For some time I have been insisting on a kind of modification – and I mean something generalized – of human behavior, with a clear tendency towards intolerance, disrespect, even anger and fanaticism, which exhibits a certain tribal patina. and it seems to refer us to archaic times that we believed had been surpassed by progress. Continúa leyendo EL PENSADOR: ¿QUE ESTA PASANDO?
Ferradás Campos (11 de agosto de 1913, Formosa – 20 de abril de 1986, Buenos Aires) tuvo una gran trayectoria radial como periodista de teatro y deportes y autor de radioteatros famosos, fue poeta, letrista de tango y director de revistas de actualidad, caso de la recordada “Antena”. Continúa leyendo LA AVENTURA DEL TANGO: AQUELLOS, EN LA NIEBLA
Morning journalists from Radio Sarandí in Uruguay conducted, a few days ago, a more than interesting interview with Dr. Fossatti, the prosecutor involved in the so-called «Astesiano case» which, as you know, not only involves a member of President Lacalle Pou’s personal security team, but has been extended to create a legal tangle and an almost surprising accumulation of witnesses and defendants related to alleged corruption maneuvers of different characteristics and importance. Continúa leyendo EL PENSADOR: EL VERDADERO PROBLEMA
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
Este breve párrafo figura en uno de los capítulos de “La historia del tío viajante” de Charles Dickens. Ahí está, presente y repetido en tan corto pasaje como en pocas otras obras literarias, la palabra pescante, Continúa leyendo La Aventura del Tango: El Pescante
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
