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This was the name given to the U.S. Supreme Court doctrine from the infamous case Plessy v. Ferguson, which sought to defend the indefensible: that racial segregation against African-Americans did not violate equality. This reference is useful in Colombia for the discussion about same-sex marriage. 

As we all know, public opinion on the peace process is divided into two camps.

In the very same week, two scandals in Cartagena have shown the heads and tails of racism in Colombia.

It would be contraditory, legally unacceptable and politically inconvenient for the Government to renew fumigations with glyphosate in Catatumbo by arguing that coca cultivation has increased in this region. 

There is a famous poem, erroneously attributed to Jorge Luis Borges that reads as follows: "If I could live my life over again,/ in the next one I would try to make less mistakes./ I would not try to be so perfect, I would relax more./ [...] I would have more real problems and less imaginary ones." The poem is not so good, but it does get something right: the ease with which human beings get lost when they have to try to distinguish what matters and what doesn't.

I was lucky enough to be present during the recent Greek referendum regarding its negoations with the Eurozone.

The referendum in Greece last week showed that a majority of the Greek population rejects the austerity measures needed to obtain another bailout from the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IFM), and the European Commission

The application of human rights is only possible if there exists criminal due process, which includes the right to effective criminal defense.

On security issues, it seems that authorities care more about perception than action. When what matters is what citizens perceive, strategies lend themselves more to the marketing of problems than substantive solutions.

I like the blues. It's a musical genre based on a 12-beat rhythm that is accompanied by a kind of wail that produces a sensation of sweet melancholy.

Today, in the middle of Bogotá, people say that the roots of business are in the countryside.