Ideas and the Transformation of Liberalism

Not all problems diminish when confronted.Some grow.The current global landscape offers multiple examples of this dynamic.It is not merely about persistent conflicts.It is about situations that intensify as attempts are made to resolve them.The figure of the Hydra provides a clear way to understand this phenomenon.In the myth, each time one of its heads is […]

Personalized medicine challenges state-run health systems. State Medicine and BiotechnologyPersonalized medicine challenges state-run health systems.By Dr. Nelson Jorge Mosco Castellano Biotechnology as the Frontier of FreedomWe are at a historic crossroads where science is ceasing to be a discipline of statistical averages and becoming one of individual precision.AI, applied to genome analysis, and the 3D

The real cost of monopolies, bureaucracy and public-sector privileges is not always visible in taxes, but it weighs heavily on everyday life. The Money We Should Have in Our PocketsWho controls the tax collector?By Dr. Nelson Jorge Mosco Castellano Beyond the cost of the aristocratic whims of palatially refounding what should merely be the temporary

A reflection on the political culture that consolidated Uruguay’s economic and social stagnation. – Political culture and the construction of stagnation – The subsidy economy and the reproduction of dependency – Equality in scarcity and the fear of responsible freedom Uruguay is a country profoundly dysfunctional when it comes to economic and social growth. It

Tax expenditures, rising fiscal pressure and the changing relationship between the State and those who produce, invest and work. – The structural imbalance of public spending and tax pressure – The real impact of fiscal exemptions across the region – The shift toward political adjustment instead of taxpayer burden Society is an organization of individuals

From the Critique of Political Economy to the Construction of New State Ideologies: A Strategic Analysis of Marxism and Its Contemporary Derivations The False Promise of Marx Marx claimed that social science truly begins only when we tear away the veil of ideology. For him, everything related to human society was ideological. While he applied

A philosophical reflection on the concept of God in Judeo-Christian tradition and its possible reading as an expression of Universal Laws What if one of the most influential words in human history has not been mistranslated, but incompletely understood? Elohim. With this word, Genesis begins. With it, civilizations were shaped, institutions justified, moral systems constructed,

The demolisher of ideologies and father of the most perverse one Marx: Critique of Ideology and False Consciousness To understand why Marx was so critical of “ideology,” we must first strip the word of its modern connotation. Today, we use “ideology” as a synonym for a “system of ideas.” For Marx, however, ideology was something

The Latin American experience as a case study within a broader global pattern of crony capitalism and kleptocracy Ideology often functions as a disguise for organized systems of appropriation. Ideology has been defined as a structured set of ideas reflecting a rigid worldview, codified into a doctrinal body designed to establish channels of influence and

A critical examination of contemporary presidents and governments in Europe and Latin America during the first quarter of the 21st century The legacy of the useless doesn’t disappear, it simply blends in. In this new era they ignore, they are doubly dangerous: useless and contagious. A marketing lie elevated Mujica to the status of leader