Beyond the Suitcase October 21, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Between August and December 2007, Latin America was enthralled by a political melodrama involving a suitcase with $790,550 confiscated after a private flight […]
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Author: Alvaro Vargas Llosa
Are We Stuck with the Dollar?
Are We Stuck with the Dollar? October 14, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Like so many people, I own gold and silver as a hedge against the “Latin Americanization” of the United States—money […]
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Peru’s Barking Dogs
Peru's Barking Dogs October 7, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Salomon Lerner Febres, the philosopher who headed Peru’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, has received a barrage of death threats. His two dogs were […]
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Hilda Molina in Buenos Aires
Hilda Molina in Buenos Aires September 23, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa BUENOS AIRES—A few weeks ago, Hilda Molina, a delicate, soft-spoken neurosurgeon, obtained an improbable victory against Cuba’s regime when she left […]
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The Enemy of Iran’s Enemy
The Enemy of Iran’s Enemy September 16, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Being a buffoon can buy a lot of time in international politics—you can do naughty things for a long while before […]
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The Swiss Scapegoat
The Swiss Scapegoat September 2, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa GENEVA—Repercussions continue to mount here over the deal by which Switzerland will give the names of presumptive tax evaders to the U.S. government. […]
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The Tyranny of Oil
The Tyranny of Oil August 19, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Recessions can be a good thing—they wring the excesses out of the economy and focus people’s attention on public policy mistakes that […]
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Hugo Chavez’s Imperial Chess Game
Hugo Chavez's Imperial Chess Game August 12, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has never been coy about his imperial plans. What started as the Cuba-Venezuela axis now includes Ecuador, Bolivia, […]
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Are the Banks Out of the Woods?
Are the Banks Out of the Woods? August 5, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Several U.S. banks posted impressive second-quarter earnings. Citigroup’s $4.3 billion, Bank of America’s $3.2 billion, Goldman Sachs’ $3.4 billion […]
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Desperately Calling Romulo Betancourt
Desperately Calling Romulo Betancourt July 29, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Honduras, where an ally of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez triggered a military response after violating the law in his attempt to stay in […]
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