The current spat between France and Brazil just took a turn for the weird. French President Emmanuel Macron is a wonkish guy who married one of his teachers. She is …
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President Trump Designates Brazil a ‘Major Non-NATO Ally’
On 8 May, President Trump notified policymakers of his designation of Brazil as a “Major Non-NATO Ally.” In a letter to Congress, Trump wrote: “I am making this designation in …
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We’ve all viewed the scenes from Venezuela with disgust. A corrupt socialist dictator is abusing his people and violently hanging on to power with help from the Cubans and Russians. …
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South America is a funny old continent. Once the home of caudillos and colonels in power, it now houses a resurgent conservative movement and a political culture that goes after …
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Yesterday President Trump got to take a small break from the ninnies and race-hustling socialists who make up his opposition by welcoming to the White House Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. …
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No, not for dinner. Though the Venezuelan palate is probably undergoing worse challenges under the kind of rule that our own Democratic Party would happily import to our shores. Sunday …
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I think I’ve written over a hundred pieces for OpsLens. Out of all of them, this has the most potential for bad puns, prurient word play, and sophomoric jokes. I …
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For decades, like faux Colonel Kurtz operating in the jungle, Joao Teixeira de Faria, 77, sold his “spiritual” con to sadly gullible individuals from all over the world at the …
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Venezuela’s (former?) President Nicolás Maduro cut off diplomatic relations with the United States after the Trump administration recognized Juan Guaidó as the new president. Guaidó declared himself interim president on Wednesday and was …
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After decades of experimenting with communism, socialism, dirigisme, etc., Latin America is starting to rebel against the collectivist norm and assert the importance of freedom and the individual. And it …