American Ignorance: How Much do Americans Know about Spain?

How much does your average American know about Spain? Probably very little. So are Americans all ignorant? Well, that’s a longer story, which I’ll tell here. Let me

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How to Piss Off a Stalinist – a brief, no-nonsense guide to politics in 2022

Well, now I’ve done it. My last article was quite a hit over on Facebook. Unfortunately, I’ve gone and offended some Stalinists. (I sincerely apologize, comrades. I’ll try

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Election 2020: “Stupid People from the Middle of Nowhere”

‘Sup, y’all? It’s your favorite blogger here, reporting on the 2020 US election. This will most definitely be controversial. Ready? Okay. So without further preamble… The other day,

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Why it’s better to be pro than to be anti – a bit of philosophy

Something that’s been eating at me recently. And I had to talk about it… If you’re basically anyone I know, either here in Spain or back in the

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So we were all wrong about Donald Trump

Something big has happened in the US. And I’m not sure exactly what it is. Donald Trump got elected. I’m a bit shocked. And I’m certainly not the

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A lower minimum wage creates jobs?

For those of you wringing your hands over the issue of a minimum-wage increase in the US, perhaps the Spanish situation might teach you a thing or two.

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