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Trouble in Guatemala

Trouble in Guatemala
Riot police form a cordon as flames shoot out from the Congress building after protesters set a part of the building on fire, in Guatemala City on Nov. 21, 2020. AP Photo/Oliver De Ros
Theodore Dalrymple
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There is trouble in Guatemala again—though in truth there has always been trouble in Guatemala. Demonstrators set fire to the Congress in Guatemala City in protest against the passing of a bill to cut funding of government aid to hungry families while awarding more subventions for meals for congressmen.

Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple
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Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”
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