On March 8 we celebrated woman's day, which seeks to eradicate discrimination and gender violence. In the context of this celebration, it may be worth remembering that Colombia could have been a world vanguard in recognizing the political equality of women.

What if we knew who killed Jorge Eliécer Gaitan ? Or if we had access to the private papers of General Rojas Pinilla? And if we could find the documents that explain the systematicity in the deaths of the Patriotic Union?

Why do we believe clearly false news? Why do millions think climate change does not exist? Why is it that so many fathers and mothers do not immunize their children, believing the myths about the curses of the vaccines? How do voters around the world and all conditions choose populist rulers who lie in the light of day?

Moonlight, the winner of the Oscar for best film, and Miss Maria: the skirt of the mountain, the Colombian documentary by Rubén Mendoza, tell two necessary stories to better understand the lives of those who live and feel a sexuality other than the heterosexual one.

In 2016, I was attending a book launch in Manila pertaining to the Communist peace process in the Philippines, when the topic of amnesty came up. I realized that while there was scant awareness of the intricacies of the topic, amnesty was critical to the resolution of the conflict but it was also a potential landmine.

Peace with the FARC advances decisively, but does not generate enthusiasm or defeat the skepticism of large urban sectors

The FARC's transition from war to life without arms is ever closer. A few days ago, the FARC's walk to the rural zones ended, and with it, the concentration of almost 7,000 people seeking to leave the war.

Either humans lost their reason or there is a serious problem with our concept of reason. I understand those who are convinced of the first thing: millions of humans - self-defining rationals - are reluctant to believe in the benefits of vaccines, believe in the most implausible lies through social media, are destroying the planet where they live, and choosing egotists populist against their own interests.