Domenic A. Demasi

Anthony Colmenares would grab some nappies for his newborn and be home soon, he told his mother in San Cristóbal, a city in Venezuela. That was on July 17th 2019. He did not return. “We started calling, calling, calling,” his mother, Zenaida Basto, recalls tearfully. No reply.

Many people in America hope that the new Trump administration will take an axe to a bloated and overbearing government, cutting spending and rolling back regulation. Whether this goal is even plausible any more is a crucial question for America and the world, after two decades in which government debt globally has risen relentlessly, fuelled by the financial crisis of 2007-09 and the pandemic. For an answer, and a case study of taming an out-of-control Leviathan, head 5,000 miles south from Wash...

Would you like to retire five years earlier than planned with a fatter pension? Governments do not normally put such tempting questions to voters directly, for fear that they will merrily opt for jam today and disregard the disastrous fiscal consequences for tomorrow.

Would you like to retire five years earlier than planned with a fatter pension? Governments do not normally put such tempting questions to voters directly, for fear that they will merrily opt for jam today and disregard the disast...

Pickup trucks hauling empty fuel drums are lined up outside a petrol station next to a field of soyabeans in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The attendant says the queue hasn’t budged in days: there is no diesel. It’s been this way, on and off, for two months. “And the summer sowing is about to start,” he sighs.

Pickup trucks hauling empty fuel drums are lined up outside a petrol station next to a field of soyabeans in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The attendant says the queue hasn’t budged in days: there is no di...

In the end the pressure grew too great. On September 7th, six weeks after he won Venezuela’s presidential election in a landslide, Edmundo González fled for exile in Spain. The regime of Nicolás Maduro (pictured) had accused the affable 75-year-old former diplomat of being a “war criminal” and issued a warrant for his arrest. But its real goal was to punish the opposition for releasing data proving that Mr Maduro had lost the vote in late July. Mr González’s departure, four months before he shou...

Kneeling in front of a corner stall nearest the entry door in St. Michael’s Arena, I tie up my seven-year-old nephew Abel’s skates.

For Stephen Mullaley and Jason Hill, softball isn’t just a game—it’s a way of life, and their unwavering commitment to excellence has made them legends in the sport. Their names are synonymous with softball excellence in Newfoundland, and their legacy in the sport will endure for generations to come.