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United States: As the circus formally moves into the White House, the Women’s March protests fill the streets, and Trump stands in front of the CIA’s Memorial Wall to argue about crowd sizes and fake news, one could be forgiven for thinking something just has to give. There’s not enough elasticity … [Read more...] about Gaslight Empire

SATIRE BY CIRCUS BAZAAR SIDE SHOW United States: As millions of American women marched the day after Trump’s inauguration to the US office, the now incumbant President turned out to be more than pleased with the record number of women who (in his very own words) "showed him affection". "Everybody … [Read more...] about Trump Thanks Women After Women’s March

United States - In what has created one extended moment of surreal shock, the United States went ahead and elected Donald J. Trump to the Presidency, its highest and most prestigious office. The somewhat gruesome autopsy has already begun, even before the last votes are counted. Shock seems to have … [Read more...] about Trump And The Post-Truth World

Cuba - One week ago today, Cubans woke up to the news that the 90-year old leader Fidel Castro had died. It was an event much expected and anticipated, given Fidel’s ailing health and advanced years, but it still took Cubans and the world by surprise. It was a particularly hard blow coming so soon … [Read more...] about The Many Shades of Fidel Castro

Venezuela - I am largely in favor of international institutions. Far from an orthodox realist, I consider myself a constructivist and even an idealist. However, with frustration I have seen how the international community turns its back on millions of Venezuelans with no access to food, energy, or … [Read more...] about Venezuela´s Road to Anarchy

United States - In the Preamble to the United States Declaration of Independence, Jefferson gave us the purpose of government, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights... That to secure these … [Read more...] about American Deplorable: Why I Voted Trump