Jorge Volpi enlightens debates

Jorge Volpi / DR

Reading Jorge Volpi is always a refined pleasure. The Mexican writer has a very lucid point of view on his contemporary world. How nice to listen to such a balanced intellectual, far from the political fights and so free in his mind. Jorge Volpi was invited by El Pais to chat with the readers of the Spanish newspaper. I translated some of his answers :

Democracy in America…

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation published his annual report on democracy in Latin America. It contains the classification of different Latin American countries, established according to several criteria such as the respect for political rights, civil liberties or the quality of institutions. Conclusion of the report: “The development of a successful democratic culture remains a major challenge for many political leaders in Latin America.”