Author: Mateo de Colón

Global Citizen! こんにちは！僕の名前はマットです. Es decir soy Mateo. Aussi, je m'appelle Mathieu. Likes: Languages, Cultures, Computers, History, being Alive! (^.^)/

Vietnam 40 years on: how a communist victory gave way to capitalist corruption | News | The Guardian

The long read: After the military victory, Vietnam’s socialist model began to collapse. Cut off by US-led trade embargos and denied reconstruction aid, it plunged into poverty. Now its economy is booming – but so is inequality and corruption Source: Vietnam 40 years on: how a communist victory gave way to capitalist corruption | News…… Continue reading Vietnam 40 years on: how a communist victory gave way to capitalist corruption | News | The Guardian

Capetian Dynasty

I’ve always been completely fascinated by the Capetian dynasty.  A family whose rule started in 987, dominated for five centuries and still has royals to this day in Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and on the throne with King Felipe VI of Spain.  In the USA, when royalty is mentioned it is something that belongs…… Continue reading Capetian Dynasty

The Interview Movie

Just finished watching The Interview as as usual for this blog I won’t be rehashing the same themes splashed all over current news. In short I did laugh at a few parts but on the overall found it just the same old crude high school humor fart joke type of movie that Hollywood continues to…… Continue reading The Interview Movie

The difficulty with truth in public – Ferguson

Another very long dry spell with no posts!  The reason is simply that I now have two kids instead of one.  With one kid you’re still afforded a modicum of free time, yet with two, the concept of 100% individual free time no longer exists.  Today I read an article in the New Yorker regarding…… Continue reading The difficulty with truth in public – Ferguson