My Readings

Luis Rubio Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) says, “the True University of these days is a collection of books.” Here is my best attempt to share some of the readings that impacted me the most this year. Two emblematic dictators-Stalin and Hitler- were allies at the beginning …

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Luis Maizel’s Monthly Letter: Divided Congress, Good or Bad?

Image: Wildpixel on iStock After a very messy election and nearly $17 billion in campaign spending, the Democrats did better than projected and retained the Senate, although they lost control of the House of Representatives. People wonder why, at a time of enormous inflation, crime in the streets, and a rather incapable president with popularity …

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Luis Maizel’s Monthly Letter: All of Latin America is Now Left-Wing.

With Lula’s victory in Brazil, the entire subcontinent, from Argentina to Mexico, now has a left-wing populist government. The explanation for this phenomenon is quite simple. The difference in income distribution, where very few have a lot of money, and the majority live in poverty, …

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China Awakened.

Antonio Navalón Xi Jinping’s father was one of Mao Zedong’s many victims during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. The current President of China grew up in a rural environment, a man who – like so many millions of his fellow citizens at the time – had …

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