In recent days, while flipping through channels on Argentine television, I came across a fascinating interview with philosopher, professor, and writer Santiago Kovladoff. Although I joined in halfway through, it instantly grabbed my attention: it was very comprehensive, covering various aspects of today’s confused and aggressive society in the neighboring country. Continúa leyendo EL PENSADOR: EL PODER DE LA PALABRA
Cross denunciations between police officers and officials of the same police station, often resolved by shelving the inquiries under the authority of the highest-ranking officer; complaints of various nature and importance from lawmakers against officials, whether retired or still in active duty, including corruption, floating in a viscous sea of generally innocuous political discussions; and complaints of different origins, including those from the Parliamentary Commissioner for this area, reaching the realm of justice, the kingdom of prosecutors, and being consumed by time, while the shadow of mistrust looms ominously over the police institution and the judiciary itself. Ultimately, the stubborn reality of overall failure, of management too damaged by holes of suspicion and meager results from various loudly announced programs, which, until now, and let’s set aside the sometimes laughable and highly manipulated statistics on crimes committed year after year. Continúa leyendo EL PENSADOR: AL BORDE DEL DERRAPE
I am forced by circumstances to turn my critical gaze on a matter that I have spoken about in my last columns. Continúa leyendo EL PENSADOR: CONFUSIÓN Y TEMOR
One death, 1,300 arrests, cities on fire, 45,000 police officers on the streets. Acts and rallies of all kinds are cancelled, a concert at the Stade de France is cancelled, all public demonstrations are prohibited in the prefectures of Marseille, Lyon and Bordeaux, in Grenoble, Strasbourg, Toulouse and Montpellier. An impressive balance, almost a catastrophe. Continúa leyendo EDITORIAL: DOLORES DE FRANCIA
I have already written on this subject, and in abundance. I feel that I have done it on water if I take into account the repercussion that I expected from national politics, fundamentally from legislators, who create laws –at least it is supposed- to improve the lives of the members of society. Continúa leyendo EL PENSADOR: PASANDO AL LADO, SIN VER
There is a curiosity in the general behavior of societies like ours, Continúa leyendo EL PENSADOR: EL PENSAMIENTO LIBRE
