully, vaccines are being approved and the beginning
Sore loser: The End of a Blowhard Bully
Implosion is defined as the instance of something collapsing violently inwards. We are witnessing implosion on the national stage right now as our current
Populist bedfellows: Donald Trump and Hugo Chavez
“He based his popularity on his extraordinary charisma, much discretionary money, and a key and well-tested political message: denouncing the past and promising
Supreme Courts: American and international variations on a theme
The US Supreme Court didn’t always have nine members. The original Supreme Court established by the Constitution in 1789 had six. However, the number
Will Trump get Swifted?
In early September, Brandwatch published its list of the most popular people on Twitter based on the number of their followers. Trump’s 3+ years
Bogota quarantine: Nobody is hiring mariachis anymore
In quarantine here in Bogotá, the days flow into more days. But sometimes the routine of sameness is broken up. At a certain moment,
Life by numbers
Once upon a time, we had Paint by Numbers. Now suddenly, we have Life by Numbers. Numbers circulate in our daily 2020 lives just