LET’S VOTE, SHALL WE?
Voting is not only a civil right. It’s also a duty. In my case, a moral one, since at my age it’s no longer mandatory. Anyway, I’ve always felt proud to vote, because it’s one of the few occasions when the average citizen, the man in the street, ordinary people, Seguir leyendo
SWAP OR NOT SWAP? LA NECESIDAD TIENE CARA DE HEREJE
· Chicas, ¿a ustedes también les decían que Papá Noel y los Reyes Magos les traerían lindos regalos sólo si se habían portado bien y sacaban buenas notas en el boletín? · ¡Obvio! Y la guita semanal también dependía de eso. ¿Por? · No sé … me acordé por lo Seguir leyendo
MILEI’S HONEYMOON IS OVER
When I turned on the TV and saw President Milei, in black leather, roaring and singing at the top of his voice like a rock star at the Movistar Arena, I thought it was a false scene generated by Artificial Intelligence. It took me some time to realise that I Seguir leyendo
WHY BLAME THE VICTIMS?
Back in the dark mid-1970s in Argentina, during the military dictatorship, there were some people who justified the fact that there were more and more “missing people,” as if it was their fault. “Algo habrán hecho,” they said; “Maybe they deserved it.” Likewise, whenever a woman is raped or murdered Seguir leyendo
OUR MOTTO: «CARPE DIEM», SEIZE THE DAY
It’s impossible to get bored in Argentina. Most of the time, this country is like a merry-go-round, a decaying carrousel endlessly turning in circles, round and round; a flea-ridden dog chasing its tail. But over the last few days, it’s been like a rollercoaster, madly flashing up and down. Only Seguir leyendo
CFK’S OMINOUS TICKING …
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner says she can hear the tick tock from her house arrest, on San José 1111. What exactly does she mean? Is she talking about a bomb ready to burst out? Her ominous words sound threatening. Is she predicting and favouring a “coup d’état”? Haven’t we had Seguir leyendo
LA SOBERBIA ES MALA CONSEJERA
La soberbia es mala consejera, Sr. Presidente. No sólo eso. Es también uno de los siete pecados capitales. ¿Lo sabía? Supongo que sí, porque siempre invoca a “Las fuerzas del cielo”. Esa característica suya, entre tantas otras, es una de las razones del fracaso de “La Libertad Avanza” el domingo Seguir leyendo