Anniversary of a Heroic Deed

The history of the Brigade is very rich in events, contradictions and heroism. Much has been written, documentaries have been made and pseudo analysts of different nationalities and political ideas have drawn their conclusions, but this note only aims to highlight the courage and sense of duty of men who left studies, family and work, to fulfill their obligations.

Aniversario de una Gesta

La historia de la Brigada es muy rica en acontecimientos, contradicciones y heroísmo. Se ha escrito mucho, se han hecho documentales y sesudos analistas de diferentes nacionalidades e ideas políticas han sacado sus conclusiones, pero esta nota solo pretende  destacar la valentía y el sentido del deber de los hombres que dejaron estudios, familia y trabajo, para cumplir con sus obligaciones.

Voting Rights and the Anna Karenina Principle

In his work on political democracy, Considerations on Representative Government, John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) presents an eloquent exposition for the value of democratic participation by all citizens. Mill thought it hurtful that “…the constitution of the country should declare ignorance to be entitled to as much political power as knowledge.” Still, he believed that democracy could overcome even the incompetent participation of uninformed citizens. But, here is where democratic theory gets thorny and controversial.

China y el síndrome de Chernobyl

El 26 de abril de 1986 una falla en el reactor nuclear en Chernobyl, a unos cincuenta kilómetros de Kiev, en la entonces república soviética de Ucrania, provocó una explosión que derivó en una gigantesca catástrofe en la zona. Finlandia detectó una inmensa nube radioactiva que cubrió buena parte del territorio de Ucrania, Bielorrusia y Rusia y que amenazaba a extenderse hacia Europa Occidental.
Durante varios días, las autoridades de Moscú se negaron a admitir los hechos.

The Entertainment and Info Techs as Sherpas of Economic Recovery

These are extremely good news in the realm of economic redeployment post covid19. Because these will be the wealth creators and the job providers  for the generation that will take command of the US economy and  those of emerging markets although the strength, degree and quality of the process in emerging markets will largely depend on their leadership quality.