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2023-10-27 15:59
Nach zwei Jahren ohne zu schreiben, habe ich mich entschieden, zu meinem Blog zurückzukehren. Die Übung wird kurze Kommentare als meinen Blog beinhalten. Ich glaube, dass ich in de… Read More
2020-09-19 05:23
I just have heard of Bader Ginsburg's death, the second woman to be appointment as a Justice in the United States Supreme Court in 1993.It is amazing the importance that judges have in the A… Read More
2020-09-16 04:54
Today I just finished the documentary The Last Dance. It was a great piece. At least for me. I really enjoy basketball, and by far 90s basketball was the best in my memories. Watching… Read More
2020-08-18 05:42
New week. I've been watching some news related to the education challenges that kids in developing nations may face because of coronavirus.According to BBC, ten of thousands students may fac… Read More
2020-08-15 02:00
The return of DirecTV to Venezuela is a controversial topic. Overall, there are supporters of the new provision of services by the cable company. At the same time, some argue that the… Read More
2020-08-14 02:55
Surprisingly enough, today I watched a TV reportage broadcasted by Sky News that revealed the situation of two Venezuelan prisons in Valencia (State of Carabobo). Of course, many questions h… Read More
2020-08-12 15:35
I fell asleep yesterday, so I could not write in my blog. I guess that it happens some times. I am glad that I've been able to remain constant and continue with my daily reflections in… Read More
2020-08-11 05:56
Recent political events in Belarus have been a significant topic of discussion in Venezuela. Many analysts are trying to compare the situation of the European country with the Caribbean nati… Read More
2020-08-10 06:55
Today I was committed to gardening. During quarentine, it has been necessary to cut the lawn, trimm the trees and clean the area where usally Pabellón takes his walks.Despite th… Read More
2020-08-09 05:45
I have been noticing that the blogger version of my platform is very useful for writing purposes, but it lacks a lot functionality when I want to upload pictures or shares link in my p… Read More
2020-08-08 03:32
It's really amazing the sense of despair that sometimes surrounds our daily life during quarentine. Today I had heard early in the morning that some food shops were being closed by loc… Read More
2020-08-07 03:17
Zum lernen ist niemand zu alt, this is a German quote that I found today in the Deutsche Welle Instagram account. It literally means that we are never too old to learn new things.Recen… Read More
2020-08-06 05:19
In my head I have this quote: "Je voir la vie comme un cadeau", from the song N'attandon pas of Vianney (I hope I wrote it well). I just watched the official video clip today and really find… Read More
2020-08-05 05:24
Today my prayers and thoughts are with Beirut and the people Lebanon. I regret the outcomes of that devastating explosion. The videos circulating in social media are tremendous and bring me… Read More
2020-08-04 06:18
Quarentine has modified my sleep schedule. While I am documenting my insights on how I am living and surviving my own lockdown I realize that I should add certain topics to my blog, so the r… Read More
2020-08-03 05:18
Today I read an article published in the Cato Institute initiative/project known as "Human progress", related to how humanity is managing the crisis derived from the Covid19. Interestin… Read More
2020-08-02 04:03
New month. Welcome August. And despite all the positive forecast, we continue our quarentine in Venezuela. Today was Saturday so I had more time for me since the grip of labor was lesse… Read More
2020-08-01 04:42
It's time to say goodbye to July. I love the last day of this month. On July 31 were born to individuals that I admire: Milton Friedman and Ignatius of Loyola.Milton represents one of the mo… Read More
2020-07-31 03:47
One of the curious things that quarentine has taught me is that you must find new things to keep motivated. Today, for instance, I discovered that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Christopher Nolan… Read More
2020-07-29 23:21
How you will describe that kind of days filled with tons of zoom meetings and delayed work? Well that's exactly how I feel today. Quarantine and lock-downs have modified the way in which we… Read More
2020-07-29 00:03
Yesterday we celebrated the arrival of Pabellón (My dog) to our house, eight years ago. I feel blessed for all the good things that Pabellón has brought to my family. During th… Read More
2020-06-11 21:25
Edmund Burke y la nueva izquierdaPor Andrés Guevara -junio 11, 2020En su trabajo titulado A Letter to a Noble Lord, el maestro Edmund Burke señalaba que existe u… Read More
2020-02-04 03:45
First post of February, and I thank God for the wonderful things that that have occurred during these days. Finally, the UCAB Lamun 2020 delegation went to Madrid. It was so hard to find the… Read More
2020-01-31 03:19
I am facing a very busy week, but despite the enormous burdens that I have to manage I feel perfectly safe thanks to the power of God. This may sound extrange but I have a lot of Faith… Read More
2020-01-29 03:46
I didn't have the opportunity to share with you my thoughts on the Korean Movie Parasite that I watched last Saturday. As you may be aware, Parasite is nominated nto best picture at the Acad… Read More
2020-01-27 03:11
A very sad day. Nothing much to say. Rest in peace, master Kobe Bryant Read More
2020-01-25 04:23
Today we attended to the official IPO of Santa Teresa Rum. The event represented a milestone within the Venezuelan stock market insofar we didn't have an official IPO in the country since 20… Read More
2020-01-24 03:57
January 23 the famous "23 de enero" is a symbolic date for Venezuelan history that, theoretically, implies the begining of the Democratic period that preceded the socialist chavista era. It… Read More
2020-01-22 03:31
I feel really tired, since I woke up very early in the morning to attend to my PhD seminar on Law and Bioethics. I find this subject fascinating and I feel blessed by the opportunity to disc… Read More
2020-01-21 03:50
Yesterday I watched "Little Women" and I didn't like the movie. In fact I felt sleep but it wasn't you because of the movie, to be fair. Today in Venezuela we had a bank holiday so I took my… Read More
2020-01-20 03:31
Jesus said: I am the resurrection. Anyone who believes in me, even though that person dies, will live, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do y… Read More
2020-01-18 21:41
Very proud to have participated in our introductory finance course in Caracas. I hope that we will have more opportunities to transmit our knowledge to other people Read More
2020-01-18 03:28
I share with you an amazing quote of George Orwell prepared by the team of Heritage Foundation. I believe that is essential for individuals to seek the Truth, and is hard to realize that suc… Read More
2020-01-16 16:31
Knowledge should be shared with the highest values. It is beautiful to observe how College life can flourish with the expression of Art. Today when I celebrate the graduation of my girlfrien… Read More
2020-01-15 14:18
Today is a very special moment, since I celebrate the beginning of the graduation ceremony of my girlfriend's law degree. We attended to the graduates mass at the UCAB church. I thank God fo… Read More
2020-01-15 02:45
McDonald's is usually deemed as the manifestation of capitalism, and many critics arise in order to blame the company for the crimes and injustice of globalisation. However, since I ha… Read More
2020-01-14 03:06
Today was released the list of movies that are nominated for the Academy Awards of 2020. The event will be held on February 9. I am very happy because I've watched already The Jocker… Read More
2020-01-12 15:36
Yesterday I received a nice surprise. This is the first time that I receive a present from one of my high school students from Canada. He went on holidays to the American country to vi… Read More
2020-01-12 15:30
Weekend. Leisure time. I have spent some time watching series and reading. But I wanted to share with you a funny picture that I took at the emergency stairs of my office building. It depict… Read More
2020-01-09 21:20
There are days in which you wish just to keep quiet. Perhaps I am not feeling that well and with the will to write something. My column at El National was published. In this column I address… Read More
2020-01-08 21:24
Today we resumed our lectures at Colegio San Ignacio on Economics. It's always good to hear the expectations of your students on the matter. The Venezuelan crisis has produced a new interest… Read More
2020-01-07 22:46
In practical terms, today we resumed our labor works and got back to office. Mixed fellings since the return of routine not always brings good things but at the same time it is necessary for… Read More
2020-01-07 02:12
Today we celebrate the Three Wise man festivity in Caracas. Despite is not that popular in our country, for the Spaniard community it resembles a lot of importance. Yesterday a new edition o… Read More
2020-01-05 15:49
A new year has begun. And we have the purpose to relaunch our beloved blog, Venezuelan Compass. I am aware that's difficult to stay in touch with the blog, specially when social media grasps… Read More
2019-11-19 16:11
Por Andrés F. Guevara B. En 2016 Robert Reich escribió un libro titulado Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few que, posteriormente, sería adaptado al mundo audi… Read More
2019-11-19 16:09
Por Andrés F. Guevara B. Hace algunos días tuve oportunidad de leer un comentario según el cual en Venezuela una pléyade de individuos de distinta ralea andan d… Read More
2019-05-14 19:41
Por Andrés F. Guevara B. En uno de los últimos párrafos de la introducción de La acción humana, Ludwig von Mises plantea una interesante relaci&oac&hell…Read More
2019-05-14 19:38
Por Andrés F. Guevara B. Cuando era chico, solía desvelarme viendo el baloncesto de la NBA. Es un deporte que me fascina desde que tengo uso de razón, y cada vez que p… Read More
2019-05-14 19:36
Por Andrés F. Guevara B.Venezuela parece haber elegido el camino del suicidio. A diferencia de otros casos en los que se decide poner fin a la existencia, en la situación ven… Read More
2018-12-04 14:53
Por Andrés F. Guevara B. A medida que la debilidad de las instituciones venezolanas toma cuerpo, poco a poco se empieza a tomar conciencia de que la transición de Venezu… Read More
2018-12-04 14:51
Por Andrés F. GuevaraB. El estreno de la película Avengers: Infinity War ha dado mucho de qué hablar en los círculos cinéfilos. Despu… Read More
2018-12-04 14:48
2018-11-12 14:46
2018-10-10 16:51
Por Andrés F. Guevara B. Hace algunas semanas tuvimos oportunidad de presenciar una charla de Michael Matheson Miller, profesor del Acton Institute, en la que se disertaba sobre lo… Read More
2018-09-29 12:45
Por Andrés F. Guevara B.Muhammad Yunus es un emprendedor de origen bangladesí conocido mundialmente por el desarrollo del Banco Grameen y pionero en la creación de los l… Read More
2018-09-29 12:42
Por Andrés F. Guevara B.La lectura de Una investigación sobre la naturaleza y las causas de la riqueza de las naciones es obligatoria. Son muchas las enseñanza… Read More
2018-09-29 12:37
Por Andrés F. Guevara B.La semana pasada el Centro de Divulgación del Conocimiento Económico para la Libertad organizó un conversatorio con el objeto de discutir… Read More
2018-02-24 22:30
Compartimos por este medio nuestro programa en CEDICE en Fedecámaras Radio Read More
2018-02-24 22:21
What's happening in Venezuela?The date of the presidential "elections" in Venezuela has been confirmed: April 22, 2018. The majority of the Western Hemisphere, with the United States and the… Read More
2018-02-24 22:08
What's happening in Venezuela?This week continues with the international scene as the main spotlight for Venezuela. The visit of Rex Tillerson was the most relevant element from the media po… Read More
2018-02-24 22:04
Columna publicada originalmente en el diario El Nacional el 22 de febrero de 2018.Por Andrés F. Guevara B.Venezuela constituye un hervidero constante de acontecimientos. Dí&hell…Read More
2018-02-11 16:41
Desde el pasado jueves 8 de febrero de 2018, el periódico venezolano El Nacional me incorporó oficialmente dentro de su grupo de columnistas. Me encuentro muy feliz por e… Read More
2018-02-11 16:31
What's happening in Venezuela?Last week the Venezuelan events were marked by news related to the international community. Specifically, the tour of the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson fo… Read More
2018-02-05 16:22
What's happening in Venezuela?After the assassination of former police officer Oscar Pérez and his rebel group, the Venezuelan political climate has warmed up even more than it was al… Read More
2018-01-19 03:39
What's happening in Venezuela?The first month of the year reaches its half, and in Venezuela, contrary to what one might think, the events are unfolding at full speed, without pauses. 2018 p… Read More
2018-01-10 03:56
The power of a tweet should never be underestimated. Today I wrote some tweets about how the system that currently prevails in Venezuela causes workers to lose incentives to go to work. If t… Read More
2018-01-09 01:04
The second week of the year begins and, as expected, stagnation and paralysis have been the main protagonists of these days.Rumors of strikes by subway workers, desolate streets and many sho… Read More
2017-11-25 02:26
Fotografía tomada del portal de Fedecámaras RadioEl día de hoy tuvimos oportunidad de asistir a Fedecámaras Radio en representación de CEDICE, y acompa&nti&hell…Read More
2017-09-05 03:26
Por Andrés F. Guevara B.Mi relación con el Derecho ha sido compleja. Públicamente he cuestionado no solo al oficio que escogí como como profesión sino tamb… Read More
2017-09-05 00:44
Por Andrés F. Guevara B.El 31 de julio de 1912 nacía en Brooklyn, Nueva York, Milton Friedman. El día de hoy es propicio para conmemorar el aniversario número 105… Read More
2017-07-31 02:39
By the time I'm writing this post at least 15 Venezuelans were killed during the demonstrations held against the "election" that was conducted today with the purpose to summon a communist Co… Read More
2017-07-30 04:04
I spent most part of the day writing a new article honoring the memory of Milton Friedman. Next Monday we will commemorate the 105 anniversary of Milton Friedman's birth. And despite he died… Read More
2017-07-29 04:05
A menos de cuarenta y ocho horas para que se lleve a cabo el proceso constituyente auspiciado por el régimen venezolano, son muchos los temas por los cuales uno pudiera mostrar desola… Read More
2017-07-11 00:13
Almost a month out of my blog. Sorry guys. But it’s hard to write amid the situation that I am living in Venezuela. The struggle for freedom continues and the same premises that I held… Read More
2017-06-12 03:16
Just a brief words to commemorate the sub 20 Venezuelan national soccer team for their second place in the World Cup. I am not an huge fan of soccer, but your achievement is well received fo… Read More
2017-06-12 03:04
On Saturday, I spent almost the whole day in the library of the IESA, the business school were I made my graduate studies in Finance. This institution is perhaps my favorite scholar and acad… Read More
2017-06-09 04:55
Next to the McDonald's located at the Avenida Francisco de Miranda the concentration took place today. It was a vigil made to honor the disease of our beloved Neomar, the 17 years old kid th… Read More
2017-06-08 03:44
Neomar LanderI work in the Centro Lido mall, next to the place where the young fellow Neomar Lander was killed today. At the time we are writing this post, the causes of his dead remain in d… Read More
2017-06-07 22:41
This week started with an increase in repression by the national guard. Supposedly, the opposition planned to develop another “plantón” in several parts of the country. In… Read More
2017-06-04 03:33
A view of La Vega. Credit of photograph: Numa Roades Demonstrations of the last days at least in Caracas have been characterized by their main focus in the west side of Caracas. Reuters… Read More
2017-06-03 14:48
Since it was Friday I took the chance to get down to the mall and do some window shopping. Of course, most of the stores were empty or suffering shortage of merchandise, so the landscape of… Read More
2017-06-02 23:14
I have said in the past that Caracas is a city of contrasts. Yesterday I mentioned that police repressive forces attempted to chase us in the demonstration, in the middle of the Avenue Andr… Read More
2017-05-31 22:50
Most of my friends living outside of Venezuela are worried for my personal safety. And they are right. They have enough reasons to be concerned about my personal safety and integrity. Noneth… Read More
2017-05-31 22:03
I have always said the my relation with the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) is characterized by bitter sweet moments. Instants of joy that I always will remember, and… Read More
2017-05-30 03:34
Today's demonstration was supposedly directed to the office of the Ombudsman (Defensoría del Pueblo). Once again we could not arrive there. Two representatives of Primero Justicia res… Read More
2017-05-29 02:18
Former secretary of the MUD coalition blames against abstention - May 27, 2017I have the hunch that the most important parties of the opposition coalition will proceed to cool off the demons… Read More
2017-05-27 11:36
The lack of foreign currency affects almost every economic activity in Venezuela, and the movie industry is not the exception. In the last years I've witnessed how numerous cinemas closed th… Read More
2017-05-25 15:41
Without doubt the most important news that Venezuelans witnessed yesterday was the press conference offered by the VenezuelanAttorney General, Ms. Luisa Ortega Díaz. Why was so releva… Read More
2017-05-24 04:12
If it's not enough what we are living in Venezuela, today the president of the National Assembly, Julio Borges, announced that the congress was calling for a Referendum in order to ask the p… Read More
2017-05-23 03:57
A particular sense of violence characterized the political environment today. Caracas was surrounded by barricades in different points of the city, but these barricades were made with trucks… Read More
2017-05-22 03:22
Communist propaganda worldwide claims that the Venezuelan crisis is not true since there are spaces in which you can find goods and services that "supposedly" are scarce and difficult to fin… Read More
2017-05-20 23:54
Weekend. Despite the fact that supposedly we should be resting of our labor obligations, I would like to share with you two videos.The first one is an interview that the Libertarian Party of… Read More
2017-05-20 04:45
"Venezuela’s self-made crisis", is an article written by Mark L. Schneider that was published in The Washington Times on May 18. I strongly recommend to read it in order to find an acc… Read More
2017-05-19 03:53
Another round in the fight for freedom. And once again we marched against the socialist regime that is kidnapping Venezuela almost two decades ago. Sadly, we must announce that more demonstr… Read More
2017-05-18 03:48
Repression against Venezuelan demonstrations has increased in the last hours. Specially, in the provinces and internal regions of Venezuela, where the disclosure of information is more diffi… Read More
2017-05-17 03:29
In the morning we attended to the Universidad Metropolitana (UNIMET) with the purpose to provide a presentation of my paper Política Monetaria e Inflación, that I prepared with… Read More
2017-05-16 01:58
As part of the work that we are developing the the Spanish organization Fundación para el Avance de la Libertad (Fundalib) today I wanted to share with you a brief video that we prepa… Read More
2017-05-14 04:45
I am writing today with the song "Vamos negro pa la conga" from Ricardo Montaner in the background. The reason? A party that is being celebrated in house nearby. I have the custom to measure… Read More
2017-05-13 02:37
It is difficult to blog every day on the Venezuelan crisis and not be repetitive and predictable. We do our best. If you think that life is repetitive in a functional nation (even a social d… Read More
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