Workers’ Day in Barcelona – unions, Marxists, and rebellion for sale

The other day, May 1, was Workers’ Day. Leaving a café that morning, I saw some posters pasted up on a bus stop. Apparently, there was a protest

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Pedro Sánchez – Spain’s unpopular PM & his spat with Donald Trump

A couple of weeks ago I did a poll on Instagram. It was a simple question. Who would you rather punch in the face: Pedro Sánchez or Donald

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Spain’s boycott of Israel, Vuelta a España chaos, and more

Spain wants to boycott Israel. Or at least the current leftist government does. Here’s the story: last week, the government announced a package of sanctions designed to break

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Fifteen million bullets, and Spain’s military dilemma

Spain is re-arming. Or at least so they say. This week’s political scandal here in Spain involves 15 million bullets that the government recently ordered from Israel. The

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