The start of the year 2026 for the American public has been marked by the still-evolving situation in the aftermath of the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro. The legality of the event is not evidently clear. Still, I am personally happy that Maduro is no longer in power, and many Venezuelan-Americans share this sentiment, as the reported celebrations suggest. With Maduro currently in detention and facing trial, many within the U.S. are looking to the Trump administration for clarification regarding how foreign policy with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela will be conducted in the year ahead.While the present can be…
Author: Doran Lyons
Doran Lyons
Hello everyone! My name is Doran, and I'm an editorial intern at ONC. I don't write very much on here, but I'm happy for the few who bother to read my articles. I would describe myself as an ardent environmentalist leaning to the left.
A recent article written by Juan Forero and Ryan Dubé for the Wall Street Journal has brought attention to the deteriorating quality of life in the Republic of Cuba, which is evidently about to be exacerbated due to the U.S. seizure of Venezuelan oil. However, the situation in Cuba does not, in my opinion, appear to have gained the attention it perhaps deserves from the American mainstream media. Going off my own memory, which I acknowledge is not wholly accurate, I cannot recall cable news channels such as CNN or Fox News reporting on the declining living conditions in Cuba…