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Matias, that article is four years old. In the current (2014) rankings, which included many more countries, Argentina's position actually improved to #15. In fact, the only two countries outside of Europe that outranked Argentina were Malaysia and Singapore. And Uruguay is #40. :)...

Thanks Bajo. As a lawyer I really appreciate your explanations of Argentine law,--particularly these interesting issues of constitutional law. Until my Spanish improves, I have few other resources for this kind of information.

The cited table shows rates of 318/100,000 in the US versus 216.7/100,000 in Argentina (with the genders combined). In the metric system we'd call that an almost 47% higher prevalence. The difference is somewhat lower for women, since you were responding to a female poster, but at 40% still...

First a caveat: I'm a lawyer with extensive training in both privacy law and internet law ... in Canada. As we all know, in Argentina, that and a bunch of pesos will get me a medialuna. Nevertheless, even with my limited knowledge of Argentine law, I'm 100% convinced you're dealing with a...

Our political scandals in the Great White North are so boring by comparison.

Tango docs seem to be thin on the ground in bit torrent land, sorry!

Yes. And yes. Having traveled around in both countries (as opposed to being a guest prisoner in a guarded resort) I would in no way consider Cuba more pristine than the DR. Athough nominal GDP per capita is similar in both countries, the DR of course has a much worse Gini score ... however...

Funny, yes ... but also a bit unfair. At 11, this boy has plenty of time to examine and consider ideological alternatives before his first run for office. Personally I think it's terrific that he's shown such an interest at an age when the intellectual curiosity of most of his peers does not go...

If you're up for BitTorrent, there's a copy of 2+2 here: http://kickass.to/2-...s-t7201887.html Also, if you click the button for 720p versions, there's one with English subtitles. I'm a Ricardo Darin fan, but since Relatos Salvajes is unlikely to show up at my local cinema, I'm eagerly...

I'm with Professor Bunge. The hazards of too much democracy are readily apparent in most republican states.

Yep, my very first bidet encounter was during a high school trip to Spain. Man, were my classmates ever puzzled lol. Since then I don't think I've stayed anywhere in Spain since that didn't have one.

Those results should perhaps be cross-referenced with "% likely to lie in online surveys".

That seems self evident, unlike Capitanich's assertion. Has no one in the local media challenged him to complete the argument and explain how foreign corporations would benefit from a currency situation that's clearly harmful to their interests (as well as everyone else's)?

Just out of curiosity, what is the alleged benefit to AA (and other companies who do business in the country) of generating "uncertainty about the currency of Argentina"?

Fossil fuels don't look so good either when you factor in all the externalities.