Monthly Archives: December 2023

Más guarrerías de la Transición española

Posted on December 29, 2023 by David Roman

Hay una página (estrella) en las memorias de Juan Luis Cebrián que circuló en 2016 por grupos periodísticos de WhatsApp, generando todo tipo de emoticonos de perplejidad, como avisó entonces el diario El Confidencial. Cuenta Cebrián que a principios de … Continue reading →

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La bolsa española y la II República

Posted on December 18, 2023 by David Roman

(Publicado originalmente aquí) Un grupito de economistas ha echado un curioso vistazo a las tendencias de la bolsa española durante la Segunda República, un tema que es extremadamente ignoto: les puedo asegurar que me he leído decenas de libros sobre el periodo … Continue reading →

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Why There Is No Peace In the Ukraine

Posted on December 13, 2023 by David Roman

Let me cede the floor to Matt Bivens. You can read his whole text here: Mere days into the war, there was already a grave danger: the possible outbreak of peace. Such a development would have derailed the defense contractor gravy train. It … Continue reading →

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Actress, Borderline Prostitute & Other Writers (by Philip Hensher)

Posted on December 7, 2023 by David Roman

Philip Hensher wrote brilliantly in The Spectator about an incompetent admirer. That was back in 2017, and the link is dead.Why? I don’t know. I have my suspicions, but I may be wrong. So, in the spirit of making the … Continue reading →

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