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Argentina Shows Chile What Not to Do

Argentina’s burdensome education spending has failed to curb high drop-out rates. (Tiempo Fueguino) EspañolSurprisingly, many Chileans look up to Argentina as an example they must follow. They often argue that support is warranted based on “free” education and health care. They also support Argentina’s nationalization policies and the incarceration of the late Argentinean dictator Jorge
 

Professional Soccer Is the New One-World Religion

Soccer fans’ blind nationalism has morphed into a tribal religion. (24 horas) EspañolIn early July, Chile emerged victorious from the Copa América soccer tournament that the country hosted for almost a month. Once again, the event caused the entire continent to come to a grinding halt: business slowed down, sport found
 

Chile’s Busybody Politicos Say You’re Too Dumb to Feed Yourself

EspañolThe Chilean government aims to tackle the country’s obesity problem with food labeling regulations. A law passed in 2012 has recently gone into effect and will force producers to include a message on packaging labels warning consumers about products high in salt, sugar, and fat. According to Chilean authorities, the people
 

Chilean Marijuana Users Get a Little Help from Congress

EspañolChilean lawmakers on Tuesday approved by a wide margin a bill that would allow citizens to grow and consume small amounts of marijuana for medical, recreational, or spiritual purposes. The bill now must be studied by a health committee and make its way through the Senate before being passed into
 

Bachelet’s Reforms Are the Last Thing Chile’s Economy Needs

EspañolThe release of Chile’s economic indicators for the month of April has raised serious concerns over the future of the country’s economy. According to IMACEC index, economic activity rose by just 1.7 percent compared to the same month a year ago, below the expected figure of 2.2 percent. With economic estimates that forecast
 

Latin-American Libertarians Must Break Free of the Left-Right Paradigm

The Cold War and Soviet communism united libertarians and conservatives, but this alliance has outlived its usefulness. (Onestopcoldwarshop) EspañolDuring the 1950s, the American conservative magazine National Review led by William F. Buckley Jr. and Frank Meyer, developed an idea that would change liberalism and the conservative right forever: fusionism. It’s a
 

The Myth of Latin-American Statism

The protests against Rafael Correa in Ecuador go beyond overburdening taxation. (Radiosplendid) EspañolIn the same week that Pope Francis published his encyclical rejecting capitalism and its progress, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced new taxes on wealth and inheritance, and the United Nations finally acknowledged the failure of Venezuela’s Bolivarian model. How
 

Cui Bono? Bachelet’s Anti-Profit Education Takeover

Many parents and university students are waiting on Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and for other people to pay for their studies. (Wikimedia Commons) EspañolOfficials in the Michelle Bachelet administration have gotten themselves into a standoff, as they attempt to roll out a series of education reforms. In the face of pushback,
 

Chilean Teachers Prefer to Strike than Play Ball with Reform

EspañolWhile the eyes of the continent are focused on the Copa América soccer tournament, Chilean teachers begin their fourth week on strike, protesting proposed education reforms that threaten to make significant changes to their profession. On Wednesday, June 17, teachers and professors from across the country convened in Santiago to demand
 

Chile, Wake Up! Corrupt Politicos Rely on Your Lethargy

EspañolDespite everything, I welcome the arrival of March. It’s usually a month dreaded by Chilean students — when school, timetables, and uniforms all begin again (I’m no fan of enforced uniformity either). Parents also have their own reason for resenting the month: it’s time to pay the fees for said schools (for