Latin America
Trump should beware of backing regime change in Venezuela
Few Americans find much to celebrate in the Iraq War or the intervention in Libya. Regimes were successfully changed, but…
A father’s love: Childish Literature, by Alejandro Zambra, reviewed
The Chilean writer contributes obliquely to the fledgling genre of fatherhood literature, combining family vignettes with literary criticism and a ‘diary’ addressed to his infant son
Evita meets Thatcher: the woman fighting Venezuela’s autocracy
Maria Corina Machado is showing the world how opposition politicians can fight an autocrat. When President Nicolas Maduro tried to…
Bolsonaro isn’t finished yet
São Paulo The polls got it wrong again. In the first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, challenger Luiz…
Beasties and besties
The music of the Beastie Boys was entirely an expression of their personalities, a chance to delightedly splurge out on…
