Category Archives: Society and Culture

A Sacrifice Before the Hunger Games

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Mark

I enjoy stories like The Lottery and The Hunger Games because they remind me of Nietzsche’s insight, “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.” British band XTC wrote Sacrificial Bonfire using … Continue reading →

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Intolerance in Rural Arizona

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Mark

I passed the sign pictured at left yesterday while riding my bike in Show Low, a small rural town in east central Arizona. The USA is a great place to travel in a recreational vehicle, but like a parent abusing … Continue reading →

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Chile Articles, Chapter 4

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Mark

Reactions to an earthquake in northern Chile What did the local Chileans do? Probably just looked up at the swinging light for a moment just to double check it was in fact a quake and then went back to reading … Continue reading →

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Fidel Castro’s Useful Idiot in Chile

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Mark

Camila Vallejo, Communist Party leader of the student protest movement in Chile, recently visited her hero Fidel Castro in Cuba, inspiring Patricio Fernandez to write (translated by Alberto de la Cruz): The thing is that what is going on in … Continue reading →

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Are Apprenticeships Better than College?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Mark

Tom Clement, Senior Development Manager at Serena Software, earned a math degree, completed law school, and quit his legal career to learn C programming and a new career. Was his 7 years of schooling wasted? He suspects so because there … Continue reading →

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Argentinians Emigrating to Chile

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Mark

La Segunda published a story about Argentinians emigrating to Chile featuring 5 migrants, including Horacio de La Peña, who was robbed by the Argentine government during the corralito of 2001. Business manager Ernesto Ezquer is concerned about crime in Argentina. … Continue reading →

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The Man With the Golden Finger Gun

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Mark

A man in the video below is accused of shaping his thumb and index finger in the shape of a gun and using it to shoot a faux bullet at a cop. He may be licensed to kill and reminds … Continue reading →

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Learn Spanish with the Rolling Stones

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Mark

Mary and I went to see and hear Satisfaction, a Rolling Stones tribute band, at Casino Arizona. The band plays great songs in small theaters and we had a fun time. The Stones wrote their best music during the Mick … Continue reading →

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What’s it like to be kidnapped in Buenos Aires?

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Mark

Taos, an English speaker, recounts his nightmare in the Argentine Post: I was kidnapped briefly in a taxi in 1999. The whole incident lasted only about an hour, making it an express kidnapping. I reported it to police, who didn’t … Continue reading →

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Would You Clean a House in Chicureo, Chile?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Mark

A golf club in Chicureo, north of Santiago, has been accused of illegal discrimination by the Belelu newspaper and the Union of Domestic Workers because the Breezes Golf Club does not allow maids or children younger than 8 years in … Continue reading →

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