@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] So Colombia’s Farc has rebranded. The old rebel group that for over five decades waged guerrilla warfare across the country until signing a peace agreement with the government in 2016 is looking to put...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Only the very naïve believe that we live in a free world. Where you have a conflict of human interests, the concept of true individual freedom is unattainable. Delicate balance My doing whatever I want has the...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Much of the world appeared to breathe a collective sigh of relief when Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States of America. After four crazy years of Donald J. Trump, calm has been...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] There’s been much talk of the pandemic ushering in a ‘Great Reset’. Depending on your viewpoint, it’s either a positive opportunity to change how we live or it’s an attempt by the...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] New year, new hope. And after the stagnation that was 2020 for many — save for the comfortable, virtue-signalling folk who have seen their lot actually improve — there appears to be more of a focus than usual on the positives that lie in […]
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] At the best of times, it’s not easy being a politician. In today’s social-media dominated world, our elected leaders are scrutinised like never before. OK, they willingly sign up for a life in the...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘I’m glad to see that all of the children being baptised today have been given saints’ names.’ That was the opinion of the priest who presided over a recent group christening that I...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Yes, it’s that moment you’ve all been waiting for, the Wrong Way Corrigan Loser and Winner of the Year Awards 2020. We’ve had plenty of contenders for the former, the latter has been much more...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Each year throws up its surprises that catch us off guard, leave us badly exposed. From a global perspective, this year has, um, trumped them all since, arguably, the end of World War II. Covid contradictions...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] A common complaint you’ll hear from Colombians when the C-bomb gets dropped in their company is that the biggest, most problematic issue at play is the drug’s use by foreigners in developed nations....
