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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 foundChilean Spanish: Not So Aberrant
Language is a complex thing. For years, I have talked about how “bad” Chilean Spanish has become, degenerated over years of geographical isolation and popular ignorance. Much of the basis for my comments was rooted in the self-flagellation of Chileans themselves, which have on many occasions told me how poorly they speak by cutting out consonants……………… ... Read MoreChile’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 peopleChilean 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 intoBachelet’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 forecastLatin-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 aThe 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. HowCui 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
