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A good omen

We’re undoubtedly going through dark times, both at home and elsewhere. We all seem to be worried, upset, frustrated, gloomy, with little hope for a brighter future. Nevertheless, from time to time, something good happens that lifts our mood. Someone with a quixotic spirit decides to take a risk and Seguir leyendo

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A Shakespearean country

Rosenkrantz? Rosenkrantz? Sounds familiar … Rings a bell … Of course! Prince Hamlet’s friend, together with Guildenstern. Well, not true friends, actually. They more loyal to his treacherous uncle, Claudius, than to him. Closer in time, Tom Stoppard killed both of them in his famous absurdist, existential tragicomedy: «Rosencrantz and Seguir leyendo

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We’ve seen this movie

Are we in the midst of an economic crisis? Or is it a political one? A moral one, too? A combination of all three? The typical Santa Rosa storm is nothing in comparison to the unstoppable turbulence in which we are living now in Argentina. Our “peso” is worth less Seguir leyendo

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Trump’s soap opera

No Netflix series looks more attractive and worth watching nowadays than the soap opera around Donald Trump’s administration.  Even more dangerous than a revengeful former wife has proved to be a revengeful former lawyer.  Michael Cohen has far too many top secrets, and seems willing to let the cat out of the Seguir leyendo

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Going backwards

Some pieces of news and some world leaders speak clearly of a rampant involution of the human race. Neo nazis advocating white supremacy, marching in front of the White House in Washington. USA President Trump daily accused of wrongdoings of all sorts and sizes, while he consistently muzzles free speech Seguir leyendo

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La corrupción, un cocktail letal para la sociedad

Si lo sabemos aprovechar (aunque los argentinos somos expertos en desaprovechar oportunidades), éste puede ser un excelente punto de inflexión en nuestro país. Todos éramos conscientes que, para que existiera la corrupción, debía haber no sólo “corruptores” sino también “corruptibles” (“two to tango”: se necesitan 2 para bailar el tango). Pero Seguir leyendo

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