Jorge Restrepo

Carney quoted ex-New York governor Mario Cuomo: “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” “As the assembled media will tell you, I campaigned in prose,” Carney joked. “So I’m going govern in econometrics.”

The Promise of American Higher Education No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue

"No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue." Alan Garber, President, Harvard University

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The hopeless search for Trump’s cunning plan Attempts to read grand strategy into the US president’s doings have run their course

"the world will keep trying to find shape and pattern in the chaos. For many, I suspect it is an emotional coping mechanism. In ever scarier times, it is soothing to believe that a secret plan is at work, even if it is a distasteful plan." on.ft.com/3EfmvOz via @financialtimes.com

Garantizar la salud de los colombianos y las elecciones requiere un pronto y drástico recorte del gasto público.
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La verdad oculta. El brutalista, de Brady Corbet Entre las cosas que sí deberíamos agradecerle al COVID, que al final no nos volvió mejores personas (tal vez lo contrario), está el reparto de El brut...

Sólo por oír la música de Daniel Blumberg con buena amplificación y admirar la fotografía de Lol Crawley, ya valdría la pena ver "El brutalista" en cine. Espero que mi columna en El Colombiano los convenza. CC @ciudadano0.bsky.social, @jorgerestrepo.bsky.social
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They keep changing the message

TikTok sale del aire en EEUU

Para romper el estancamiento debemos discutir alternativas; sí se puede recuperar el tiempo perdido en Colombia. Feliz 2026.

Mi columna hoy, en @Portafolioco
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We spend a lot of time trying to prove that we're not inadequate, to ourselves and others. What if we played another game instead? How about one of connection, contribution, purpose, play, or compassion?

En un histórico fallo, el Tribunal Superior de Cundinamarca acaba de declarar nula la decisión de la Contraloría que aducía que en la construcción y ampliación de la Refinería de Cartagena hubo un daño al patrimonio público.

Mi columna en Portafolio hoy

#Colombia
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"Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something that we would never want to be, if only we knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time doing things, which, if we only stopped to think about them, are just the opposite of what we were made for?"

Economists need to get their story straight on immigration Focusing on the impact on the wages or employment levels of native workers is too narrow

This is a baffling article, seeing a contradiction where none exists. Immigrants appear to be complements, not substitutes for native-born workers. So deporting many of them drives up the wages of the remaining immigrants, but reduces real wages for the native-born 1/ www.ft.com/content/2bb6...

Interacción del CICR con grupos armados en 2024 Matthew Bamber-Zryd, asesor del CICR, analiza las principales conclusiones de la encuesta de 2024 sobre el compromiso del CICR con los grupos armados.

En 2024 el CICR estima que hay más de 450 grupos armados de interés humanitario en todo el mundo. Más de 130 se clasifican como grupos armados no estatales. Son partes en un conflicto armado no internacional, por lo que están obligados por el DIH blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

Porcentaje de niños en edad de asistir a la escuela primaria que asisten a clase

vía @OurWorldInData
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The market for selling your soul has become extremely efficient

Ukraine war latest: 43,000 dead, Volodymyr Zelensky says in rare update The Ukrainian president also claimed that 198,000 Russian soldiers had been killed and 550,000 wounded.

Ukraine war latest: 43,000 dead, Volodymyr Zelensky says in rare update

Opposition leader wins Ghana election as vice-president concedes Early votes show decisive rejection of incumbent party after years of economic turmoil

Opposition leader wins Ghana election as vice-president concedes

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The rebels have taken Al-Qusayr.

This means the last proper road between Damascus and the coast has been captured.

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Syrian rebel leader hoping to overthrow Assad The ongoing offensive by his Islamist group could mark a turning point in the country’s bloody 13-year civil war

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Syrian rebel leader hoping to overthrow Assad:"capitalised on the recent outreach he’d conducted with tribes, former opponents and minority groups, brokering surrenders and ordering the protection of minorities - on.ft.com/4fZxk4V via @FT

Damascus suburbs falling to rebels, US official says, as presidency denies Assad left The Syrian interior minister says, however, there is a

¿Cae el régimen de Assad?
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Romania's cancelled presidential election and why it matters A court ruling follows intelligence allegations of Russian interference promoting a far-right candidate.

Romania's cancelled presidential election and why it matters

imagine being a beautiful cow and dying to become a short sleeved leather jacket

Quiet zones, sandpits and paddling pools: the paw-some evolution of Australia’s state-of-the-art dog parks Modern dog parks cropping up around the country have sophisticated facilities with a focus on socialisation and behaviour management – and pets can’t get enough * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It’s a balmy Saturday not…

Quiet zones, sandpits and paddling pools: the paw-some evolution of Australia’s state-of-the-art dog parks

Para que el ingreso de los trabajadores aumente es necesario que la productividad crezca, hacer mejor las cosas con menos trabajo y menos desgaste del capital.

Pero, ¿si el crecimiento de la productividad es una ilusión?

Mi columna en Portafolio hoy:

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Breaking news: Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, has surged above $100,000 for the first time www.ft.com/content/f8db...

La pronta designación del profesor Diego Guevara como Ministro de Hacienda de Colombia envía un mensaje de continuidad y certidumbre. El mayor éxito en su gestión, afrontando las difíciles decisiones de política económica que tendrá de aquí en adelante.

French government collapses in no-confidence vote Michel Barnier's ousting over a budget bill deepens France's current political crisis.

French government collapses in no-confidence vote

La productividad de una economía no puede crecer más que lo que aumenta la producción....

a menos que estemos en recesión (lo que en ese caso supone una destrucción sostenida y marcada del empleo).

No habrá razón o argumento que valga: el Congreso aprobará en cuestión de días la reforma a la Constitución que aumenta las transferencias que hace la Nación a municipios y departamentos. Mi columna hoy en Portafolio
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