I do not care if Cuenca, Ecuador has “eternal spring” and cheap rent (US$600 to US$800 for a 1,200 sq. ft. apartment, US$120,000 to buy and “own” it), it is simply not worth living in a Marxist-infiltrated society with horrendous economic policies. Nevertheless, about 7,000 of the 505,585 inhabitants of Ecuador’s third city ... Read More
Evento organizado por la Fundación Konrad Adenauer con el académico norteamericano John Cobin para hablar sobre “El rol del Estado en Economías Modernas”. El acto tuvo lugar en el Salón Cabildo del Hotel Los Tajibos de Santa Cruz. Mas información en: http://www.gobernabilidad.org.bo/
Radio Show Topic GMO policy in Chile (Frank Szabo, guest), current events Sept 11th, Civil Registry strike, listener comments answered Radio Show Description Overview: Topics of the day, Frank Szabo to talk about GMOs in Chile, blog and book ordering info, email address for questions and comments. Segment 1: Read and answered letters, ... Read More
In general, Chileans love the “free” economic goodies they can get from the state. They almost always (or so it seems) errantly believe that such delicious policies do them good. Accordingly, politicians from both the Left and the Right offer these goodies to the populace in order to have a chance in national ... Read More
September 11th marks the 40th anniversary of the coup d’etat that removed socialists and communists from power in Chile. Chileans remain sharply divided over this event. Not surprisingly, the Chilean press has been abuzz this week (and will be for the next two weeks) with stories related to it. Nearly all Chilean libertarians ... Read More
In September 2013 (actually starting on the 28th of August), the registro civil (civil registry) workers in Chile went on strike. As a result, no one could register deaths, births or marriages. No one could get certificates of title transfers for vehicles, or certified criminal records (or lack thereof). No one could get ID cards ... Read More
In Santiago, the figure remains at 5.3%. All the major press in Chile, such as El Mercurio, reported the latest figures for each region of Chile. In the 10th Region (Puerto Montt, Orsorno) the unemployment rate is an incredibly low 2.8%, while further south in the 11th and 12th regions (Coyhaique, Punta Arenas), the figures ... Read More
Pedestrians in Chile beware! The national daily paper Las Últimas Noticias reports on page 25 (Tuesday, 27 August 2013, see image of map below) that 39% of the 1,595 victims in fatal traffic accidents in 2010 were pedestrians, not far behind the 44% figure for motorists. Motorcyclists are only 5%, while 9% are bicyclists, and ... Read More
Radio Show Topic Current events and politics in Chile/Argentina and guests Ken Shields and Frank Szabo Radio Show Description Intro: 230813 Teaser Red Hot Chile topics of the day, current events, politics, Evangelicals commenting, abortion, Chilean slang, introducing two guests Segment 1: Help for the Matthei candidacy, Evangelical bishops supporting Bachelete, Argentina wanting ... Read More
