Tim Padgett

Americas Editor, WLRN

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

#Colombia's political center not only doesn't hold anymore - it may no longer even exist. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/ks1OPij3GE

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

#Colombia should have shed its violent, centuries-old polarization when its civil war ended, but its political pendulum still swings far right and far left - especially in this presidential election. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/ks1OPij3GE

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

#Colombia's political center not only doesn't hold anymore - it may no longer even exist. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/ks1OPij3GE

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

The smart #Cuba bet is on a military strike but not regime change. It's the deportations, stupid. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/1KunN8p9gz

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

Prediction markets are betting President Trump will order military action in #Cuba, but not regime change - since they know his priority is to make countries ripe for deportation, not democracy. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/1KunN8p9gz

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

The smart #Cuba bet is on military strike but no regime change. It's the deportations, stupid. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/1KunN8p9gz

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

Maduro was a clown. Removing Castro would be a harder mission — as his indictment tells us. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/JpJ7NzG1CW

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

The fact that Cuban leader Raúl Castro likely deserves his U.S. indictment for killing exiles in 1996 is exactly why President Trump will likely have big trouble removing him in 2026. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/JpJ7NzG1CW

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

Maduro was a clown. Removing Castro would be a harder mission - as his indictment tells us. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/JpJ7NzG1CW

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

After winning the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for #Cuba: An American History, exile scholar @Adita_Ferrer takes a more intimate dive into the Cuban experience with Keeper of My Kin, a poignant memoir - and a triumph of immigrant research. My @WLRN interview.https://t.co/j7Q2ClhW1r

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

After winning the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for '#Cuba: An American History,' exile scholar @Adita_Ferrer takes a more intimate dive into the Cuban experience with 'Keeper of My Kin', a poignant memoir — and a triumph of immigrant research. My @WLRN interview.https://t.co/j7Q2ClhW1r

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

After winning the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for '#Cuba: An American History,' exile scholar @Adita_Ferrer takes a more intimate dive into the Cuban experience with 'Keeper of My Kin', a poignant memoir - and a triumph of immigrant research. My @WLRN interview.https://t.co/j7Q2ClhW1r

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

As Jamaica loosened its politics-and-gangs ties, Haiti tightened them — maybe forever. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/uwVp5TSY9k

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

To observe Haitian Flag Day on May 18, the members of Haiti's political and business elite who've sponsored violent gangs could reflect on the possibly irreparable damage they've done. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/uwVp5TSY9k

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

As Jamaica loosened its politics-and-gangs ties, Haiti tightened them - maybe forever. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/uwVp5TSY9k

[Ewald Scharfenberg @Ewalds6]

Ojalá lleguemos a decir eso en Venezuela (y por vías democráticas).

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

Trump's moves in Venezuela, Cuba risk being Hormuz miscalculations - not hemispheric makeovers. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/yVeZdeaBo0

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

In Venezuela and Cuba, Trump risks repeating the miscalculation he's made in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz - thinking bold strikes automatically yield regime change. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/yVeZdeaBo0

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

Trump's moves in Venezuela, Cuba risk being Hormuz miscalculations - not hemispheric makeovers. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/yVeZdeaBo0

[Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2]

Cherfilus-McCormick's exit is a wake-up call to Haitian Nation: develop more political talent asap. My @WLRN commentary.https://t.co/joTW1WMsmF