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Hana Fischer was born in and resides in Uruguay. She serves as a writer, researcher, and international affairs columnist in different media outlets. A specialist in philosophy, politics, and economics, she has written several books and received honorable mentions.

Opinion

Reflections on Science and Philosophy During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Hana Fischer Apr 22, 2020

Spanish - The coronavirus took humanity by surprise and turned the world upside down. Bewilderment, anxiety, and fear are the predominant emotions. This has triggered a series of questions: What was the origin of the current strain of…
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Opinion

Uruguay’s Pepe Mujica Trivializes Violent Past

Hana Fischer Feb 11, 2020

Spanish - There are many people from different parts of the world who admire the former Uruguayan president José “Pepe” Mujica. They are similar to those indigenous Americans, who, dazzled by the colorful mirrors offered by the Spanish…
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Opinion

Secret Ties to Chávez and Maduro Could Come to Light for Uruguay’s Government

Hana Fischer Jan 17, 2020

Spanish - The outgoing government of Uruguay, headed by Tabaré Vázquez, is nervous. Why? Because since his party, the Frente Amplio, lost the elections, some of his unethical actions may come to light. That fear was heightened when…
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Opinion

Cristina Kirchner’s Vanity and Resentment

Hana Fischer Dec 25, 2019

Spanish - It is in the smallest details that you discover what nests inside a person. They are more revealing than the grand gestures. These “failed acts” reveal the thoughts and ways of being that the subject conceals from others.…
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Uncategorized

Macri’s Egomania Sunk Argentina

Hana Fischer Aug 19, 2019

Spanish - An economical, financial, and political tsunami has once again devastated Argentina. It is like an “eternal return.” They repeat over and over again, the mistakes that have always resulted in enormous suffering for the people,…
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Caribbean

The Cuban Government’s Vile Exploitation of Doctors as Slave Labor

Hana Fischer May 20, 2019

60 years ago Fidel Castro's mafia dictatorship took control of Cuba. Since then, they have violated absolutely all the human rights of Cubans. They have mistreated, murdered, and tortured in the vilest forms. They have profited even from…
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Opinion

Lula da Silva and Jose Mujica: Two Corrupt Peas in a Socialist Pod

Hana Fischer Oct 15, 2018

Lula and Mujica, while they governed, used the same strategy: the poor received economic relief via the distribution of public resources, but their governments did not create the conditions for them to get out of poverty. The consequence of…
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Cuba

Similarities and Differences Between the Cuban and Venezuelan Dictatorships

Hana Fischer May 1, 2018

In our opinion, it's a marketing issue. That is, an advertising strategy, which can be well or poorly designed, to transform a person or place into a "brand." From this perspective, two of the key concepts are "image" and "positioning."
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Opinion

The Shameless Corruption in Latin America is a Result of its Defective Democracy

Hana Fischer Apr 23, 2018

In our opinion, the root of the problem lies in the institutional arrangements established by our constitutions. They are drafted or reformed at the urging of politicians. Frequently, what drives them to do so is to serve their own…
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South America

Why Do People Not Comply with the Law in Latin America?

Hana Fischer Jan 6, 2017

EspañolThere is an abysmal difference in people's attitude before the law. For example, people in Germany and in the United States usually feel almost a reverential respect toward it, but people in Latin America have very low regard for…
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Featured

Is Pope Francis Resurrecting the Nefarious Liberation Theology?

Hana Fischer Nov 23, 2016

EspañolInstead of finding inspiration in Pope Francis's latest pronunciations, Catholics should be worried. His latest political and economic ideas are a throwback to the 1970s, when Latin America was in full swing with "liberation…
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Uruguay

Uruguayan Ex-President Mujica Is No Saint, But a Politician with 1,000 Faces

Hana Fischer Nov 2, 2016

EspañolA wise old saying asserts that "you can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time." Or to put it another way, eventually the inconsistencies and…
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