Opinion Archives - Page 182 of 502

I’ll Stick with Covid-19’s Positive Side

In Spain, we knew how serious this grave situation was, but we carried on with normal life as if it would not touch us, until we saw it arrive.

Letter from the Borderlands

Anyone who has traveled in Latin America can attest that they have a lively street culture. Eating on the street has long been a way of life in Mexico…

In Search of Social Distancing in Cuba

For lack of an effective vaccine against COVID-19, social distancing has been the only proven method to help control the pandemic. However in Cuba…

Who’s Afraid of Coronavirus?

The policy of fear seems to be a fundamental part of the governmental strategy of President Nayib Bukele, in El Salvador.

At Home, Suffering with Cuban TV

The Cuban Radio and Television Institute said it would help make quarantine a little easier by putting on a kind of summer programming.

Unimaginable: the Big City Switches Off

I worry all the time about my family in Nicaragua. I feel helpless watching the incompetent leaders of my country when they minimize this pandemic.

People Are Free to Believe What They Want

The closer to reality we bring our beliefs, the better informed we’ll be when it comes time to make important decisions.

What Cuba Could have Prevented

Cuba could have prevented these unpleasant times, if it weren’t for its leaders’ pigheadedness, arrogance and lack of foresight.

Cuba’s “Temporary” Crisis and Coronavirus: Don’t Think About the Future

“Man, it’s like a movie,” el Chino tells me, resting his elbow on the fence that separates his house from mine. He smiles slightly…

Ortega’s Reappearance and Nicaragua’s Dysfunctional Government

Ortega didn’t offer a plan for mitigating the pandemic, because his objective consists instead of using Covid-19 concerns to blackmail the country.