Pablo Escobar

Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Have Been Running Amok So Colombia Is Going To Kill, Sterilize Some

A group of hippos that escaped from the remnants of Pablo Escobar’s forgotten cocaine mansion have reproduced and wrought havoc…

1 year ago

My Coke-Free Visit to Escobar’s Home Turf

The romanticization of Pablo Escobar has turned Colombia into a narco-tourism hotspot, much to the chagrin of those who live…

2 years ago

What We Don’t Get About ‘Narcos’—and Why We’re Living Out an Alternative Narrative in Real Life

Pablo Escobar is not a heroic figure. When you kill enough people to become known as “The Patron of Evil,”…

7 years ago

Pablo Escobar’s Top Hit Man Calls on Theresa May to Legalize Cocaine

John Jairo Velásquez, Pablo Escobar’s top hit man, has called on British Prime Minister Theresa May to legalize cocaine—and we’re…

7 years ago