Latin America’s Internal Wars

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In a deeply polarized United States, ordinary people now consume and espouse once-radical ideas and are primed to commit violence.

Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador are weighed down by high crime, sluggish economies, and heavy reliance on remittances. And when significant political change has taken place, it has resulted in…