News of and that reminds me

Hebe de Bonafini, 1928-2022

26-11-2022 06:44 The traumas of 1977, when Hebe de Bonafini lost both her sons, were the turning-point in her life, taking her from complete obscurity to a place in Argentine history and even the world spotlight.

by Michael Soltys

And that reminds me… (World Cup edition)

Forecasts are always messy

19-11-2022 06:50 The main barrier facing Qatar, and many others, is the overwhelming Euro-American monopoly of this event – not only all 21 World Cups until now (nine on this side of the Atlantic) but 163 of the 168 quarter-finalists since 1930.

by Michael Soltys

And that reminds me…

Midthermometers

11-11-2022 12:13 There has long been talk of polarised politics but perhaps a new PPP – polarised political parity, not public-private partnership – is the message from the elections of the last few weeks.

by Michael Soltys

And that reminds me…

A fireworks summit

05-11-2022 06:14 There is a strong case for presenting that Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata exactly 17 years ago today and the surrounding anniversaries as the true birth of Kirchnerism.

by Michael Soltys

And that reminds me…

Ah, but Macri…

29-10-2022 06:00 My first interaction with Mauricio Macri started off on the wrong foot but, far more importantly, I would argue that he started off on the wrong foot.

by Michael Soltys

News of and that reminds me

Hebe de Bonafini, 1928-2022

Forecasts are always messy

Midthermometers

A fireworks summit

Ah, but Macri…

1985, the year behind the film

Changing horses in midstream

“Present, my General” – or the past?

The boys from Brazil

Another UN (General Assembly) bites the dust

The King and I

Fake news and the real thing

Thick as BRICS

Underlining the vice in vice-president

Far away and long ago

From Batgirl to Superman?

A trail of two (big) chitties

From Gooseman to Batgirl?

Crisis, more than a middle name

Stick it to the pickets?

Economic questions

Could Bogotá become Petrograd?

Not getting the hang of it

The English (non-indicted) witness

The maybes of May

Javier Milei: Might right make right?

Supreme Courts are caught, not tort

Windfalls or smokescreens?

No omelette from Easter eggs

A demonised demon

A small war you do not miss

Foreign to the Ministry

We remember thee, Zion

Chronicles of a horror retold

An epic victory, or mythical?

Black swan song

Veep on the beep

Keeping up with the Jones Hualas

Price controls without IDEA(s)

Importing no less important

Interval or interregnum?

Can Aníbal or (is he a) cannibal?

D’(H)ont ask me

Twenty years can be something

Still currents run deep

Future tense or tense future?

Kabul capitulates

Universities Breed Awareness

Olympic rings and vicious circles

PASO, step by step

'Rogue wave' kills person on Antarctic cruise

Scaloni thanks fans in Bangladesh for their support:

Scaloni: ‘If you think Australia will be easy you're wrong’

Why is Argentina’s national team known as ‘La Scaloneta’?

Thousands in Bangladesh capital cheer Argentina's World Cup win

Militantes feministas bailaron en la Facultad de Derecho

El Gobierno planea "licuar" el Potenciar Trabajo

La respuesta del titular de la AFIP a Tolosa Paz por el escándalo de Potenciar Trabajo

PAMI publicó la nueva lista de medicamentos gratis para jubilados

Buscan expulsar a Cristian Ritondo de Diputados por los agravios hacia Cecilia Moreau