“El deseo de penetrar la realidad, de conocer y de evaluar éticamente el mundo” (”The desire to penetrate reality, to know and ethically evaluate the world”)

- Ángel González, Spanish poet (1921-2008), on his reasons for writing.  

Welcome to my virtual tent! Stuff that I randomly (or purposefully) find, think about, and am interested in. For some reason, it usually ends up being something related to politics, international relations, or economics. Sometimes even all three of them. And yes, I also have a minor obsession with Latin America.Have fun!