Javier Garay

Populist Petro is currently leading in Bogota, among the youngest voters, and in some coastal regions of the country, despite the fact that the candidate has hardly shied away from heralding his preference for a very centralized economic…
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EspañolColombia commemorated 69 years of "Bogotazo" this week. It's the name given to the violence that destroyed an important part of the capital city of Bogota after the assassination of political leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán. Much has…
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EspañolOne of the general public's main confusions facing liberalism and capitalism is the assumption that the practice of these ideas will have as much success as the theories and philosophies they are rooted in. That is to say, the…
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EspañolThe global scandal about the "Panama Papers" requires reflection that goes beyond the superficial. So far, coverage has been limited to which famous personality can be found on the list of people that used offshore companies to…
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EspañolBogota's taxi drivers protested Uber last month in a demonstration that ended in a violent clash with police, and the event serves to show the taxi driver's poor standing in the community. People have long known and suffered…
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EspañolUS voters showed their preferences in the "Super Tuesday" election on March 1. The results seem to confirm that the Democratic party’s Candidate is Hillary Clinton and that, on the Republican side, it will be Donald Trump. In any…
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Colombia's economic prospects are grim in 2016. A main factor is the drastic fall in oil revenues, which President Juan Manuel Santos's government squandered while oil prices were high. This week, the president announced a supposed…
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EspañolAs a New Year's resolution, many Colombians should aim to be coherent. At least they should try to understand that someone has to pay the costs of all collectivism. In the first days of 2016, a politically correct majority…
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EspañolAfter Bogotá, Argentina, and Venezuela, it's time for change in Brazil, Bolivia, and Ecuador, where the president's indefinite reelection was recently approved. Hope is emerging in Latin America to roll back progressive,…
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EspañolAfter Mauricio Macri's victory in Argentina, the idea that Latin America is leaving left-wing populism behind emerged. It might be possible. After all, populism has recently been defeated elsewhere in the region. And it…
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EspañolCongestion is the norm in Bogotá. If you drive a car during the day, odds are you will be late to your destination, unless you depart hours in advance. The Bogotá mayorship is now trying to deal with the situation by proposing…
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EspañolColombia's Labor Minister Luis Eduardo Garzón recently announced that three large companies asked him for permission to fire a total of 8,400 of their workers. The companies, however, denied the claim, which they interpreted as…
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