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El Salvador used to be one of the most dangerous countries in the world. Beginning in March 2022, President Bukele began the crackdown on gang crime, imprisoning 70,000 people. CECOT houses 40,000 of the worst criminals in stark conditions and there are 80 men to a cell. Many have tattoos with the motto “Laugh Now, Pay Later.” The men, mostly in their 20s, will never see sunlight or their families again.
The journalist was allowed a short interview with an inmate, Psycho.
President Trump recently met with President Bukele and proposed paying El Salvador to house violent, habitual criminals, both foreign migrants and also Americans, in the Central American country. It is far less expensive to imprison criminals in El Salvador than America.
“The decline of community in the modern world has as its inevitable religious consequence the creation of masses of helpless, bewildered individuals who are unable to find solace in Christianity regarded merely as creed.”
Robert Nisbet
American diplomacy should continue to stand up for genuine democracy, freedom of expression, and unapologetic celebrations of European nations’ individual character and history. America encourages its political allies in Europe to promote this revival of spirit, and the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed gives cause for great optimism. Our goal should be to help Europe correct its current trajectory.
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Games stimulate the mind. Kids thrive on mental stimulation. Games teach kids to triumph over challenging problems.
This story out of India: Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha was born in 2022. At 30 months he started learning chess. By age three he had defeated five ranking members of the International Chess Federation, earning him his own official ranking. What’s next? Recognition as a grand master as he continues learn about how chess works, and how victory is achieved against some of the most active minds of his generation.
