Whose Fault was It? October 8, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—As was the case with the 1929 crash that ushered in the Great Depression, the current financial meltdown is giving rise […]
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Author: Alvaro Vargas Llosa
Where is the Big Idea?
Where is the Big Idea? October 1, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—John McCain won the first presidential debate, but Barack Obama probably won the election. McCain was the impatient tactician, Obama […]
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Wall Street Socialism
Wall Street Socialism September 24, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Having spent part of my life in the developing world, I know that the nationalization of an industry or an institution is […]
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Lula’s Oil Dream
Lula’s Oil Dream September 17, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa SAO PAULO, Brazil—In the United States, offshore drilling is so controversial that it has become the stuff of heated presidential campaign debate. […]
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The Jewel of Medina
The Jewel of Medina September 10, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Gibson Square, a British publishing house, has announced that it will soon release “The Jewel of Medina,” a novel by American author […]
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Lessons From the Poor
Lessons From the Poor September 8, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa One of the most enduring and flawed myths in economic development circles is that lifting the poor out of poverty requires the […]
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The Peasants’ Oil
The Peasants’ Oil September 3, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Little international attention has been paid to the recent conflict between the Peruvian government and thousands of indigenous people in the oil-rich Amazon […]
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True Patriots
True Patriots August 27, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Three images from the Beijing Olympics linger in my mind: Becky Hammon, as American as they come, winning a bronze medal with the […]
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God’s Tribunal
God’s Tribunal August 20, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—The recent campaign forum at Saddleback Church in which U.S. presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain answered questions from pastor Rick Warren, […]
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Putin the Terrible
Putin the Terrible August 13, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—In “Rebuilding Russia,” published as the Soviet Union was on the verge of collapse, Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote that the “awakening Russian national […]
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