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Legal abortion

I’ve always strongly supported the separation of Church and State. In my view, religion is a very private matter, an individual choice (if any), and it should be divorced from politics. Religion and government are a dangerous mix and should be kept apart. The Catholic Church has historically opposed all Seguir leyendo

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¡Salúd!

No Secret, Santa  This has certainly been a memorable Christmas. As unforgettable as this forgettable 2020. If there’s something that the whole world is wishing  for now, is the end of the pandemic that has locked us up for almost a year. If there’s anything that the virus has taught Seguir leyendo

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La gestión del «vamos viendo»

Tengo la inquietante sensación que este gobierno carece de planes. De hecho, creo recordar que el propio Presidente admitió alegremente que “no creía en los planes”. Y, la verdad sea dicho, se nota, y mucho. En lo económico, en lo educativo, en lo sanitario, en la política internacional, en la Seguir leyendo

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The sky’s the limit

Last Monday’s solar eclipse was a good chance to look up at the sky, and forget for a while all the mess we’re immersed in down here. We were able to recover and enjoy our sense of awe and wonder -as when we were kids-, so mesmerized and fascinated by Seguir leyendo

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A year later

A year has gone by since he became President. I didn’t vote for him, but – anyway – I had higher expectations. I expected him to be more moderate, sensible, balanced, stable, willing to bridge the gap that has been separating us for decades now. Instead, he keeps turning a Seguir leyendo

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A sad ending

Honestly, I’m not a football/soccer fan. Nevertheless, I can understand that millions of people all over the world are. I feel that it has stopped being a sport to become mere business. The amount of money many players get is really obscene, if we compare it to the salary of Seguir leyendo

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Gratitud efímera

Este año, más que nunca, cómo no rendirles homenaje ayer a los médicos en su día, cómo no agradecerles tanto esfuerzo, tanta vocación de servicio, tanta entrega, tanto compromiso, tanta dedicación. Desde que se desató la pandemia, han estado en la línea de fuego, literalmente poniendo el cuerpo, arriesgándose, dejando Seguir leyendo

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An image is worth a thousand words

We all remember the shocking image of a Syrian boy, three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, along with his mother and brother, in September 2015. Somehow, the drawing by cartoonist @Maledita Wiesel of Diego Jiménez and his twelve-year-old daughter Abigail, entering their province, Santiago del Estero, on foot, Seguir leyendo

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2020: Vanishing leap year

I went to the chemist’s a couple of days ago. After I’d paid for the stuff I bought, the smiling cashier gave me a little present: a magnetic 2021 calendar for the fridge. I stared at it, incredulous, shocked, and turned as pale as a sheet. “Are you ok, Ma’am?”, Seguir leyendo

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