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“El objetivo de una sociedad libre debe consistir en limitar tanto como sea posible el gobierno de los hombres por los hombres, y en aumentar el gobierno de los hombres por las leyes.” —Raymond Aron

“In Trump’s United States, nine in ten adults complain that corruption in their government is widespread – about as many as in Nigeria.” economist.com/leaders/2026/1…

Parece que, para Abascal, Sánchez es un dictador, pero Franco no lo fue. Mal ‘La Revuelta’, aceptando el público de Vox, y mal Broncano en la entrevista, concediendo además a Abascal el privilegio de librarse de las preguntas clásicas.

“Las vicisitudes d los ppios liberales en el s. XIX, y sobre todo en el XX, parecen deberse en parte a la injustificada suposición d los defensores d esos ppios d q quienes los rechazan lo hacen solo x ignorancia, pereza intelectual, perversidad mental o ceguera.” —Isaiah Berlin

“Wikipedia’s billions of words, written, edited and categorised by millions of human volunteers, helped create the conditions for AI. Now AI’s use of that material threatens to suffocate the very source that helped bring it to life.” economist.com/culture/2026/1…

“After losing the national vote for the House of Representatives by two points in 2024, Democrats are on track to lead Republicans by more than 12 points – the largest swing in their favour in over 75 years.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…

“The beginning of the end of the age of Trump” “A historic victory for U.S. democracy” giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…

Hey, Trump – how do you like them midterms?

“Trump’s tariffs will cost the average U.S. household $1,100 this year.” economist.com/united-states/…

“Tomar conciencia de la validez relativa de las convicciones propias y, no obstante, defenderlas resueltamente es lo que distingue a un hombre civilizado de un bárbaro.” —Joseph Schumpeter

“For a revolution to break out it is not enough for the ‘lower classes to refuse’ to live in the old way; it is necessary also that the ‘upper classes should be unable’ to live in the old way.” —Lenin

Bora, Lula! ✊

“When elephants fight, the grass suffers. When they make love, the grass suffers also.” economist.com/international/…

“Congress should ban firms from developing models that design new AI models by themselves – ‘recursive-self-improvement’ technologies – until a Food and Drug Administration-style agency certifies their safety first.” economist.com/by-invitation/…

“One of the things that sets us apart from non-human animals is that animals produce only and exactly what they need; humans invariably produce more. We are creatures of excess, and this is what makes us simultaneously the most creative, and most destructive, of all species.”

“As the planet warms, summer is lengthening. By 2100 it will last six months in the northern hemisphere, reckons one projection.” economist.com/culture/2026/0…

“Screens are clearly diverting children from books: just 37% of nine-year-olds in the U.S. say they read them for pleasure now, down from nearly 60% in the 1990s.” economist.com/international/…