1. Not Their Finest Hour
(Opinions/Society)

...off each other, disrespecting the people who are risking everything in the name of freedom. Not Their Finest Hour by Alvaro Vargas Llosa It has been painful to see so many political leaders in the U...

2. Slumdog Millionaire’s Indian Critics
(Opinions/Society)

...nominated by the Motion Picture Academy for Best Picture. And go on to win.” Slumdog Millionaire’s Indian Critics By Alvaro Vargas Llosa Almost three months ago, I wrote that “if there is any justic...

3. Darwin and the Right
(Opinions/Society)

...ht to take another look at a man who contributed immensely to some ideas that it holds dear. Darwin and the Right By Alvaro Vargas Llosa Polls, particularly in the United States, tell us that many c...

4. The Decline of Israel’s Leadership
(Opinions/op-ed)

...-jerk reaction over groundbreaking initiative, of petty politics over vision. The Decline of Israel’s Leadership By Alvaro Vargas Llosa The heart-wrenching events taking place in Gaza confirm what ...

5. India—The Other Side of Glory
(Opinions/Society)

...rences remain. And these differences weigh heavily against India’s definitive rise. India—The Other Side of Glory By Alvaro Vargas Llosa In recent years, the outside world’s idea of India has been t...

6. Cristina’s Plunder
(Opinions/Society)

...ident Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina has been the first to confirm my prediction. Cristina’s Plunder By Alvaro Vargas Llosa I recently suggested that the U.S. government’s bailout of th...

7. The Conservative Rebellion
(Opinions/Society)

...Republican Party by a mixture of anti-intellectual populists and political extremists. The Conservative Rebellion By Alvaro Vargas Llosa A rebellion is beginning to take place among American conserv...

8. Where’s the Food?
(Opinions/op-ed)

...1846 to repeal the infamous Corn Laws, a move that helped usher in a long period of prosperity. Where’s the Food? By Alvaro Vargas Llosa In the 1830s, Richard Cobden and John Bright started a campai...

9. A Crime Against All Africans
(Opinions/Society)

...rialism or ancestral customs, are the major culprits of sub-Saharan Africa’s misery. A Crime Against All Africans By Alvaro Vargas Llosa The catastrophe that has befallen Kenya since the rigged elec...