-Essay- BOGOTÁ — In a country at war with itself, where the government uses hate speech and sows division, one can take some small solace in a raucous debate emerging over a simple song. For the latest news & views from every corner of the world, Worldcrunch Today is the only truly international newsletter. Sign up here. This involves our veteran Colombian rock and folk singer Carlos Vives who recently sang at a house party, offending attendees with lyrics that seemed to be a jab at the late Nobel laureate and national literary treasure, Gabriel García Márquez. The Vallenato number so typical …