Author: Britt Nelson



Where Does the Future of Cuba’s Leadership Lie?

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff.  By Britt Nelson Current Cuban leader, Raul Castro, talks with Elian Gonzalez. Welcome to a world without Fidel Castro. President-elect Donald Trump will be the first president since Dwight Eisenhower, who left office in 1961, not to have this Communist ...

I Have Visions of Clintons in Ankle Bracelets Dancing in My Head

By Britt Nelson Tulsi Gabbard The Clintons. What will the future hold for these two aging, career politicians – Bill and Hillary -- now that their dream of a second Clinton administration has gone with the wind? At this point it’s time for the nation to say goodbye to the Clintons and give a warm welcome to Tulsi Gabbard. On Tuesday, aide to President-elect Donald Trump Kellyanne Conway ...

Democrats Oppose Trump’s Picks, Call for Action Against Xenophobia

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff.  By Britt Nelson Four-star Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis was interviewed this weekend for Secretary of Defense. Daily Wire/Getty Images Seems as if losing the presidential election is not enough for the Democrats. They are continuing with their racist and ...

Step One: Kick the White House Press Corps Off Air Force One

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff.    By Britt Nelson Source, Bloomberg. There is talk of Laura Ingraham, long-time conservative radio talk show host and Fox News contributor, becoming President-elect Donald Trump’s press secretary. Does it matter if Trump choses a press...

Costa Rica Needs To Be At The Table When Trump Sets Policies

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. By Britt Nelson A Trump fan posted this on Facebook. There is much speculation going around about how the new President–elect Trump administration and his evolving foreign policy might affect Costa Rica along with the rest of Central America. Immediat...

Trump Russia CIA Trump’s Self-Funded Victory Not Sitting Well With All

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff.  By Britt Nelson As news of Donald J. Trump’s presidential win starts sinking in around the world, President-elect Trump has met with President Obama in the Oval Office for a smooth transition of power, students are walking out of classes in Berkeley, and orga...

And … It’s a Smiling Billionaire Boy

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff.    By Britt Nelson The winning Trump Train -- with hot smoking brakes, low on coal and packed with “deplorables” -- pulled up to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue early Wednesday morning and parked in front of the White House. In a come-from-behind h...

Clinton Sinking in Her Cesspool With Election Around the Corner

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. By Britt Nelson source Facebook FBI Director James Comey has chosen justice over politics in his decision to get a warrant and examine hundreds of thousands of emails found on a computer shared by Huma Abedin, a long-time aide to presidential candidate H...

Abedin and Clinton Squirm Under New FBI Heat

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. By Britt Nelson Political Halloween costumes, Facebook. Clinton’s long-time personal aide, Huma Abedin, was hiding over the weekend, noticeably absent and out of view from accompanying Democrat Hillary Clinton on the presidential campaign trail. On Frida...

Clinton’s Shady Email Dealings Reexamined by FBI on Heels of Nov. 8

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff.    By Britt Nelson Facebook meme. In an unexpected move, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has reopened the Hillary Clinton email scandal investigation due to newly discovered emails involving the email accounts of now disgraced, former Ne...

Who’s More Fit? Trump Campaigns Non-Stop to Crowds, Clinton Sleeps

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff.  By Britt Nelson Two interviews concerning Republican Donald Trump this week stand out from all the media hype over the presidential election: One with CNN’s Dana Bash interviewing Trump on the sidewalk in front of the new Trump International Hotel in Washin...

How Will the Headlines Read After Nov. 8?

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff.  By Britt Nelson A Facebook meme, Clinton is dragged under by WikiLeaks revelations. Remember back on Nov. 3, 1948 when Republican New York Gov. Thomas Dewey was highly favored to win the presidency, and the Chicago Daily Tribune ran with the now famous ...