Notes from the World

On this week's episode, we speak with Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost, A Story of Greed, Terror & Heroism in Colonial Africa, about his body of work & thoughts about the current political climate in the United States. michaeldeibert.substack.com/…

My account of Kilmar Ábrego García in Baltimore yesterday. michaeldeibert.substack.com/…

We spoke with the Haitian author Kettly Mars about her writing, Haiti’s political and artistic travails and the role that the country’s literary tradition has played and continues to play in its history. michaeldeibert.substack.com/…

What I've been reading this month. michaeldeibert.substack.com/…

What does Argentina looks like under the government of Javier Milei now nearly two years on? @michaelcdeibert speaks with Buenos Aires-based journalist @AmyBwrites michaeldeibert.substack.com/…

Thoughts on Benkos Biohó, Simón Bolívar, Gustavo Petro, Haiti and the history (and possible future) of Colombia. michaeldeibert.substack.com/…

This is the second part of a subscriber-only three-part travelogue of @michaelcdeibert's recent trip to Colombia's Caribbean coast, looking at the region’s politics, history, culture and its natural beauty. michaeldeibert.substack.com/…

Letter from Port-au-Prince: Political factions angle for advantage as #Haiti’s capital fights for its survival michaeldeibert.substack.com/…

You Voted for This: Donald Trump Didn’t Return to the White House Due to Flawed Democratic Messaging, but Because of the Sorry Moral Degeneration of the U.S. Electorate michaeldeibert.substack.com/…

It was great to have a chance to speak with human rights consultant and sociologist Eduardo González Cueva about the situation in Peru more than two years after the ouster of President Pedro Castillo and the country’s tangled political and social history. michaeldeibert.substack.com/…