Seven lies about lithium contracts
It is my intention to refute some claims that the state-owned lithium company (YLB) does not dare to defend publicly.
Welcome denialism!
With the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, a political earthquake has been generated that has its aftershocks in the energy field. To the cry of “Drill, baby, drill”, regulations, decades-long policies to diversify the energy matrix and global goals to reduce the disastrous effects of growing greenhouse gas emissions have been ignored. […]
The yawn
The ancient Romans used to say “Semel in anno licet insanire” which, freely translated, means “Everyone is allowed to do crazy things once a year”. That only time is, in my case, the Carnival, whose celebration continues today. In fact, even this (so-called) solemn columnist has decided to take the carnival party seriously and venture […]
LAEA Commentary July 2024
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Birthdays
Not all birthdays are the same. The form of the celebration varies according to the age and culture in which one is educated. For example, in all my childhood and youth I did not celebrate my birthday, the date of which, actually, almost no one knew or remembered. It is said that the best way […]
The bucket list
The current protests against compulsory retirement at 65 are, no doubt, economically motivated (the meagre pensions of the current system) but also psychological (the awareness of being closer to the end of the road). We don’t know how close, but science has made great advances in the statistical predictability of individual life expectancy based on […]
The best government in 40 years
I learned from Bolivian culture (which is usually quite formal) that sarcasm and irony are not always understood and, therefore, welcome. Nevertheless, I will once again run the risk of sounding offensive and declare in no uncertain terms that the current government is the best in 40 years. What happens – as a famous Bolivian […]
Anecdotes of an Italian in Bolivia
Every existence, especially if it is long and varied like mine, is full of anecdotes. Among them are some that relate to travel, family, work or public life. However, in my case, I am grateful to “Società Dante Alighieri” because, as someone born and trained in Italy, they proposed that I gather some of those […]
The Hummingbird of the Valleys
If I were asked what proofs of the resurrection of Jesus Christ exist, I would think of only three, and none of them conclusive if isolated from faith: the empty tomb, the apparitions of the Risen One, and a kind of “anthropic principle” (the expansion and subsistence of the Christian Church for two thousand years, […]
Latest anecdotes of an Italian in Bolivia
I finish the trilogy of anecdotal columns about an Italian in Bolivia, with some amenities of my little-known facet of “pharmacist”. In fact, my wife Sonia’s family (RIP) owned the oldest pharmacy in La Paz and, as a collaborating husband, I did not refuse to help at certain times, essentially with the cash register (so […]