As I see it The French are at it again 04-02-2023 06:50 The time when a reasonable degree of economic equality seemed to be within reach now belongs to the past. by James Neilson
As I see it On Planet K, inflation is all in the mind 28-01-2023 00:33 To bring things under control, Alberto’s government would have to slow down the printing presses and greatly reduce public spending, measures that, needless to say, it refuses to contemplate. by James Neilson
As I see it Going gently into that good night 21-01-2023 05:41 It has been evident for decades that plummeting birth rates would cause major problems in the medium term and that, unless they were reversed, they would eventually lead to the extinction of our species.
As I see it The intractable migrant problem 14-01-2023 06:17 While a stalwart minority continues to insist that all comers with a legitimate claim should be allowed in and taken care of, in most places doubts about the wisdom of clinging to what in effect is an open-borders policy are now shared by a rapidly growing majority of their compatriots. by James Neilson
As I see it After a brief moment of togetherness 23-12-2022 15:26 Politicians and their associates have yet to make out what the reaction to winning the World Cup means for them. If only they could be fêted with such adulation! by James Neilson
As I see it A short spell in an alternative universe 17-12-2022 03:00 Whatever else Argentina may be, unlike her football team, she is not a meritocracy. by James Neilson
As I see it Cristina’s reign is almost over 10-12-2022 05:50 It is perfectly feasible that, before too long, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s once imposing political capital will dwindle almost to vanishing point, as did Carlos Menem’s 20 years ago. by James Neilson
As I see it The law finally catches up with Cristina 03-12-2022 05:43 Like much of the rest of the country, Cristina takes it for granted that the law is a weapon the powerful are entitled to use to defend their own interests and punish their foes. This makes what is happening even more painful for her than would otherwise be the case. by James Neilson
As I see it The place of progressives in a capitalistic world 26-11-2022 06:47 If Argentina’s experience is anything to go by, fiscal laxity when the going gets tough can have ugly consequences. by James Neilson
As I see it Time is fast running out 12-11-2022 07:04 Argentina’s unhappy plight owes much to the ruling class’s strong adherence to the fixed-term political system which is enshrined in the Constitution. by James Neilson
As I see it The search for something different 05-11-2022 06:00 For years now, the dissatisfied with this state of affairs have been looking for something different. Their ongoing search for new blood has had some startling results. by James Neilson
As I see it Getting ready for hard times 29-10-2022 06:00 The long-predicted but frequently postponed crack-up seems to have arrived. by James Neilson
As I see it Further down the slippery slope 22-10-2022 06:30 The coalition that Cristina assembled in order to beat Mauricio Macri is so fragile that important bits, among them the bellicose faction that answers to her, have swung into opposition. by James Neilson
As I see it A paradigm shift is on the way 15-10-2022 06:29 To handle what is happening, governments make out that, after a period of belt-tightening that can be blamed on Putin, things will return to normal. Will they, or rather, can they? by James Neilson
As I see it We certainly live in interesting times 08-10-2022 07:00 The way things are shaping up, the Russian Federation could soon find itself consigned alongside them to what Leon Trotsky called “the dustbin of history.” by James Neilson
As I see it Giorgia fails the identity test 01-10-2022 07:00 Practitioners of identity politics want all members of a victim group to think the same way. by James Neilson
As I see it The end game nears for Putin 23-09-2022 13:16 By now, Putin must know that his “special military operation” has been a humiliating failure and that prolonging it would be almost certain to make things even worse for him. by James Neilson
As I see it Rumblings from below 17-09-2022 02:55 The botched attempt to assassinate Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has encouraged fears that Argentina could see the return of political violence. by James Neilson
As I see it The Donald and Cristina show 12-08-2022 11:12 While Trump could well benefit from that FBI “raid” on his garish residential complex in Florida, for Cristina the outlook is rather less promising. by James Neilson
As I see it For Cristina, the economic meltdown is not a priority 25-07-2022 18:08 Throughout the world, politicians are in a nervous mood. With hard times fast approaching, neither they nor anyone else know what could be done to prevent people from blaming them for what is coming their way.
As I see it Devil take the hindmost 15-07-2022 13:00 In an age in which it is assumed that just about everything must change with the times or be thrown on the scrap heap, people who are unable to keep up risk getting swept aside. by James Neilson
As I see it Drifting towards a black hole 09-07-2022 07:30 Hyperinflation looms; Argentina is flat broke, but the people who wield most political power think the only way to solve problems is to throw freshly-printed money at them. by James Neilson
As I see it US soft power remains as potent as ever 02-07-2022 07:00 US progressives who support the Democrats wield more influence outside their country than do their conservative foes who tend to vote Republican, but these too have managed to export their attitudes. by James Neilson
As I see it The Supreme Court has Cristina in its sights 25-06-2022 00:01 People are beginning to link the inability of the “political class” to run the country in a reasonably competent manner to the corrupt behaviour of some of its leading members. by James Neilson
As I see it Politics in the age of resentment 18-06-2022 08:00 Argentina’s politicians realised they could turn widespread disgruntlement to their own advantage by encouraging it. by James Neilson
As I see it Turning the world upside-down 11-06-2022 00:01 Reports from the culture-wars front certainly make strange reading. by James Neilson
As I see it Collaborating with dictators 03-06-2022 11:03 Those who are interested in what Alberto says and does attribute his fondness for unsavoury dictators to his desire to placate the Kirchnerite wing of the ruling coalition.PG 11: Neilson by James Neilson
As I see it Jobs for the boys in the patronage state 28-05-2022 00:50 As far as the Kirchnerites are concerned, a cat’s political colour is the only thing that really matters. by James Neilson
As I see it What a Russian defeat could mean 21-05-2022 00:01 The Ukrainians are not the only ones who think Russia is heading for a historic defeat. Their opinion is shared by many in London and Washington. by James Neilson
As I see it Who has the mandate of heaven? 14-05-2022 00:01 As well as objecting stridently to Alberto’s willingness to come to terms with the International Monetary Fund, Cristina and her supporters are trying to undermine what authority he has by insidiously questioning his government’s right to exist at all. by James Neilson
As I see it A culture of irresponsibility 07-05-2022 00:02 Much as many dislike the idea, elected politicians have to take full responsibility for managing the country’s economy. by James Neilson
As I see it The crystal balls are getting cloudier 30-04-2022 01:21 Not only Argentina but most other countries have to decide if it would be better for them to cultivate their relations with what could soon be the top superpower, or to assume that the US will recover from its self-inflicted internal woes. by James Neilson
As I see it Argentina still hostage to a psychodrama 23-04-2022 00:02 Cristina’s legal difficulties have dominated Argentine politics for many years. No doubt they will continue to do so for some time to come. by James Neilson
As I see it The West receives a wake-up call 15-04-2022 00:07 Attitudes towards the war being fought in Ukraine have excited those who, not that long ago, were on the defensive because they feared that the West really was a busted flush. by James Neilson
As I see it Stumbling into the dark 08-04-2022 23:27 Unless the politicians who are currently in opposition come up with a realistic recovery plan and acquire the power and authority to carry it through, the future could be far worse than even the most pessimistic dare to imagine. by James Neilson
As I see it Lingering outside the cemetery 01-04-2022 19:24 For a politician like Sergio Massa, the government is merely a vehicle he boarded because he thought it would take him towards his chosen destination. by James Neilson
As I see it Putin must be running short of cannon fodder 25-03-2022 11:08 Is Russia so different from the US and Western European countries that she will be able to shrug off the deaths of well over 10,000 soldiers after just one month’s fighting in Ukraine without their relatives demanding an honest explanation? by James Neilson
As I see it The country needs a proper government 18-03-2022 08:08 President Alberto Fernández needs the votes of opposition legislators because he can no longer rely on those who obey the whims of Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. by James Neilson
as i see it The savage beasts that dreams engender 04-03-2022 12:38 If he still imagines he can turn those Ukrainians who survive his ferocious onslaught into patriotic Russians, Vladimir Putin is surely mistaken. by James Neilson
As I see it Putin’s great gamble 25-02-2022 13:30 Over the centuries some very important things have hardly changed at all. As in ancient times, the strong continue to prey on the weak when they think they can get away with it. by James Neilson
As I see it Things are looking bleaker for Cristina 18-02-2022 22:00 Cristina evidently fears that the austerity programme the government will have to press on with no matter what happens in the coming weeks will cost her the support of the millions of men and women who still kid themselves that she is on their side. by James Neilson
As I see it An innocent abroad: Alberto in Russia and China 12-02-2022 09:32 Alberto’s willingness to kowtow to Xi and heap praise on the Chinese Communist regime was by no means as ridiculous as some seem to think, but he could hardly have chosen a worse time in which to cold-shoulder the United States. by James Neilson
As I see it All the time in the world 04-02-2022 23:07 The ill-tempered conflict between those who still hope Alberto will succeed in taming the Kirchnerites and their rivals who want him to remain under Cristina’s thumb confronts the opposition alliance with an awkward dilemma.
As I see it Make or break for Argentina 28-01-2022 18:24 Most serious economists think that what Cristina and her supporters want is utter folly, that telling the IMF where to get off would have a devastating effect on the country. by James Neilson
As I see it Adrift in a world out of kilter 21-01-2022 22:00 Imperfect as the order installed by the United States in the late 1940s may have been, it, or what remains of it, is surely preferable to what seems likely to come next. by James Neilson
As I see it With friends like these… 15-01-2022 00:01 Cristina’s decision, backed dutifully by Alberto, to move Argentina closer to the Latin American dictatorships that are challenging the international status quo has come at an awkward moment. by James Neilson
As I see it Going it alone in limbo 07-01-2022 22:43 It is widely assumed that unless President Alberto Fernández’s government reaches an agreement with the International Monetary Fund very soon, Argentina will sink far deeper into the mire. We could be about to learn if the many who think this way have it right or if they are merely scare-mongering. by James Neilson
As I see it The pros and cons of belonging 31-12-2021 11:19 The willingness of a small but significant minority of opposition politicians to let the Kirchnerite government have its way is driving the leaders of Juntos por el Cambio coalition up the wall. by James Neilson
As I see it A puzzle nobody wants 24-12-2021 08:35 While it is easy for opposition leaders to criticise the Kirchnerites for their handling of the economy and a great many other things, coming clean about what they themselves would do is far more difficult. by James Neilson
As I see it The virus horde strikes back 18-12-2021 08:26 Like it or not, human beings will simply have to learn to live with Covid just as they have with countless other threats, whether natural or man-made.