Photo: Muralinath on iStockLuis RubioThomas 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.Photo: Robert Scott...
Image: Torsten Asmus on iStock Ricardo Pascoe PierceUkrainian generals, led by Valery Zaluzhny, the commander of the Ukrainian army's Joined Chiefs of Staff, report that Putin's Russia is preparing a major offensive against their country, probably in early January,...
Image: on Google EarthAntonio NavalónThere is a tendency to value failure that I have often wondered whether it is not the reaction to the sublimation of the triumph and victory that the American world has put in front of...
Image: Wildpixel on iStockAfter 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...
Image: boz on TwitterWith 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...
Shane Rounce on UnsplashPhoto: Antonio NavalónThis year has been a historic watershed. The 22nd year of the 21st century is on track to become a landmark year where the history of the world as a whole is taking a...
Photo: Daniel Leal/AP on npr.orgPhoto: presidente.gob.mxRicardo Pascoe Pierce.Liz Truss and AMLO suffer from the syndrome of promoting policies without consensus that clash with real society. They promote programs that sound like political slogans accompanied by commercial jingles but lack...