Democracy and Polarization: Power Without Limits
When electoral competition becomes a zero-sum war, democracy begins to erode from within.
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Humor & Satire
Summit at the Executive Tower
The archaeological left offers its remnants, and Ulloa gives them a masterclass in prison-style magical realism
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Carlos Piedra and the Dispute Over His Dismissal in Uruguay
Corporal PiedraUnion Protections, Discipline and Political Obedience in Uruguay’s Republican GuardBy Dr. Nelson Jorge Mosco Castellano
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Merry Christmas!
“Package of Goodies”: Lula Brings Christmas Forward with Maduro’s Copyright, Governs by Decree and Turns Brazil into Confetti
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The Mystery of Capital
The invisible maze: how regulatory and fiscal suffocation strangles the private sector and employment
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Chronicle of a Punctured Red Carpet
When macroeconomics hides and “Pacha” discovers photonics on Desayunos Informales
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Short-Term Populism in Europe
From the Welfare State to the Revolt of Discontent
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Another Secret Political Contract
What the US$5.7 billion agreement hides beneath the surface
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These Are My Principles; If You Don’t Like Them… I Have Others
When parliamentary arithmetic forces principles into political contortions.
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Broken Expectations: Robert E. Hall and Uruguay’s Fiscal Maze
Hall’s permanent-income hypothesis and rational expectations provide a framework for examining spending, taxes, debt and fiscal credibility in Uruguay.
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