In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Cross.
Gloria Álvarez Cross (born March 9, 1985) is a Guatemalan radio and television presenter, author, and libertarianpolitical commentator. She is the host of the Viernes de Gloria radio program in Guatemala. Álvarez is also the program director of the National Civic Movement of Guatemala, an organization that advocates for political participation in the national politics of Guatemala. She has also published books on political topics for a popular audience.
Gloria Ivette Álvarez Cross was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Her mother Stella Yvette Cross Letona is of Hungarian origin and her Cuban father, José Manuel Álvarez Torriente, is a marketer.[1] Álvarez spent a few of her early years in El Salvador, but remained in Guatemala for good after the age of 16. She received a bachelor's degree in International Relations and Political Science from Francisco Marroquin University.[1] She then pursued graduate studies at a series of institutions. She holds a postgraduate degree in Politics and Economics from Georgetown University, a master's degree from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Anthropology and International Development, a master's degree in Applied Anthropology from The Sapienza University of Rome, and another master's degree in Public Management from the School of Government in Guatemala City.[1] She also worked as an intern at the Cato Institute.[1] Álvarez speaks Spanish, English, and Italian.[1]
Career
Media presenting
Álvarez first presented a radio broadcast in 2005 when she was 19 years old, and went on to become a professional radio presenter for Los 40.[1] She received significantly increased media attention in 2014, after a speech that she gave at the Ibero-American Youth Parliament.[2] Her discourses against populism were particularly noted, since Álvarez argues that populism has caused political instability in many Latin-American countries.[3]
Writing
Álvarez coauthored her first book, called El Engaño Populista (The Populist Deception), with Axel Kaiser in 2016.[4] The authors argue that several types of deception have been central to the project by left-wing politicians and groups to promote populism, including the Spanish political party Podemos and the Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa.[5] They use the term populism to describe multiple leftist ideologies, including socialism.[5] They claim that populist thinking is motivated by a contempt for individual freedom, a fixation on self-identifying with victimhood, an opposition to neoliberalism, and the use of both democratic rhetoric and egalitarian rhetoric to increase the power of the state.[5] The book has been lambasted by Alfredo Joignant in Televisión Nacional de Chile as "not withstanding a pregraduate academic jury".[6]
In 2017 Álvarez wrote a book called Como hablar con un progre (How to talk to a progressive), and in 2018 she wrote a sequel called Cómo hablar con un conservador?[7][8] (How to talk to a conservative).[1] Both books are directed at libertarians, and aim to teach them how to persuade people of different political ideologies.[1]
Political activity
Álvarez was a member of the civic organization Movimiento Cívico Nacional, but left the organization in 2017 in response to allegations that the organization's director had received improper payments.[9] She described her departure as necessary to maintain her political principles.[10][11] In November 2021, the case that led to the resignation of Gloria Álvarez from the Movimiento Cívico Nacional was resolved, proving the innocence of the former director by the Courts. [12]
On March 11, 2019, Álvarez announced that she would run for president in the 2019 Guatemalan general election.[13] However, the National Election Council rejected her application because she was 34 years old and the minimum required age for a candidate for President of Guatemala is 40.[14] She ran on an orthodox libertarian platform, and noted that all the women who had previously been successful in Guatemalan politics had been socialists.[13] Álvarez argued that populist and socialist policies have historically been a cause of democratic breakdowns in Latin America.[13] Her proposals included reductions in government spending such as decreasing the size of the civil service and the repeal of socially conservative laws like the ban on adoption by same-sex couples, but she also proposed significant funding for military and police forces.[13] She suggested that other policy options included the legalization of marijuana, abortion, euthanasia, and prostitution.[13]
During an interview in which Álvarez was asked on the Guatemalan genocide, she replied: "I wouldn't categorize what happened in Guatemala as a genocide (…), actually there's an industry of victimization that benefits from recreate the conflict and because of that we never forgive".[15]
References
^ abcdefgh"Gloria Álvarez, la guatemalteca en contra del populismo". ¡Democracia Real YA! (in Spanish). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^Amaral, Marina (15 June 2015). "The Right's New Clothes". The Wrong Kind of Green. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^"Discurso antipopulista de Gloria Álvarez hace eco en medios españoles".
^"Axel Kaiser y Gloria Álvarez discutieron su nuevo libro, 'El engaño populista'". 28 June 2016.
^ abcVillarruel, Patricia (12 June 2016). ""El engaño populista", un libro que arremete contra el socialismo del siglo XXI". El Universo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^Karmy Bolton, Rodrigo (2018-03-19). "La tiranía de Axel Kaiser, un idólatra del mercado". El Desconcierto. Retrieved 2021-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"'Plagio de "¿Cómo hablar con un conservador?"'". YouTube. March 2021.
^"'Debate: Gloria Álvarez vs. Agustín Laje'". YouTube. March 2021.
^"Sinibaldi habría recibido más de US$10 millones en sobornos por pagos al CIV". Publinews. 14 July 2017.
^"Luego de señalamientos, Gloria Álvarez renuncia a MCN".
^"Gloria Álvarez y cuatro personas más renuncian al Movimiento Cívico Nacional". Publinews. 10 August 2017.
^Gonzalez, Luis. "CC resuelve cerrar en definitiva el caso contra Rodrigo Arenas y Andrés Botrán". República.gt.
^ abcde"La politóloga Gloria Álvarez se postuló como candidata a presidente de Guatemala". Infobae (in Spanish). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
^"Gloria Álvarez, la mujer que sin publicidad lidera encuestas a Presidencia de Guatemala". blu radio (in Spanish). 12 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Alvarez and the second or maternal family name is Cross Gloria Alvarez Cross born March 9 1985 is a Guatemalan radio and television presenter author and libertarian political commentator She is the host of the Viernes de Gloria radio program in Guatemala Alvarez is also the program director of the National Civic Movement of Guatemala an organization that advocates for political participation in the national politics of Guatemala She has also published books on political topics for a popular audience Gloria AlvarezAlvarez at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2016Born 1985 03 09 March 9 1985 age 37 Guatemala City GuatemalaNationalityGuatemalanOccupationsPolitical commentator radio talk show hostAcademic backgroundAlma materUniversidad Francisco Marroquin Georgetown University Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Sapienza University of Rome Guatemala School of GovernmentInfluencesJuan Bautista Alberdi Ayn Rand Murray Rothbard Milton Friedman FA Hayek and Ludwig Von MisesAcademic workDisciplinePolitical science EconomicsSchool or traditionRight libertarianism and Objectivism Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 2 1 Media presenting 2 2 Writing 2 3 Political activity 3 ReferencesBiography EditGloria Ivette Alvarez Cross was born in Guatemala City Guatemala Her mother Stella Yvette Cross Letona is of Hungarian origin and her Cuban father Jose Manuel Alvarez Torriente is a marketer 1 Alvarez spent a few of her early years in El Salvador but remained in Guatemala for good after the age of 16 She received a bachelor s degree in International Relations and Political Science from Francisco Marroquin University 1 She then pursued graduate studies at a series of institutions She holds a postgraduate degree in Politics and Economics from Georgetown University a master s degree from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Anthropology and International Development a master s degree in Applied Anthropology from The Sapienza University of Rome and another master s degree in Public Management from the School of Government in Guatemala City 1 She also worked as an intern at the Cato Institute 1 Alvarez speaks Spanish English and Italian 1 Career EditMedia presenting Edit Alvarez first presented a radio broadcast in 2005 when she was 19 years old and went on to become a professional radio presenter for Los 40 1 She received significantly increased media attention in 2014 after a speech that she gave at the Ibero American Youth Parliament 2 Her discourses against populism were particularly noted since Alvarez argues that populism has caused political instability in many Latin American countries 3 Writing Edit Alvarez coauthored her first book called El Engano Populista The Populist Deception with Axel Kaiser in 2016 4 The authors argue that several types of deception have been central to the project by left wing politicians and groups to promote populism including the Spanish political party Podemos and the Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa 5 They use the term populism to describe multiple leftist ideologies including socialism 5 They claim that populist thinking is motivated by a contempt for individual freedom a fixation on self identifying with victimhood an opposition to neoliberalism and the use of both democratic rhetoric and egalitarian rhetoric to increase the power of the state 5 The book has been lambasted by Alfredo Joignant in Television Nacional de Chile as not withstanding a pregraduate academic jury 6 In 2017 Alvarez wrote a book called Como hablar con un progre How to talk to a progressive and in 2018 she wrote a sequel called Como hablar con un conservador 7 8 How to talk to a conservative 1 Both books are directed at libertarians and aim to teach them how to persuade people of different political ideologies 1 Political activity Edit Alvarez was a member of the civic organization Movimiento Civico Nacional but left the organization in 2017 in response to allegations that the organization s director had received improper payments 9 She described her departure as necessary to maintain her political principles 10 11 In November 2021 the case that led to the resignation of Gloria Alvarez from the Movimiento Civico Nacional was resolved proving the innocence of the former director by the Courts 12 On March 11 2019 Alvarez announced that she would run for president in the 2019 Guatemalan general election 13 However the National Election Council rejected her application because she was 34 years old and the minimum required age for a candidate for President of Guatemala is 40 14 She ran on an orthodox libertarian platform and noted that all the women who had previously been successful in Guatemalan politics had been socialists 13 Alvarez argued that populist and socialist policies have historically been a cause of democratic breakdowns in Latin America 13 Her proposals included reductions in government spending such as decreasing the size of the civil service and the repeal of socially conservative laws like the ban on adoption by same sex couples but she also proposed significant funding for military and police forces 13 She suggested that other policy options included the legalization of marijuana abortion euthanasia and prostitution 13 During an interview in which Alvarez was asked on the Guatemalan genocide she replied I wouldn t categorize what happened in Guatemala as a genocide actually there s an industry of victimization that benefits from recreate the conflict and because of that we never forgive 15 References Edit a b c d e f g h Gloria Alvarez la guatemalteca en contra del populismo Democracia Real YA in Spanish 19 July 2019 Retrieved 29 July 2020 Amaral Marina 15 June 2015 The Right s New Clothes The Wrong Kind of Green Retrieved 29 July 2020 Discurso antipopulista de Gloria Alvarez hace eco en medios espanoles Axel Kaiser y Gloria Alvarez discutieron su nuevo libro El engano populista 28 June 2016 a b c Villarruel Patricia 12 June 2016 El engano populista un libro que arremete contra el socialismo del siglo XXI El Universo in Spanish Retrieved 29 July 2020 Karmy Bolton Rodrigo 2018 03 19 La tirania de Axel Kaiser un idolatra del mercado El Desconcierto Retrieved 2021 03 27 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Plagio de Como hablar con un conservador YouTube March 2021 Debate Gloria Alvarez vs Agustin Laje YouTube March 2021 Sinibaldi habria recibido mas de US 10 millones en sobornos por pagos al CIV Publinews 14 July 2017 Luego de senalamientos Gloria Alvarez renuncia a MCN Gloria Alvarez y cuatro personas mas renuncian al Movimiento Civico Nacional Publinews 10 August 2017 Gonzalez Luis CC resuelve cerrar en definitiva el caso contra Rodrigo Arenas y Andres Botran Republica gt a b c d e La politologa Gloria Alvarez se postulo como candidata a presidente de Guatemala Infobae in Spanish 11 March 2019 Retrieved 2019 03 18 Gloria Alvarez la mujer que sin publicidad lidera encuestas a Presidencia de Guatemala blu radio in Spanish 12 June 2019 Retrieved 29 July 2020 La republica es la unica cura al populismo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gloria Alvarez amp oldid 1139765424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
