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Foreign Affairs Corruption Scandals Threaten Petro’s Plans for Colombia An expanding maelstrom of scandal threatens to sink Petro’s administration. One of the keystones of the Colombian president Gustavo Petro’s political programs is at risk of failure as scandal engulfs his administration.  Petro’s left-wing movement came to power promising a more equitable distribution of wealth to the citizenry and particularly to the more neglected rural regions of the country. Redistribution has also been a major portion of his program to pacify Colombia’s endemic guerilla and paramilitary violence: by establishing special development regions in afflicted areas, Petro hopes to reduce the social unrest and poverty that drive Colombians to join the numerous guerilla groups and organized crime rings that plague the country.  Now an unfolding corruption scandal involving members of his cabinet as well as members of his own family threatens to sink his proposed tax reform bill. One of Petro’s key allies in government was the economist Ricardo Bonilla, the Colombian minister of finance who helped shape the administration’s economic strategy and successfully guided a number of important items on the president’s agenda through the legislative process. Bonilla assisted with the creation of the new budget and the accompanying tax reform, necessary to raise the additional funds the president needs to implement his social programs. Earlier this year, Bonilla was accused of having used the provision of government contracts to influence Colombian congressional leaders to assist with the passage of key pieces of legislation. Ivan Name, the former president of the senate, and Andres Calle, the former president of the chamber of representatives, are alleged by the attorney general’s office of Colombia to have received millions of dollars in return for their services for Petro’s administration. The allegations assert that Bonilla was the mastermind behind a scheme to secretly redirect funding from government programs in order to bribe Congressional leaders to assist Petro’s administration in pushing through their new social programs. According to witnesses for the government, Bonilla directed state employees at the Agency of Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) to purchase 40 water tanker trucks at an inflated sticker price, several millions of dollars more than they were worth on paper. Part of the money from the purchase was then allegedly used in an attempt to purchase votes in the Colombian legislature. Olmedo López, the former head of the UNGRD who is also under investigation for his involvement in the scandal, also asserted in court that he was directed by government officials to send portions of the money to the National Liberation Army (ELN), a Marxist terror organization that Petro’s administration is currently engaging in peace negotiations. Bonilla, Name, and Calles all deny the accusations, and at first it appeared that the affair might blow over without much immediate impact in the proceedings of government. Petro supported his finance minister and assured the public that he was convinced of Bonilla’s innocence in the matter. That all changed this past week, when Bonilla’s former political advisor testified that the minister had been aware of the corruption taking place in the UNGD. The additional testimony put significant pressure on the minister, and is perhaps related to the events that followed. Bonilla sent a letter Wednesday to the attorney general’s office accusing Nicolás Alcocer Petro, the president’s adopted son, and Ricardo Roa, his former campaign manager, of having abused their influence to induce the mishandling of government contracts at a state power company. For an administration already tangled in allegations of corruption and vice, the blow to Petro must have been particularly hard; his biological son, Nicolás Petro Burgos, is already the subject of a high-profile investigation for having potentially embezzled millions of pesos during his employment as a regional campaign manager during his father’s presidential run. This step apparently stretched Petro’s political capacity to support Bonilla past its limit. Later that same day, the president made a massive post on X in which he asserted that the allegations of corruption plaguing his administration are the result of elites who despise his attempts at social reform and economic redistribution. The president redoubled his claims that Bonilla is innocent but nevertheless called on the finance minister to step down. “I await his resignation not because I believe he is guilty,” Petro wrote, “but because they want to tear him in pieces for being loyal to the government’s platform and because they want to unconstitutionally overthrow this government.” Bonilla accepted the invitation to resign and will be replaced by his vice minister, Diego Guevara, but his exit is only the beginning of more trouble for Petro’s government. The corruption scandals will continue to drag the administration down as more evidence is revealed by investigators, and without the former minister’s capable political expertise it will be very difficult for Petro to pass the tax reform bill he desperately needs to finance his social programs. The bill was always going to be something of a hard sell, increasing taxation on Colombian citizens and businesses and expanding the country’s wealth tax, but now it may be on the verge of foundering completely, leaving the new welfare initiatives, the centerpiece of Petro’s campaign platform, in the lurch. The post Corruption Scandals Threaten Petro’s Plans for Colombia appeared first on The American Conservative.

Culture 2025 Feels Like the Year of the American Underdog The Fighting Irish haven’t been this close to glory in over a decade, the Lions ever. Credit: Blake Wilson Photography/Shutterstock I keep waiting for the Detroit Lions to lose a football game. They should have lost Thursday. Green Bay had the Lions dead to rights and let them off the hook. As the Lions have done time and time again over these last few years, they somehow, doggedly, found their way. Such is the new karma of these old Lions.  It’s been ages since the Lions lost. The last time the Lions lost a football game was nearly three months ago in the middle of September, a close one to the Buccaneers. The Bucs still had the flashy duo of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin operating on the flanks then, before Godwin ripped his ankle to shreds on a meaningless play at the end of a Week 7 loss to the Ravens. (That was that for the Bucs’ season.) There are a lot of injuries in the NFL, and CNN can’t get enough of it. It’s 8 a.m. Wednesday morning and Sanjay Gupta is droning on about concussions as a slow-motion replay of the brutal hit that sent the Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence out of this Sunday’s game plays over and over again in the background. Eight a.m. If there was ever a country that loved its bloodsport, it’s America.  It was indeed an ugly, nasty, and vile hit on Lawrence, so much so that they brought out the cart.  Texans defensive captain Azeez Al-Shaair was promptly suspended three games, and the pile-on began. Al-Shaair, an outspoken Muslim who dons “Free Palestine” cleats, was labeled a “terrorist on the field” on ?. Others demanded the Texan player “be deported.” Sports have long been the loathsome playground of the New Left, but last Sunday it was the school-mom right that was out in force demanding something be done about a Muslim man launching Lawrence into the turf at EverBank stadium.  It was a dreadful hit, no doubt, but they’ve all made an easy villain out of Al-Shaair. In his defense, former pros shared video of quarterbacks who successfully fake the sliding maneuver but then take off running when the defender gives up on the play, suggesting that Al-Shaair had fair reason to play on when Lawrence dropped toward the ground. Whatever the cause and outcome, one thing is for certain: Football is a game of attrition.  The healthiest teams, and especially the ones capable of protecting their quarterback over a long, cold season, end up at the top. No one knows this better than the Notre Dame Fighting Irish QB Riley Leonard. A senior transfer from Duke, Leonard had the Blue Devils within a puncher’s chance of the ACC title in 2023 before injuries to his ankle and toe scuttled his once-promising season.  Coach Mike Elko bolted for the big time with Texas A&M, and Leonard, a bit of a forgotten star in the college football world, toted his bag up north to the famed fields of Indiana. Leonard, an outspoken Christian who wears a wristband with Matthew 23:12 written on its side, says faith and family guided him to Notre Dame.  “When I go to bed at night, I’m not thinking ‘how many touchdown passes did I throw?,” Riley told the Irish Tribune. “I’m thinking, ‘Did I better my relationship with Jesus Christ? Did I treat my girlfriend with respect? Did I call my parents?’” Entering 2024, Notre Dame was loaded with talent and its coach Marcus Freeman had something to prove. Coming off 9-4 and 10-3 seasons, Freeman was regarded as a good coach who struggled to win the big games. With Leonard at the helm, that was all about to change.  In Leonard’s first game donning the Green and Gold, the former Blue Devil overcame an uneven passing night to defeat Texas A&M and his former coach Elko. The Fighting Irish were ranked #4 in the country heading into what was supposed to be a Week 2 walkover against MAC bottom-feeder Northern Illinois. But the Huskies had something else in mind.  Northern Illinois shocked the sporting world behind Kanon Woodill’s walk off field goal with 30 seconds left in the game, immediately knocking Notre Dame out of the college football playoff conversation. It would be months before Notre Dame’s name and “playoff” were uttered in the same sentence.  It’s been a turbulent year in college football. Many of the powerhouse schools have lost not one but two or more games to mediocre competition. The SEC, in particular, has been a bloodbath. Only newly-added Texas made it through the schedule without racking up two losses in conference play. In addition to the chaos on the field, this is the first season players and fans will experience a long-desired playoff system. The first-of-its-kind, 12-team bracket will be officially announced Sunday, December 8 at Noon ET following conference championship finals this Saturday. Pundits have mostly filled in the bracket that will see higher-ranked teams gain home-field advantage in games scheduled to begin on December 20. CFP selection committee chair Warde Manuel all but-assured Irish fans Friday that Notre Dame will host a second-round game in the college football playoff at Irish stadium.  The Irish are currently predicted to host 8-3 Alabama, a team that has stumbled at times but which possesses the talent to beat anyone on any given day. It would be fitting revenge should the Irish turn back the Tide. It was Alabama, after all, who ended Notre Dame’s last chance at a national title in 2013 when Bama ran roughshod over Notre Dame, defeating the Irish 42–14 in the BCS National Championship Game. The Irish have been on a tear recently. In November, they carved up Florida State, dominated UVA, torched a much-hyped Army team on national TV in Yankee Stadium and firmly dismantled the USC Trojans in Los Angeles on their way to a season-ending 11-1 record. As many teams misstepped during the final stretch, Notre Dame overpowered opponents with their hard-nosed run game. And their stock kept rising. So much so that not only have the Irish snuck into the playoffs, they could own one of the easier roads to glory.  Should the Irish squeak past Alabama, they’re predicted to face an SMU team that has benefited greatly from a weak schedule. Much like America’s favorite underdog Boise State, SMU has shot up the rankings in 2024 as powerhouse teams lost dogfights in the SEC, B12, and B1G conferences. Notre Dame would be strongly favored in a matchup against the Mustangs and then it’s only two games for a championship. The true tests would come from most likely one of Texas, Georgia, or Oregon depending on how the bracket shakes out.  Notre Dame is healthy, Notre Dame will be playing at home, and Notre Dame has overcome, as a team, the mockery and embarrassment associated with losing an early-season game to Northern Illinois at home. While big expectations sit at the feet of Oregon and Texas and Penn State, Notre Dame and its fans are rocking into the big dance with nothing to lose. In a win-or-go-home situation, that carefree moxie, the kind of strange tonic that spurs on new legends to great heights, is hard to come by. So, why not Notre Dame? And why not the Lions for that matter? And why not this year? With President-elect Donald Trump’s triumphant comeback victory at hand, If there was ever a moment for the underdog, it’s now. The post 2025 Feels Like the Year of the American Underdog appeared first on The American Conservative.

Politics How the Neocons Won the Transition The glimmers of hope for the incoming administration seem to be fading. Credit: Gints Ivuskans/Shutterstock One of the least competent administrations in recent American history is now currently giving way to one of the least impressive presidential transitions. It is hardly a stretch to observe that the Trump transition, co-chaired by Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon, seems to have set for itself the goal of ensuring that the incoming president will receive the narrowest range of policy alternatives possible. What is emerging is a far cry from either the conservative “America First” nationalism many on the right hoped for or the Eurasian-style crypto-autocracy many on the Left feared. With the honorable exception of Tulsi Gabbard, who was nominated to serve her country this time as director of national intelligence, the Trump transition has been a triumph for the neoconservative wing (and yes, it exists, and yes, that is the correct terminology for it) of the Republican Party.  Trump’s campaign rhetoric led many to believe that foreign policy realists and restrainers might have had a shot at some of the top national security and diplomatic posts. Whatever the reason, Trump’s nominees for secretary of state,  secretary of defense, deputy secretary of defense, national security adviser, and UN ambassador—as well as those heading the staffing and “landing teams” at these agencies—seem as though they were assembled with the goal of winning the approval of Bill Kristol and Liz Cheney. How did we get here? A well-placed source with a window on the goings on around Mar-a-Lago indicates that the primary architect of this debacle is the aforementioned Lutnick. While not known for his foreign policy acumen, the New York bond trader has grabbed hold of the nat-sec and diplomatic portfolios on the transition, icing out more realist and restraint-inclined advisers. The hope that those on or near the transition such as Donald Trump Jr., Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Vice President–elect Vance would be able to staff the administration with appointees who see the world as it is—rather than through the haze of some neocon fever dream—have been dashed. Thanks to Lutnick, Trump’s foreign policy has been hijacked by those who have never seen a war in which they didn’t want to embroil us. A true America First foreign policy, one in keeping with the Founding principles laid out in Washington’s Farewell Address (1796) and in the voluminous writings of John Q. Adams, and so eloquently and diligently carried on down the years by stalwarts like Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY), the former Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX), and his son, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), seems to have no place in the incoming administration. It seems that a foreign policy of sanity and restraint will have to wait until such time as President Vance takes the oath of office in four years time.  What a pity. The post How the Neocons Won the Transition appeared first on The American Conservative.

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