Little by little (I think), as a society we come to realize that democracy is not a paradise, just a form of government, superior to the others, but replete with…
Is multiculturalism losing its mind? By which I mean, has it lost its intellectual spine? Yes, it has decayed into something much less than multiculturalism, which is cultural relativism. There’s…
Algo está profundamente mal en nuestro modo de vida actual. Durante tres décadas hemos hecho una virtud de la búsqueda material que responde sólo a nuestro interés personal. Y esta…
“Escritores y artistas en la historia de México” es la transcripción de una charla informal (en palabras del autor: una “plática”, no una conferencia), que Paz nunca escribió o reescribió…
The topic of writers and artists in the history of Mexico is too broad and difficult to tackle in a short talk. My aim is actually much more modest. I…
En la pasada década de los noventa Asia sufrió lo que hasta el momento parecía ser una de las crisis más graves después de La Gran Depresión. Sin embargo, con…
Populism I would like to begin with a theoretical yet obscene point. I consider this to be a wonderful anecdote because it tells how democracy works: During a crucial battle…
Wangari Maathai (Nyeri, 1940) became the fi rst woman in Africa to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 in recognition of her environmentalist efforts and contributions to the social,…
Rob Riemen is the founder and president of the Nexus Institute, a Netherlands-based leading international center for intellectual and philosophical debate, that seeks to give shape to an informed dialogue…
Parte de mi campaña contra los periodistas, o algunos de ellos, se debe al uso de las palabras, o tal vez debería decir, del uso cobarde de ellas. Tomé la…
Todas las sociedades del mundo esconden en sus entrañas diferencias múltiples de orden económico, social o cultural, entre individuos, grupos y clases sociales que las elites dominantes buscan apaciguar mediante…
The fate of one of the most powerful nations in the history of humanity will be decided In the next elections. The juncture is marked by a deep crisis that…