The judicial booty | El botín judicial

Renzo Abruzzese, El Deber: There is no longer any doubt that the future of the regime is being played out on two levels, first with the election of judges and the possible reform of the Judicial Power, and the second by manipulating census data so that by 2025 there will be a more or less…

The state never helps… | El estado jamás ayuda…

Editorial, El Dia: The state enjoys good press because it helps, provides assistance, distributes wealth, and seeks social justice, but these are just good intentions. The reality is very different because it ends up generating more poverty than before, discourages production, and above all, harms the neediest. The harm of state aid is especially evident…

Bolivia, Facing a Fatal Hope | Bolivia, ante una esperanza fatal

Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: A common practice of socialist systems is to imprison political opponents or individuals inconvenient to the rulers, often without demonstrating their guilt. Other opponents are eliminated. Socialist rulers build their power on two foundations: fear and greed. In these countries, everyone can be bribed or threatened. In this sense, corruption…

Jeanine Añez lashes out at the Justice system and sees “impunity” from Morales for the 2019 crisis | Jeanine Añez arremete contra la Justicia y ve “impunidad” de Morales por crisis de 2019

Three Years After Her Arrest Former President of the State, Jeanine Añez Chávez, has spent three years detained in La Paz, accused of having taken power through “a coup” after the resignation of former President Evo Morales. In a letter posted on her social media, the former leader requested her release and that of other…

Gold, Mercury, and Deforestation | Oro, mercurio y deforestación

Editorial, El Deber: It is both paradoxical and tragic. Where large deposits of silver and tin were discovered and exploited, today poor families and decimated communities survive. Where natural gas was discovered and exported, fueling the powerful industries of Brazil and Argentina, there are still regions that have not overcome the most critical levels of…

Lack of Institutionalism | Falta de institucionalidad

Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: We lost the War of the Pacific in 1879 because Bolivia had a weak state that did not have a presence throughout its territory, feeble institutions; whereas Chile had developed a vigorous state with stronger institutions than those in Bolivia. Scholars of Bolivian reality affirm that there has never been…