Javier Milei and Donald Trump “are friends.” This was the claim by Peter Lamelas, future ambassador to the United States in Argentina, when describing the link between both presidents during his recent... Read more »
Former US Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers warned that US President Donald Trump’s policies risk putting the US on a similar path to that of post-war Argentina, which descended from being a relatively... Read more »
Javier Milei has his culprits for the rough times shaking up money markets around the turn of the month. Beyond the classic “Kukas” (easy enough to single out) and the latest dart... Read more »
Daniel Divinsky, 83, died in the early hours of August from the aggravation of kidney problems dating back to his childhood. He was a central figure in Argentine cultural history with an... Read more »
Two important dates in this year’s electoral calendar are less than two weeks away. August 7 is the deadline for political parties to seal their alliances, province by province, for the October... Read more »
All eyes on Buenos Aires Province but with five weekends still to go before voters redefine its irrelevant legislative branch this column will delay its focus until nearer the time – instead... Read more »
All social orders, including those devised by individuals who make much of their egalitarian sentiments, are elitist by nature. People at the top invariably justify their good fortune by alluding to their... Read more »
Every week that passes, a new scandal emerges. It must be the heat of the campaign. The latest “victim” is the controversial Justice Minister, Mariano Cúneo Libarona, who appeared on a hidden... Read more »
A robot explores the dark, cold, deep sea floor of the South Atlantic, transmitting images of vibrant coral and fish never seen before as scientists give live commentary via YouTube. And Argentines... Read more »
The electoral season is proving particularly messy since Javier Milei’s libertarian coalition sparked the implosion and successive fragmentation of Argentina’s dysfunctional political system. To many, the economic problem with Argentina isn’t some... Read more »