“Two cases from last week are worth reflecting on when considering the real reasons that the Superintendence of Communication (Supercom) and the Regulatory Committee (Cordicom) exist in Ecuador.”

The latest elections in Peru have witnessed the left responding to its newest challenges in two distinct ways: three presidential candidates that are recognizably leftist and a small constellation of ostensibly leftist figures who espouse notably right-wing platforms. In a way, the darkest predictions about the future division of power seem to be coming true.

“Modernity was inaugurated with the declaration of citizens’ rights in 1789 and the three programmatic words that have inspired all political action in the modern era: liberty, equality, and fraternity. The last of these is the one that has been forgotten.”

“All one need do is glance at the news to recall the multiple horrors that are occurring one right after the other on a daily basis; monsters who with power, weapons, and/or money affect other people’s lives; the daily tragedies that become mirror images of a world hell-bent on destroying itself.”

“The economy’s health is influenced by the behavior of individuals who serve as economic agents, who make decisions regarding consumption, production, savings, and investment in conjunction with existing incentives…”

“According to a recent poll, a full 50% of Peruvians are displeased with democracy.  And, whether it is because they are conformists or because they’ve lost all hope, 56% of Peruvians have no interest in politics.’

According to Mexico’s Secretary of Taxation and Public Credit, Luis Videgaray Caso, his country has not managed the transition from an economic model based on manufacturing to one based on the creation of industrial value.

Inequality between people, countries, and cultures is normal, as are distinctions within a society.

“Great Britain was the birthplace of a multitude of great thinkers on the subject of poverty and inequality. Those who stand out include Richard Tawney, economic historian and incisive social critic; Thomas H. Marshall, historian and sociologist, famous for his concept of citizenship; Richard M. Titmuss, autodidact and one of the founders of the discipline

“As many times as one casts stones at a police force that is the legacy of dictatorship, one could also speak of ‘accursed Justice.’ While the Supreme Court takes pains to please the Macri-radicalism espoused by the new courtesans who will be the government….and as Chaco is being brutally attacked… this column returns to take