María Aguilar

EspañolAfter the November 13 attacks in Paris, President François Hollande stated that France's current constitution is inadequate to wage the new war against terrorism. He said that a constitutional reform is needed in order for the…
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EspañolEcuadorians by now understand full well how the Rafael Correa administration will justify any behavior, even if illegal, if it serves the interests of the "Citizen Revolution." One of the most telling examples is the case of…
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EspañolTartuffe, or the Hypocrite, Molière's 17th-century satire, tells the story of a man who skilfully pretends to abide by a rigid moral code of piety and asceticism, only to steal people's goods after he's gained their trust.…
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EspañolDuring the recent Tianjin tragedy, the Chinese government feared the press more than it feared the explosions. That's why officials unleashed a campaign of propaganda and censorship to conceal the facts from the public eye, in…
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Español"No man is an island," the poet John Donne once wrote. Sadly, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa lacks the sense to grasp this concept. Two months ago, the president expressed his desire to crackdown on family businesses. But now,…
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Español At the beginning of his book, Plastic Words, Uwe Poerksen recalls a conference, within which one of the lectures consists of perhaps no more than 100 words. Surprisingly, one of his colleagues replies: “No way, there were…
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