Many years ago, in a galaxy far away – to be more precise, by the end of XX century in the law school in Barcelona – I attended a course called “American Dream in Danger”. I was kind of curious of why the American dream would be of any interest for Spanish law program, but [...]

Spanish Judge Baltazar Garzón has been convicted and sentenced to an 11 years suspension from judicial career. His friends both in and outside Spain, including NGOs Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, are outraged. Garzón has been referred to as a “hero” in a New York Times editorial. A president of an Argentinean NGO went [...]

If you don’t live in Spain, chances are the name Iñaki Urdangarin’s doesn’t ring a bell to you. And even if you knew – as anyone living in Spain– that Urdangarin is the Spanish King’s son-in-law recently accused of diverting public funds, you will probably ask yourself – why should I care? After all, corruption [...]

  I sincerely hoped for “Watermelons” to be a kind of neo-fascist-oil-subsidized attack on the “green conspiracy”. I was in the midst of writing a chapter of my own book, in which I make a little innocent fun at the expense of an Internet PR campaign promoting the threat of global warming, sponsored by a [...]

I pride myself in being able to maintain a conversation on any topic only using quotes from “The Big Lebowski”. For some reason my wife finds this irritating, so I mainly employ this talent for business matters. I have a strong belief that the Dude has more wisdom to impart than your average MBA. For [...]

My last article was on the recently announced Spanish tax increases, in which I made a little prediction that the further step on Spanish government’s agenda would probably include an attempt to bring the “submerged economy” onto the surface.  I also mentioned that this policy is an idiocy. On the following day, the government was [...]

Just before the end of the year, the new Spanish government announced that it would raise both income and real estate tax. The news is hardly surprising – although I am baffled at their enthusiasm in making it public on New Year’s Eve, thus spoiling what little holiday spirit remained. The statement is also kind [...]

I don’t really hate Christmas/New Year/Hanukah season, just the fact that it takes place every single year. Besides been tiring, it is also when I feel most guilty. Why? Because it is on these holidays when I finally remember the people I have been constantly forgetting during the rest of the year. You know: distant [...]

First of all – no posts this week, sorry about that. I’ve been pretty much consumed by the book. My initial plan was to add a couple of chapters in the middle, mainly to make a better introduction of two characters. They were already present in the last draft, but just kind of popped up [...]

Dealing with a jet-lagged baby is kind of like the war on drugs. Trying to put him to sleep him is a complete waste of time, yet letting him play with his toys at four in the morning does not feel right for some reason. It’s good to be back to Madrid, though. We have [...]