Blog Posts
The Big Bad Congress: The Stain of Fujimori’s Constitution on Peru’s Politics
Peru’s political chaos—six presidents in seven years, endless impeachments, and a Congress that governs unchecked—traces back to Fujimori’s 1992 self-coup and the constitutional imbalance it created. This post unpacks how one moment of institutional teardown
produced a legislature powerful enough to overrule presidents, silence
dissent, and shape Peru’s future.
Bolivias Struggle with Boom, Bust, and Politics
Two centuries after its independence, Bolivia still wrestles with the same curse that began under Spanish rule—reliance on its natural riches. From silver to tin to oil, each boom has ended in collapse, leaving workers behind and the nation searching for stability.
Truth-Tellers, Crypto, and Scandal: An Analysis of Argentina’s Libra Coin Incident
When Argentina’s president Javier Milei endorsed Libra Coin on social media, investors rushed in—only to watch the currency crash and their savings vanish. The scandal exposed how a leader’s words can move markets and enrich the powerful at the public’s expense.
Trump and Videla: What We Can Learn from Argentina’s Past to Inform the Present
Trump’s proposal to deploy troops to Mexico reflects an old American instinct to confront complex problems with military power. Yet the cartels’ strength lies not entirely in their firepower but in the demand and corruption that sustain them.
Bukele and Trump: Crime, Control, and Constitutional Collapse
Trump’s praise of Nayib Bukele reflects a shared vision of power built on fear and control. Both leaders have used the fight against crime to justify mass incarceration, loyalty over law, and the steady erosion of democracy.
Tío Milton taught me what it means to be Salvadoran: to attend family cookouts where reggaeton booms through speakers so loud that your ear drums rattle when you swim, to sit by a barbecue overcrowded with twenty different types of meat being cooked at the same time …
In the offing, the river and the sky melded together, and the branches of the trees that swayed with the tide seemed to stand motionless in the dark clusters of muddy water. “Keep quiet,” the coyote whispered in Spanish “If they hear us, we are done.”
Atticus Van Gundy 