Fire season 2024 in Chile, and once again we were there to experience the tragic chain of events. Just before we arrived in Chile, in early January 2024, forestry experts from CONAF,…
Category: Analysis and Opinion
Chile, After All
Yes, when I closed my last post on the failed process to write a new constitution in Chile, I thought I would not return to that topic for quite a while. So,…
She Prefers Bad to Terrible
“I prefer a bad constitution to a terrible one!” This was ex-president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, explaining her vote on Sunday to reject the latest proposal for a new constitution for her…
Will Chileans Agree on a New Constitution?
Today, It still seems possible that Chileans, after a four-year struggle to rewrite Chile’s Magna Carta, may be unable to agree on a new constitution to replace the one they refer to…
Chile’s New Constitution; Last Chance?
Early this year, January 2023, as Chileans began their summer vacations and closed down most political activities, the main issue at hand was the writing of a new constitution for the country….
A new constitution for Chile; One step back, two steps forward
When you last heard from DavesChile, in late August 2022, we were meekly predicting the defeat of the much awaited proposal for a new Chilean constitution. That prediction proved to be right,…
Crafting A New Constitution; A la Chilena
“We, the people of Chile, comprised of diverse nations, freely grant this constitution, agreed to in a participatory and democratic process with parity of representation.” This is the short Preamble of the…
A New Constitution For Chile
Let’s remember a ways back; back before Chileans elected a new congress, and before they elected a new President (35 year old Gabriel Boric), all to take charge on March 11, 2022….
A Generational Refresh in Chile
President-elect Gabriel Boric has presented Chileans with a cabinet that, at least photographically, depicts the change he is proposing for Chile. <image here> Patricio Aylwin Cabinet 1990. Boric’s cabinet is meant to…
Chile; now, where were we?
A couple of days after arriving in Chile, I was stuck standing in line at the VTR office in Santiago, attempting to procure a new mobile phone. To my surprise, a big…