What to do with state-owned enterprises?
It is said that a Spanish peasant went to visit a convent and was amazed by the row of half-busts that adorned the cloister. While a friar explained to him that it was St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Francis, and so on, the farmer could not help but comment: “From the belt upwards I too […]
Hic sunt leones
“Here are the lions” said the Romans about an unknown region, full of dangers; a saying that fully fits the “three-headed” referendum that President Arce has announced, venturing into a political terrain full of unknowns and populated by “lions” ready to feast. I will not dwell on the two referendums that aim to amend the […]
They have ears, but they don’t listen
Aging involves the gradual and irreversible loss of certain physical abilities, starting with hearing. Without being a disease, the process of progressive deafness is particularly annoying because of its effects on social relationships, much more so than other faculties that degrade with age. Not to mention when deafness manifests itself at an early age or […]
What can Bolivia expect from MERCOSUR?
Bolivia is finally a full member of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) amid the skepticism of foreign trade experts. And no wonder. We entered a free trade zone like dwarfs in an NBA game. For example: our macroeconomic indicators (annual and per capita GDP, debt and deficit as a percentage of GDP) compete with Venezuela […]
Economic damage to the state
I find great ambiguity in the concept of “Economic Damage to the State” (EDS), which in general terms is the affectation of state assets by officials and authorities, but which has become a reason for political persecution. EDS is one of the most common offenses in a society that idolizes the state and usually manifests […]
Parole, parole, parole
The title is the same as a famous Italian song from the 70s and takes up in full a recent interview that the interim president of YPFB Armin Dorgathen Tapia (ADT) gave to Brújula Digital, a media that published it in summary form on January 18th. In truth, in that “bikini” speech (showing a lot […]
Blessings in the Church
Following the controversy raised by the Declaration “Fiducia supplicans” issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and signed by Pope Francis, I have read the nine pages of that Declaration which deals with the meaning and scope of blessings within the Catholic Church. According to the document, from the most ancient texts […]