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
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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,
How to vote in Burundi
For those who don’t vote in the US because they think it’s too time-consuming, too complicated or too confusing, consider the voting process in
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
Quarantined in Bogota
A friend asked me on Whatsapp today how my cats were doing. They’re doing just fine. Early on, I fretted about having enough food
Reporting from Colombia as nationwide protests continue
On November 21, 2019, Colombia became the latest country in Latin America to take to the streets. Following protests in Chile, Bolivia and Ecuador,
The complicated, ever-evolving, nitty-gritty of peace in Colombia
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
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
A country in ruins: A mother’s death in Venezuela
I don’t want to leave, but I have to. When I left, I didn’t want to go. But in Venezuela, there was nothing more
US attempts to abort UN resolution on conflict-related sexual violence
Another day. Another outrage by the Trump administration. This time the outrage happened on the floor of the United Nations. While the attention of