OPINION

Trying to make sense of Venezuela's catastrophe

News, Ricardo Hausmann, Published on 04/08/2016

» When we hear of a catastrophe that has befallen a friend, we feel both empathy and a sense of vertigo. We wonder whether it could happen to us: Is this catastrophe the result of some peculiar characteristic that we fortunately do not share? Or are we also vulnerable? If so, can we avoid a similar fate?